A Fine Day For Sailing
Sail Magazine
Day 68
Noon Position: 48 40S 43 54W
Course/Speed: SE 7+
Wind: WNW 25
Sail: Twins poled out, heavily reefed
Bar: 1002
Sea: W8
Sky: Rain
Cabin Temp...
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BLOG WAR VICTORY: Linus Wilson of Slow Boat Sailing is Defeated in Court
Sail Magazine
I know, I know. You guys have been perched on the edge of your seats for days now waiting to see how this Louisiana small-claims copyright infringement and slander lawsuit against me turned out. You may have even gone to the hearing on January 9...
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Day 67
Noon Position: 48 42S 47 48W
Course/Speed: ESE 5
Wind: WNW 10
Sail: Both headsails poled out
Bar: 1006
Sea: Flat
Sky: Overcast, squalls to windward
Cabin Temp...
Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag win into Hong Kong
Sail Magazine
| Scallywag approaching the finish line in Hong Kong |
It was a hometown heroes welcome for David Witt and his crew aboard Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag as they rocketed into Hong Kong to take their first leg win of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Has There Been an ‘Annalise Effect’ in Irish Sailing?
National Yacht Club
With every great win comes a ripple effect. Annalise Murphy’s silver medal in sailing at the Rio Olympics in 2016 was good news for the country, for sport, and the sailing community in general. But how has the bounce been felt one year on?
Highlights From Volvo Ocean Race as Teams Approach Hong Kong
Voice of America
It has been called the longest and toughest professional sporting event on earth. The eight-month Volvo Ocean Race is a 24-hour-a-day open-water marathon pitting sailing teams against one another as well as a mutual competitor: nature.
A Visitor
Sail Magazine
Day 66
Noon Position: 49 27S 49 11W
Course/Speed: NNE3
Wind: S7
Sail: Both headsails poled out full, flopping around
Bar: 1002, steady
Sea: Small rollers from the N and SW
Sky...
Man overboard in the Volvo Ocean Race
Sail Magazine
| Crewmember Alex Gough being helped back on board |
Over the years I have been pretty outspoken about the use of lifejackets and safety harnesses...
Kaizer Chiefs' new signing Ntshangase says he is 'living the dream'
Business Report
JOHANNESBURG - New Kaizer Chiefs signing Siphelele Ntshangase says he is "living the dream" after his move from Baroka and his debut last weekend against Polokwane City.
Vanishing Sail: award-winning documentary film
Starcross Yacht Club
Vanishing Sail, a multi-award winning Caribbean documentary film, is to be shown at the Barn Cinema, Dartington Hall Estate, near Totnes, at 7:30 pm on Thursday 25 January. The organisers would be very pleased to see SYC members at this event.
Rupert Murdoch recovering from back injury
France24.com (en)
Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, 86, has told his staff he is recuperating from a back injury suffered while sailing earlier this month and may spend weeks working from home.
The war brewing on NBA courts is getting explosive
New York Post
One of the enduring images of this NBA season won’t be a poster dunk, or a monster block, or a game-winner sailing through the net. It will be Shaun Livingston, bearing an expression of pure frustration...
Safeguarding 1 – Child Welfare & Protection Basic Awareness Course – Saturday 27th January
National Yacht Club
Due to popular demand we have add another date to this course, it will be on Saturday 27th January
A cruising year: milestones and introspection from Totem’s 2017
Sail Magazine
Inspiration and gratitude flow from the mundane in an annual review of Totem’s year by the numbers. We’re serious about tracking data on Totem; Jamie but can’t resist having fun with analysis (annual cheese consumption, anyone?
Spindrift 2 dismasted
Sail Magazine
| Spindrift 2 dismasted |
There is a superstition among sailors that it’s bad luck to change the name of a boat. According to legend, when a boat is named the name is recorded in the ‘Ledger of the Deep’ and is known personally to Neptune...
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