Timoneer powering along |
I saw online that there was a Superyacht regatta underway in Antigua. The eighth annual apparently. It reminded me of a funny story.
Day 78
Noon Position: 47 22S 09 27W
Course/Speed: E6
Wind: N10+
Sail: Big genoa, full main, close reach
Bar: 1021
Sea: N3, S4
Sky: Just gray. Gray everywhere
Cabin Temp...
Gentle ripples stream in the wake of an ulu as a lone paddler sets out in the gray light of early morning. By the time the sun has inched above the horizon, a dozen more dugout canoes have joined this one to fish the reef off Anachucuna village.
Day 77
Noon Position: 47 10N 12 32W
Course/Speed: E7
Wind: W15 – 20
Sail: Twins poled out
Bar: 1023
Sea: W4
Sky: Overcast
Cabin Temp: 57
Water Temp...
#225. Henrik Engblom is the bosun on the tall ship Pommern, one of the classic Cape Horn clipper ships that sailed out of the Åland Islands in the early 20th century. Åland is a Swedish-speaking but legally Finnish archipelago in the Baltic Sea...
Written by Ben Stein and Ben Ellison on Jan 28, 2018 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub
Noon Position: 47 09S 19 28W
Course/Speed: E6
Wind: WNW 20 – 25
Sail: Working jib, one reef
Bar: 1010
Sea: SW10
Sky: Overcast
Cabin Temp: 54
Water Temp...
The twenty eighth annual Starcross Steamer Pursuit race sponsored by Exe Sails, for monohull dinghies will be held on Sunday February 25th. The first start will be at 12:30, with a 150 minute race, high water is at 13:44...
We are delighted to announce that the Allen 29er Summer Championships 2018 will be hosted by Royal Torbay Yacht Club on 25, 26 and 27 August 2018 as part of the Torbay Royal Regatta. Booking will be through the 29er Class website.
MELBOURNE – A momentary loss of Roger Federer’s trademark cool enlivened an otherwise routine victory by the defending champion over Tomas Berdych as the Swiss player moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday.