John Sangmeister’s SC/70 OEX, sporting their new and surely first ever fat head sled main. Word on the street is that’s it’s quick.
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we bet you didn’t know…
Sailors call the latitudes between 40 and 50 degrees south of the equator the Roaring Forties.
During the Age of Sail (circa 15th to 19th centuries), these strong prevailing winds propelled ships across the Pacific, often at breakneck speed. Nevertheless, sailing west into heavy seas and strong headwinds could take weeks,
21 savage
Just a super-quick update on racing the RS 21 in the SD Noods:
The boats are great. Super fun to steer and a nice layout with well-thought out design and good equipment. We are tied for first after 4 races, choking badly on being over early in the last race,
room!
This needs to watched! click on the image to view….
bust out the goggles
Awesome picture taken last Sunday from FIGARO3 Bretagne CMB training in rough conditions for the first time. Photo taken by Jean Marie Liot with tons more here.
double ender down under
This is from last weekend’s Classics Regatta up at Pittwater (a 3 hour sail North from Sydney). This is the winner – two bullets are hard to beat! – Anarchist David.
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who knew?
That there was still a class of Sydney 38’s? That is actually very good to see. Interesting how sort of odd/dated they look by comparison to today’s designs. But still cool!
Peter Byford and David Hudson have come out the cream of the crop on Day 1 of the Yoti Sydney
mini meter
Can Am #4, the penultimate regatta of the five-event 2019 2.4mR Can Am Championship, saw 20 competitors – the largest fleet of the season – get to work on the waters of Charlotte Harbor from February 22-24.
Although missing veteran 2.4mR class competitors Janice Graham-Foscarini, Louise Anstey and Audrey Kobayashi, the
put a cork in it
The Vaan R4 from Vaan Yachts is made of circular materials including recycled aluminium and cork
A new yacht company in the Netherlands, Vaan Yachts, has introduced its first-ever model. The Vaan R4 is a 12.8m (42ft) catamaran made from ‘circular’ materials, including recycled aluminium, cork and plant-based alternatives for leather.
Innovative
how it was (is) done
Ganbare, the most famous Doug Peterson design of all time, looking awesome with a slightly over trimmed blooper and runner.