When asked why I thought sailing was such a cool sport I always used to answer ‘The right kind of people play our sport’’.
I then went on to say it is nothing about money, I am hardly a millionaire myself, but it was about the attitude to fair play and
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The Pac 52 class has de-evolved into a rich guy shit fight. The SoCal class which we think counts 9 boats – 4 “new” boats, and an assortment of original TP 52’s. It seems some of the rich guys with the new boats don’t like to lose to the rich
This weekend is the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Tasmania, the biennial gathering of incredible classic boats. The crew from Off Center Harbor are Down Under capturing more stories of good boats and people.
Even if you can’t make it to Tasmania, you can CLICK HERE to get free access to
blasting
Pretty awesome shots of Argo smashing the elapsed time record in the Pineapple Cup. Check it.
three on the pink
EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour gets underway with 10 Diam 24’s racing all around Oman. Looks like some good wet fun.
next step
The whole story started on a rainy Sunday afternoon in October. Not the kind of day anyone remembers fondly: “Guys, I’ve just been diagnosed with advanced type B lymphoma. The tumor is the size of a volleyball. The good news is chemo starts next week”
I hang up. That was Paul
almost all the stars
With more than 450 delegates from all over the world gathering in Lorient, France, for two days of conferences, presentations and debates, the Yacht Racing Forum has confirmed that it is indeed the premier business-to-business platform for the sport of sailing.
Sailing history oozes out of Lorient, where Eric Tabarly is
more rigs, no rigs….
Does this Laser/Olympic shit show ever end?
ILCA is aware that photos and videos of some developmental rigs for use with the Laser hull as well as portions of a recent media release from Laser Performance have led to quite a bit of questioning, speculation, and information (as well as misinformation)
pool time!
The first event of the Glenmore Sailing Club’s 60th anniversary year is “Indoor Sailing”… in January… in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
This is an introduction to sailing event with a wall of industrial fans along the length of the pool providing the wind for a fleet of Optis in the pool.
Details at www.glenmoresailingclub.com/IndoorSailing.
de-evolution
Hell, we don’t know. It was sent to us and we wanted to give you more shit to clutter your brain.