Sailing News And Tips
Facebook’s on-this-day feature is a bit of a double edged sword. Sometimes it acts as a wonderful reminder to fond memories, bringing up people, places and things that we haven’t thought about in some time. There are other times, however, when it only serves to dredge up items that bring with
A visit to Frenchboro is like taking a step back through time
Time was that mapmakers would append the designation “Here be dragons” to those portions of the globe still unknown to them. But the terrors of the unknown pale in comparison to the fog, tides and rock (and lobster pot!)
We've really been enjoying Nuku Hiva, the 5th island in the group we've explored here in the Marquesas. Our first stop was to Taiohae, the second largest town in the Marquesas. We felt like tourist for the first time in months, there were yacht amenities including laundry, a small chandlery,
How consistent have we been at posting on this blog? Here are some calculations that I made yesterday, March 27, 2017.
Our first blog post was made October 13, 2008.
The difference between that date and yesterday is 3088 days, or 441 weeks (+ 1 day).
441 weeks x 6 posts/week = 2646 posts.
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Hamish Gledhill and Simon Dowse (West Riding SC) were winners of the Magic Marine RS400 Winter Championships held at Leigh and Lowton SC
We love Justin Edelman’s work. The subject of this well shot and produced video by him is something that we kinda scratch our heads over. $3 million for a 52 “class” boat that likely has almost no growth potential? We know one boat has a budget of $1 million a
Photo: Jesús renedo / Sailing Energy / Sofía - First event of Nacra 17 Class, still sailed in Nacra 17 MKIs. Foiling MKIIs will be delivered in June. Now there is a schedule and delivery tiers programmed, for more details check nacra17class.com/boat-allocation-list-foiling-nacra-17/
After 3 races Lin Cenholt & Peter Lubeck lead, followed
If you thought dinghy hiking was physically painful, this explanation regarding the science of hiking by Hamilton Sport may explode your brain.
Hiking is perhaps one of the most miserable sensations in sailing. It is absolutely necessary to hike in order to maintain good boat speed. The trade off is that
Provisioning is as tough a skill to learn as any
My last day of a recent weeklong charter revealed an expensive lesson: when we gathered up all the leftover provisions, they covered the saloon table. I’m no newbie when it comes to provisioning, but I let this one slip as we
