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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Five of Ran’s Crew Stuck at Heathrow
The Aussies will be watching this carefully. Ran is a serious contender for line honours in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart, starting on Boxing Day. Luckily, the new team members are already in Sydney so they’ll have had a bit of time … Continue reading
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Laura Must Be In Port Now
Laura Dekker’s last blog post is dated 18 December, when she was 40 nautical miles off Sint Maarten. Her Google Maps track also stops with a link to the 18 Dec blog post. She did an excellent job of blogging … Continue reading
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Sailing As a Spectator Sport – the effect of sponsorship
The Sydney Hobart Race – sorry, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race – starts in just over a week. My friend Jim Murrant, author of the Boating Bible Manual of Seamanship and a man who used to compete in the race … Continue reading
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Laura’s first Ocean Gale
Nothing serious, and Laura is coping cheerfully. Down to mizzen and storm jib, but she dropped the main in daylight, so the night was just bumpy, not dangerous. She’s now past half way, and in light winds again. Says it’s … Continue reading
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Is This the Way Sailing is Going? Moth vs Kite
Sailing Anarchy triggered interest in an upwind/downwind sail-off between three kiteboards, a Moth and a 49er by asking people to vote on who would win. The event was staged in order to promote kitesailing and demonstrate that it had come … Continue reading
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