All is Lost: "The Story": "All is Lost: "The Story""
Sailing, Sailing | Lisa K. Friedman: " . . . Basically what you need to know is this: wind is important. You need to know where it's coming from at all times. That helps make the boat go forward. Also, for human comforts, you should sit on the windward (windy) side of the boat, also called opposite the sail, which means you're farthest away from the water when the boat heels. Heeling means the boat is, essentially, trying to tip over. Just before it tips, you are heeling . . ."
Sailing Struggles Against Tough Winds
Harvard Crimson
It was the wind that proved dominant this weekend, as the Harvard Sailing team struggled against surprisingly strong gusts on both Saturday and Sunday in four regional regattas. Despite some impressive individual finishes, the team overall faltered in ...
Sail America Schedules Bi-Annual Conference
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Sail America's Industry Conference is the place for Sailing Industry professionals to learn about new topics and trends, receive updates, and networking with over 150 participants. The conference will feature a regatta, a day and a half of educational ... http://www.sailamerica.com/
Veteran's Sailing is where it's at!
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
I'm not talking about some old timer(s) who couldn't decide when to fold up their sails. No, this is about the US Military Veterans, the Wounded Warriors and the building of an Adaptive Sailing program, while supporting the Paralympic Movement and the ...
Dinghy Sailing Weekend Recap: Privateers Win KP Dinghy Open Regatta
Maritime College Athletics
Maritime 1 was sailed in A division by our top team of Nick Valente (Charleston, S.C./Wando) and Paige Conlin (Bellport, N.Y./St. Anthony's), with up-and-comers Ben Wilkinson (Noank, Conn./Fishers Island) and Whitney Taylor (Moravia, N.Y./Moravia ...
National Sailing Hall of Fame inducts ten significant contributors
Sail World
The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) inducted 10 of the sport's significant contributors into the National Sailing Hall of Fame during ceremonies held for the first time in the organization's hometown, and on the site of its future facility at ...
Desolation Sound perfect for fall sailing
Vancouver Sun
Everything comes to an end, and eventually we had to point our boat south and sailtoward Vancouver. We waved goodbye to this fabulous cruising grounds, passed the white, sandy beaches of Spilsbury Point, down infamous Malaspina Strait, and through ...
Do It: Sailing the Caribbean: ". . . .Veteran cruising sailors of Lake Ontario aboard their Newport 41-foot sloop anchored in Sodus Bay, Polhemus and Buckingham of Mendon still bask in the glow of their epic three-year adventure sailing the Caribbean seas from September 2001 to September 2004. The adventure was a lifetime dream for Polhemus, now 75, and a throw-caution-to-the-wind adventure for Buckingham, 57, one whose message resonates with anybody who learns of it. . . ."
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