The wind builds into the low 20′s and the big boats fly in day 1 of Quantum Key West Race Week. Video by TP2, thanks Craig Montague for the tip. Always fun to look at the sail shapes and check out some of the jib sheeting angles. Amazing.
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America’s Cup Live Broadcasts This Weekend If you have the time and interest you can tune in to the live broadcasts of the America's Cup series races from Venice this weekend. Quite a treat to hear the familiar "Guys, we got a cluster f**k here" spoken by a highly paid athlete in an Australian accent.
It's an amazing sight with the Cup catamarans racing in the narrow confines of the bay in front of lovely and historic Venice. You can find the races at http://www.youtube.com/AmericasCup. |
NIMBUS formerly known as IMPULSE of the PTSA From Ballard Sailor’s report on the 2012 Duamish Head Race on Pressure Drop. By 2pm the mid raters were crossing the finish line en masse, but amongst them was a little 26 foot boat sailed by one of those old Des Moines Sea Scouts – [...] more summer T-Bird sailing photos here …. The media presentation of sailboat racing has forever changed based on the work done for the 34th Cup races. It’s really excellent and if you haven’t seen it you can replay the races on YouTube here. At the center of those changes is Stan Honey, well known sailor, navigator and electronics wizard. The first [...] |
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