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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.

Those whacky, dinghy dudes!

R Boats at the 2011 WBF

Now there are four. A fourth R Boat has joined PIRATE, ALOHA and LADY VAN, welcome ACE to her first Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. Thanks to Lin Parks for these great pictures.

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A bevy of first-time boats to check out at Wooden Boat Festival

The schooner Pacific Grace, background, dwarfs the 30-foot schooner Talisker of Skye near Victoria, B.C. Photo by Mark Kaarremaa

Story by Deborah Bach at Three Sheets Northwest

The man knew exactly what type of boat he wanted.

He approached with plans in hand, asking Dale Nordlund to build him a 30-foot schooner.

“He [...]

Thank You Mr. Weatherman

MORNING FLIGHT at the 2011 Classic Mariners' Regatta

We waited a long time for a weekend like this last one. Sunny, clear, warm, and absolutely perfect wind. Like they say, it doesn’t get any better than that.

There were 38 registrants for the Classic Mariners’ Regatta, as well as 7 for the rowing race on Sunday. Two were from Canada and a number from out of town. The race results are as follow

Committee’s Choice Award: Lady Van (R-Boat from Canada)for sailing the perfect race, for coming down from Canada to do it, and for practicing all last week to ensure their victory.

Ruling Class (those boats built to a “rule”, the R-boats and IOD, and 6-meters)

Lady Van (R-boat) Barry Van Leewen
Lulu (6-meter) Craig Downey
Pacemaker (6 meter) Adam Henley

Racing Class A

Sirocco (Yankee one design) Steve Scharf
Martha (CrowninShield schooner) Robert D’Arcy
Lotus (Concordia Yawl) Chris Grace

Thunderbirds

Dorado Hans Daubenberger and family
CocoSolo John Carey
Rowdy Jerry Fry

Cruising Class B

Aura Ward Fay
Vito Dumas Alex Spear
Cubana Don Haviland

Schooner Class

Alcyone Sugar Flanagan
Nylla Brian McGinn
Grail Jeff Smith Jr.

Class C

Sharon L Tupper Griffith
Lorraine Bob Denney
LaBoheme Jeff Kelety

Nine boats participated in the rowing race. On the short course,17 year old Cooper Parrish won in his Aleut kayak. On the long course, Steve Chapin’s two- person Pocock shell came in first.

Full results after the break

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Classic Mariners Regatta

2010 Classic Mariners Regatta, photo M. Berman

They are calling for Sun and temperatures in the 70’s this weekend. We hope you are planning to come for the Classic Mariners Regatta. If you don’t have a wood boat of your own, there are plenty of people looking for crew [...]