Another Storm Victim Faces An Uncertain Future
Tied to the linear dock near the bottom of the ramp, SWEET DESTINY doesn't look so sweet any more and her destiny looks more than a little uncertain. On the day I walked by a couple were hauling off bits and pieces from the once handsome Kennex 380 catamaran. The story I heard was that SWEET DESTINY was tied to mooring ball, the storm hit, the cat parted from the mooring and went into the Port Hadlock Marina breakwater. Once the front cross beam failed, the rig came down. For far too long the boat must have ground [...]
After the Storm
Now that the snow has melted and the sun returned, the toll of the windstorm quickly followed by a wind and snow storm is becoming more apparent. Threesheetsnw.com is reporting in a post by Scott Wilson here that down in the south end of the Bay in Port Hadlock Marina and surrounding mooring field at at least one boat was sunk and four or five boats were severely damaged. One of those boats may well have been Freebird listing a home port of Brayton Lake, Alaska. I first noticed Freebird several weeks ago tied just beyond the small [...]
Dhow Racing in Dubai
Filed under wooden boat racing. Interesting looking hull when you see it on the trailer. Look for some exciting upcoming information about next year's PTSA sponsored racing series for our local wood boats.
Storms, ice and snow can sink boats, pollute waters
by Deborah Bach from threesheetsnw.com A rash of sunken boats and oil spills over the past two months prompted the Washington state Department of Ecology to remind boaters to properly maintain their vessels. Winter weather, unrepaired leaks and other poor maintenance can cause boats to sink and trigger fuel spills that can harm marine life. In the last two months, Ecology received more than 45 reports of oil spills and sheens involving recreational boats and commercial fishing vessels. Most were a result of inattention as the boating season wound down, according to Ecology. From Sept. 13 through Nov. [...]
Welcome Aboard Anafinna Vera Jacobsen
Launched November 6, 2010 Displacement 7# 15 oz. Bow to Stern 21 inches Full steam ahead with Symbolyn Sebastian (mom) and Eric Jacobsen (dad) Sailing history (while in the belly) Raced on Steppn Annie during first trimester Zipped around Discovery Bay and Adelma Beach on the Sea doo Volunteered @ WBF with the medical team Crossed the Arctic Circle on the M/S Nordkapp in Norway Barged Channel de Midi to the Mediterranean Sea in France
An Ordinary Woman on an Extraordinary Voyage
Hopefully you got to meet Jeanne Socrates when she and her boat were parked over at Goldstar. Here’s an article from Sailing World. by Tim Zimmermann Let’s drink to the hard working people Let’s think of the lowly of birth Spare a thought for the rag taggy people Let’s drink to the salt of the earth—Rolling Stones It’s so easy to be preoccupied with the hot-shot professionals that are the royalty of sailing. They have commercial backing, the latest technology, and cutting-edge boats that just keep going faster and faster. And, yes, they are lots of fun to [...]
New Cup Rules May Include Jousting
From the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Dubai. As they say, "That will buff right out."
San Francisco takes big step toward hosting the America’s Cup
By: BERNIE WILSON,Associated Press The chances of the next America's Cup being sailed with a backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the Coit Tower improved dramatically Tuesday. City officials finalized a host city agreement with the Golden Gate Yacht Club, which backs America's Cup defender BMW Oracle Racing. The agreement quickly was submitted to the Board of Supervisors, which must approve it. Six of the 11 supervisors are co-sponsors of the agreement. The Board of Supervisors voted 9-2 on Oct. 5 to approve a term sheet that was a precursor to a host city agreement. The [...]
Round the County – A PNW Favorite
Orcas Island Yacht Club’s 2010 Round the County race was run in near perfect conditions for July - but this is November! Saturday’s 8:40 am start off of Lydia Shoals was in light air causing many of the racers to hoist up their drifters, poetically renamed “accelerator’s,” (who wants to drift) and the fleet headed off south down Rosario Straits with the building ebb current. Click here for the entire write up and some great photography at pressure-drop.us
Finding the Hot Angle Downwind
Another interesting post from the Australian sailing site, mysailing.com.au. Figuring out how high to heat up your downwind angle is confusing. It feels better to get the boat moving, but after watching DORADO point right at the mark and get there first, and reading that if you’re having fun downwind you’re probably going too high, one starts to get the idea that finding the right angle might be more complicated. Here, Dave Flynn of Quantum Sails explains how the fastest downwind angle changes as pressure increases. It can be useful to divide sailing downwind into three modes: under [...]
USCG Rescue Demonstration Off the Maritime Center
A picture from Friday's Coast Guard rescue demonstration off the Maritime Center's dock. Most impressive and a great demonstration of the Coast Guard's professionalism. In the picture you can see the rescue dummy already in the water and the diver with fins on getting ready to jump in.
Crunching Numbers: A Better Way to Estimate Hull Speed
A recent post from the blog of the always interesting Charles Doane on a different formula to estimate hull speed that more accurately reflects the fact that lightweight boats are more capable of exceeding their nominal hull speed. It’s been a while since we discussed all those mysterious numbers that both boat designers and journalists are always throwing around to confuse us when they talk about boats. You’ll recall last time I bloviated about displacement/length ratios. One big reason it’s a good idea to go to the trouble to calculate a boat’s D/L ratio is that you can [...]