On the Water

Join the Port Townsend Sailing Association for a Year Full of Fun on the Water

By JK|2013-02-20T18:22:33-08:00February 14th, 2013|On the Water, Sailing on the Bay|

Improve your sailing skills, share in the fun.

The Port Townsend Sailing Association had another great season […]

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Crew of Shackleton Epic Land at Peggoty Bluff, S. Georgia

By JK|2013-02-04T14:46:00-08:00February 4th, 2013|On the Water|

Image: Jo Stewart/ Shackleton Epic

Six heavily bearded, exhausted but jubilant adventurers took advantage of 15-20 knot winds and a 2 […]

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A Figaro boat capsizes while sailing under spinnaker

By Aleta|2013-01-30T16:22:41-08:00January 30th, 2013|On the Water|

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Adding Polars to Your Cell Phone

By JK|2013-01-04T12:37:04-08:00January 3rd, 2013|On the Water|

Thanks to Jak Mang – who has an interesting electronics project of his own in the very early stages – for pointing this out. In this app, modifiable, generic polars […]

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Happy New Year

By JK|2012-12-31T17:05:09-08:00December 31st, 2012|On the Water|

Here’s hoping 2013 brings you great times out on the water.

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Lessons from Jan

By JK|2012-12-26T10:17:50-08:00December 26th, 2012|On the Water|

At the end of the year some thoughts on sailing and life written by Ron Sherry on the passing of WEST SYSTEM founder and sailor, Jan Gougeon. Lifted from

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VESTAS Sailrocket 2. “The magic mile” world record*…

By JK|2012-12-17T10:17:37-08:00December 17th, 2012|On the Water|

Thanks to Dan Newland for passing along this video. SAILROCKET 2 also smashed the outright speed record with a peak of 67.74 knots and 65.37 knots average! That’s 121km/hr and […]

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