Extra Large Saturday Sailing #65

The 18 footer season has started down under






A Humpback whale vs power boat






Two AC 72's in a practice race






Speed record sailing last year ....




... And this year Vesta Sail Rocket II sets the bar.






The Vende Globe continues.  Mike Golding and Alex Thompson are both still going strong.

Gamesa starts the Vende Globe, SS#64

The vende Globe has started.


Gamesa promo video





Gamesa Heads down the channel





Goldings support crew depart ...





The view from Mike Goldings support boat:







And, female sailors in the Extreme 40 series

Saturday Sailing #63

Two weeks to go until the Vende Globe single handed non stop around the world race

Follow this link, or see the video below.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xunyje_vendee-globe-two-weeks-to-go-before-the-start_sport


Vendée Globe: Two weeks to go before the start! by VendeeGlobeTV

The wave Muscat is still leading the extreme 40 series.





It's Summer in Austrailia.  The 18 foot skiff series is up and going.

Saturday Sailing #62 (on a Saturday no less)

Vesta Sail Rocket II is ready to roll ...




Oracle capsize their AC 72.  Just like their AC45 capsize earlier this month only bigger.




Nacra 17 is on the water test sailing.  Mixed teams will sail it in the 2016 games.




The Vende Globe starts Nov 11th.  Three english speaking sailors are entering.

Saturday Sailing #61

Brits are odd ...




Vesta Sail Rocket 2 is getting ready for another attempt on the world sailing speed record





Oracle capsizes dramatically in the AC 45 world series




Emirates Team NZ AC 72 is up and foiling

#60 Saturday sailing

Moth Worlds:




Sail cargo freighter:







Russell Couts crashes an AC 45 (Again)




BC opti Sailors in San Fran




Ladies team back in the volvo for 2015

#59 post olympics

In the absence of any decent olympic video I bring you this:




oh and also this:

http://youtu.be/hROwOWZB2p8



and this:

http://youtu.be/CJElSjYMX6g

#58 Olympics

It's the Olympics.  Canadians are ready to sail !

Greg Douglas in the Finn:  First race saturday.




David Wright in the Laser




Gordon Cook and Hunter Lowden in the 49er




Richard Clarke and Tyler Bjorn in the Star




Mike Leigh and Luke Ramsey in the 470




Zac Plavsic, Mens RSX windsurfer




NIkola Girke, Womens RSX windsurfer

Saturday Sailing #57

I just realized I had not posted for a while.  To much sailing going on to surf the net I guess.

Canadian Finn Sailor ready for the Olympics:



America's cup in America:


Canada day in London



America's Cup Newport montage:



The last leg of the Volvo Ocean race is done.  Galway stopover Highlights:

Saturday Sailing #56

Conrad Colman and Cessna Citation win Global Ocean race




Highlights of the Scandia Sail for Gold regatta at Waymouth ahead of the Olympics





Leigh Macmilian of the extreem 40 "The Wave Muscat" discusses the last race of their regatta in Istanbul

Saturday Sailing #55

Finally, a Saturday Sailing published on a Saturday.


Italian crowds at the AC 45 event in Venice





Many local taser sailors went out to the Cultus Lake regatta.







Atlantic cup inshore event in Class 40's

Saturday Sailing #54

Canadian Fin Sailors did well in the Finn Gold Cup





Leg for of Global Ocean Race in class 40's




Canadian's also doing well in the 470




Class 40's racing on the east coast of the US

Saturday Sailing #53

I've been doing lots of coaching and sailing lately and web surfing.  Hopefully everyone else is out sailing too.

Here's "The Boat" projects" first sail.  It is a boat made from donated wooden items.  It looks a lot cooler than it sounds.

Cessna Citation win leg 4 of the Global Ocean race in Class 40's.  Watch for the cool footage of dolphins under the hull

Saturday Sailing #52

Canadian Olympic 470 team training in France






British Mini sailors wipe out

Saturday Sailing #51

Why is Puma painted like an giant squid?





Blo cart world championship





AC world series is on in Naples

Saturday Sailing #50

I'm posting late because I was away sailing this weekend





Speed sailing wind surfers in Austrailia

   



Puma get a leg win in the Volvo Ocean Race:



Video Update from a British Figaro sailor:




English promo of MOD 70's

Saturday Sailing #49

It's getting rough in the southern ocean for the VOR




and ...




Mountain climbers sail to the northern most peak in the world for a climb




and ...

Saturday Sailing #48

ISAF equipment trials for Reo games 2014 are on.  They are picking a boat for a mixed sex cat, and a women's skiff.



The Volvo Ocean race is still trucking along.



I finally had a high wind day racing San Juan 24 with my team.

Saturday Sailing # 47

Auzi 18's

COB from a 29er recovered in 8 seconds

Extreme sailing series has started 2012 season.  Here is a full 12 min race

Saturday Sailing #46

Canadian Finn Sailor prepares for London 2012






Highlights of Volvo Ocean Race, Sayna stopover






"Water Lust"

Saturday Sailing #45

Foiling Trimaran


Osprey Hydrofoil from Adventure Online TV on Vimeo.



ISDF worlds event video.  Some canadian footage





Hiking hard





Arty Vid from the swiss sailing team


A day with the Swiss Sailing Team from JUERGKAUFMANN.COM on Vimeo.

Saturday Sailing #44

Canadian's doing well at Miami ORC regatta.

The story:
http://www.canadiansailingteam.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=71%3Awright-qualifies-for-london-a-3-podium-performances-on-medal-race-day-miami&catid=4%3Anews&Itemid=3&lang=en


The highlight video (with lots of CAN sail#'s)




Cool crew overboard signal light


http://www.sailmagazine.com/pittman-innovation-awards/spinlock-pylon-led#ooid=kzZ245Mzovxv_PW3ZOag9WvJhzcddTHQ






Old footage of 18ft skiff sailing downwind in very high wind






Winter on Galiano Island BC



Galiano Island Winter Tourism Video from Pure Souls on Vimeo.

Saturday Sailing #43

Next leg of Global Ocean race, in class 40's starts Sunday




Banque Popular buzzes a cruising cat



British Adventure going around the world by human power

Saturday Sailing #42

Canadian, Nicola Grike wins RSX sailboard slalom event.  Her sail # is BRA1 in the video.  Nicola has trained at JSCA

Canadian, Paul Tingle is in contention for the world champion ship in the 2.4MR class at the ISDF disabled sailing worlds.

Story:

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Canadian-Sailing-Team---2012-IFDS-World-Championships.html?soid=1103755470060&aid=56LEGnvbfYk

Video:

According to the BBC, Sails make a boat go.

Saturday Sailing #41

Volvo Ocean race Leg three start




Banque Populaire reduces round the world record to 45 days




First event for extremely fast one design trimaran's, the MOD 70

Saturday Sailing #40

British single handed sailing academy





Opti Worlds team racing:



Unwise surf skiers