Saturday Sailing #36

Published Sunday the 11th.


Volvo Ocean Race leg 2 start.  All the boats are back in one piece and racing.




Britain's Mike Golding is back racing Open 60's again.




Three boat crash at the start of the Brest to Bristol race for single handed open 60's




The Maxi Trimaran "Bank Populaire" is at sea attempting to win the Jules Vern trophy for the fastest crewed passage around the planet.

http://www.thedailysail.com/offshore/11/60608/0/banque-populaire-jules-verne-trophy-attempt-2011-10-dec-report

Saturday Sailing #35

30 Min Highlight video of the Volvo Ocean Race leg #1 into Cape Town





Sailing world article "Casualty Corner" describing the status of the three VOR boats under major repairs:
http://www.sail-world.com/Canada/index.cfm?SEID=0&Nid=91339&SRCID=0&ntid=113&tickeruid=0&tickerCID=0


Global Ocean Race departing Cape Town

Saturday Sailing #34

Yachting Monthly Crash test boat test.

Yachting Monthly is a UK magazine that has been doing a series called "Crash Test Boat"  The last one is what happens when a gas system is poorly maintained.  You can probably guess the results ...
http://www.yachtingtv.co.uk/explosion.php

Click here for the rest of the series
http://www.yachtingtv.co.uk/index.php


More big trouble in the Volvo Ocean Race.  Puma is dismasted.

Story here:
http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/PUMA-Ocean-Racing-retires-from-Leg-1/4117/news.html

Video here:




Canadian open 60 "O Canada"

Saturday Sailing #33

Canadian Finn sailors training




P28 Foiling multihull with a wing sail





AC 45 match racing highlight show

Saturday Sailing #32

Azam dismasted in Volvo Ocean race 6 hrs after start




4 Days in, down to 4 boats:





A mast climb aboard Goup Ama




Conrad Colman finishes leg 1 of Global Ocean Race






My first and possibly only powerboat video posting:


Cocktail Class Championship 2011 from Gary Reich on Vimeo.

Saturday Sailing videos #31

 Ocean Race started Today!





Tour of the Volvo boats.



Race start + inport action



More info here:
http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html

more video here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/volvooceanracevideos

Saturday Sailing Video #30

Vesta Sail Rocket breaks 100 km/hr with Journalist aboard






Volvo Ocean Race in port race was today!