Deep thoughts about ocean racing

Ocean racers can have deep thoughs about their sport.

Who knew?

random sailing news

It seems that several interesting pro sailing events are reaching out and expanding their coverage.  Just this week an English speaking sailor won a race from New York to Barcelona Spain in Open 60 mono hulls.  There's a good series of videos on You Tube about the event, but here is the final one.






The production foiling catamaran is ripping up some race courses in Europe.  I wonder if one would if one would survive hitting one of the logs that litter our part of the straight of georgia?  Anyway here's a video :

Frost Bite season ends

Another season on winter sailing is over and done.

I have been racing in the winter with the Vancouver Rowing Club frost bite series, the Polar Bear.  Check it out here:

http://vrcracing.ca/polar-bear-race-2014-03-09/


Here is a video from the Boston Sailing Center about why people sail in the winter.

Having local dolphins rocks!

This week there have been sitings of large pods of white sided Dolphins in Howe Sound and Vancouver Harbour.  We no longer live in a waterway devoid of marine life!

 


Last spring I had the privlidge of sailing with a pod of Dolls Porpuses off Point Grey.



Cheers!

Sailing is spectacular

Sailing rocks because it can be spectacular.  In this example, the sport is very much a spectical


Alex Thompson, the skipper of the The Hugo Boss Open 60 has put on an an amazing stunt.





This stunt was immidiatly spoofed:





Incidentally, this is Hugo Boss's attempt to better their previous stunt:

Sailing is a lifetime sport

Sailing rocks because it is a lifetime sport.

There are continually new things to learn.

Here is a link to a series of videos from Sail Magazine showing 5 esscential sailing skills.  How many of them have you mastered?

http://www.sailmagazine.com/sail-essentials-video-set

Another Canadian ocean racer who rocks

The following text is coppied from the Globe and Mail Article linked here:
Globe and Mail article

Canadian skipper Eric Holden is the leader in a race around the world.
The 33-year-old Vancouver native and his Henri Lloyd team are in first place after Race 4 of the 16-race Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
Holden finished the 5,000-mile race from Cape Town, South Africa, to Albany just 27 minutes behind the winners from Great Britain, but his second-place finish was good enough to secure first overall, three points clear of the Brits.

Here's some video: