A clip from the Loro Piana Regatta in Porto Cervo, Italy 2011.
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Happy 4th of July
Enjoy the day and enjoy the company of your loved ones. The Rigging Company wishes you all a very Happy Independence Day! See you on the water. -T.R.C…… ………and to my SISTER, whom I’ve always looked up to and can’t wait to see, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! love, – bobo and…
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First AC 72 Pitch pole…..
…..and it caused them almost loose more than the rig! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drgglIebuQY&w=560&h=315] Apparently it is quite the big deal when these things flip, unlike the smaller AC45’s that seem to go over regularly. After extensive hours, efforts and a strong ebb tide, the crew and the boat made it back to shore. The enormous wing however…
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Surfs Up!
The Clipper Around the World Race is my latest discovery (although I am sure most of you already know of this). This is essentially a Volvo Ocean Race for amateurs of all shapes and sizes. It seems the boats are all one design and fully rigged and equipped to handle the challenges of the open…
Volvo Ocean Race 2014……
….is well underway! Check out at FARR Yacht Design right here Annapolis, MD U.S.A., as they figure out how to make this new OD VOR 65 class come together. The hulls are actually being built in France and the decks in Italy. I can’t wait to see these things on the water……. Expect more videos…
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Views from Aloft
What a better way then to end the year with one of our last trips aloft for 2014? This was taken early November and was one of the last views from aloft for the year. Here we were aloft to conduct another one of our Rigging Safety Inspections. Maryland Yacht Club offers one of the…
Something of a Different Flavor
We don’t usually post about something like wake-skating as it is not really sailing related. Being that this sport gets very little publicity, I figured I’d share. I mean, it is a water sport after all and a pretty impressive one at that. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKfNf1azEm0&w=560&h=315] Wake skating should win some sort of award as being the most…