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Views From Aloft
0 CommentsThis was form last week and it was a gorgeous spring day! We conducted an aloft inspection and re-tape. I have no idea what the red blurry thing is. A J 105 with a Leisure Furl!? Yes……yes it is. Black dog Teddy on the dock. I wish he could convince the other one that docks…
Views From Aloft
Just another day at the office. Here I had to go aloft to take a perfectly good internal halyard that went to a brand new rope clutch and make it external. Don’t ask me why, it is just what the customer wanted. As we always say “as long as it is safe and functional”, it is…
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Views From Aloft
Well it has certainly been a while, but today’s excellent weather prompted another segment of “Views From Aloft”. This being the first climb of the year, all things considered, went pretty well. Sean and I argued a bit about who would get to ‘go up’ and how it just isn’t safe to send someone my size up…
Abu Dhabi Says Good Bye
Well their break is over and the VOR is off to leg three. Despite some of their early mishaps Team Abu Dhabi takes an inshore race win for the locally represented team. For the start of leg 3 the crowds weren’t shy and proved again that this was a worthwhile stopover. Enjoy highlights of the leg 3 start as…
TEAHUPOO!!
Another good ‘archives’ find…… Such a bizarre place. Look at how thick the lip of the wave is. Amazing! We don’t usually do surfing vids, but if you click the link you will be astonished, guaranteed! http://video.mpora.com/hdep/5Pgs2slxu/
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Check Out the Best Jury Rig!
Puma the only boat not to break, WINS! Team Telefonica never ceases to amaze as they take the 2nd place podium. Don’t count out Camper as they only have 2000NM to go before the next in-port race just 14 days away. Groupama sport the worlds nicest jury rig ever made and quite possibly will have…


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