Volvo Ocean Race…..
Leg 7 Is underway……
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Vendee Globe Crosses The Equator
Check in with the fleet for day 12 highlights. The weather is still warm, but the competition keeps shrinking as Zbigniew “Gutek” Gutkovski of Energa had to retire from the race due to a non-working auto helm .Thanks VendeeglobeTV for the much needed american translation. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wqiqdLMa-E&w=560&h=315]
Views From Aloft
It is the end of the sailing season here and quite possibly the last ‘Views From Aloft’ for 2013. Any guesses where this might be? This was about 1 month ago. Mild weather days like this one are getting harder and harder to come by. Ranger 30, a slick little old school ride. Long live…
Americas Cup Comes to the East Coast!
The Americas Cup World Series will make its final stop Newport, Rhode Island. The venue will feature both fleet and match racing. Make sure you are there. The event will take place June 23 – July 1, 2012 with AC World Series Championship racing taking place June 28 – July 1. Racing inside the Narragansett…
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On this day we where conducting a rigging inspection and rig tune. Although it looked beautiful, it was disgustingly HOT! You can see clearly below that in order to remove the mast head sheaves the entire mast head needs to be un-bolted and removed. The sheave pins are hidden inside the mast wall. Slick, but…