So it’s still February and for most of us in the US that means cold winter. What can keep us motivated and interested in sailing all winter long? Sailing Movies!
The folks at Regatta Promotions have a nice list of movies, complete with their own personal rating scale. So rent one of the 4 star movies and settle down in a nice warm chair to get ready for the warmer weather when you are out on the waters of Long Island Sound.
See the movie listing at this link
Friday, February 29, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Kings Point Sailors at Farr 40 Worlds
Each year the coaches and sailors from the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point on Long Island Sound support the Storm Tyrsail Club Safety at Sea Seminar, which trains junior sailors in safely handling big boats.
The USMMA offshore team gets its skill and experience from participating in events such as the Farr 40 World Championship.
For 2008, they have a great blog site with profiles of each team member who will be on the boat in April. One of their team was on the Morning Light Trans-Pac project and stated that his best day of sailing included, "...trimming spinnaker and duck-diving waves while being more than 25 feet from the bow the entire time we were on port ...as we logged an average of 32 knots of wind and boat speed of 20 knots ...which resulted in us taking green water all the way back to the pedestals."
See the complete blog at http://usmmafarr40worlds.blogspot.com/
The USMMA offshore team gets its skill and experience from participating in events such as the Farr 40 World Championship.
For 2008, they have a great blog site with profiles of each team member who will be on the boat in April. One of their team was on the Morning Light Trans-Pac project and stated that his best day of sailing included, "...trimming spinnaker and duck-diving waves while being more than 25 feet from the bow the entire time we were on port ...as we logged an average of 32 knots of wind and boat speed of 20 knots ...which resulted in us taking green water all the way back to the pedestals."
See the complete blog at http://usmmafarr40worlds.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Junior Yacht Racing Activities in 1932
The Booklet "Junior Yacht Racing Activities" published in 1932 by the JYRA LIS was recently found in the office of the YRA LIS and returned to us.
Clifford D. Mallory, the first president of the organization today known as US Sailing, wrote in the foreword, “The development of Junior activity is, in my opinion, the finest work that yachtsman in general can undertake, for in the development of the Juniors, we are looking to the future, when they assume the leadership of the sport.”
This is what JSA is still all about today.
The booklet, with a survey of the earliest junior sailing activities across the USA, has been scanned and is available for download at this link.
Clifford D. Mallory, the first president of the organization today known as US Sailing, wrote in the foreword, “The development of Junior activity is, in my opinion, the finest work that yachtsman in general can undertake, for in the development of the Juniors, we are looking to the future, when they assume the leadership of the sport.”
This is what JSA is still all about today.
The booklet, with a survey of the earliest junior sailing activities across the USA, has been scanned and is available for download at this link.
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