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Moorings adds Corfu as a charter option
Sail-World &bull Feb 12, 2012To sail the Med next holiday there's a new yacht charter opportunity you should be aware of on the Greek Island of Corfu Full Story »
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Nuance : Smir campaign - the naissance!
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
Jonathon, Giles and John duly arrived Sunday evening in Vila Real. Lashings of booze! All in just five and a half days! The highlight was to be Smir in Morocco, hence the name! To achieve this we needed perfect conditions… Full Story »
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One World's Adventures: How long will you be gone?
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
If you spoke with me in January 2010, I would have told you we would be gone for a year. It was all so simple at that time. We would place our lives in Green Bay on hold, escape to… Full Story »
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Australia. Zhik Etchells Nationals: talented technical North Sails support team
BYM Sailing News &bull Feb 12, 2012
North Sails has bought together its significant technical and personnel resources to support its clients competing in the Zhik Etchells National Championship being held off Pittwater from the 11th through to 14th February. Leading the technical team from onshore ... Full Story »
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NZL group OceansWatch joins forces with Pacific Island community
Sail-World &bull Feb 12, 2012New Zealand-based OceansWatch, a marine conservation and sustainable development charity founded in 2007, undertakes marine conservation projects and offers humanitarian aid to coastal communities in developing countries. OceansWatch is joining forces with a Pacific Island community to establish a much needed Marine Protected Area (MPA) and… Full Story »
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Yacht Fujin: Moored at Keppel Bay Marina
SailBlogs &bull Feb 12, 2012
So Fujin and crew arrived in at Keppel Bay Marina at around 19:00 yesterday evening after a cracking sail in, making 10 knots over the ground at one point, with the benefit of some current. Full Story »
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Quick Sail Update
Desert Sea New Mexico Sailing &bull Feb 12, 2012
This year is starting out with a better sailing focus than last year. Although it's only February, several days of sailing have happened and some sailing projects are underway. Today Carol Anne and I got together with "Zorro" on his… Full Story »
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Sound Effect does the big U: Rio Dulce
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
This morning we arrived at Marios Marina in the Rio Dulce Guatemala! What an adventure since our last entry. Our internet stick ran out for Honduras and we have had no internet capability until we purchased a new stick in Guatemala. We also were unable to operate the SSB email connection due to propagation issues and problems with the Pactor modem. But all is well now. We planned an overnight sail to a staging area for the entry over the bar into the Rio Dulce. However the wind did not cooperate and we motor sailed into the wind for 15… Full Story »
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Cruising Bass Strait and Tasmania: Triabunna to Pirates Bay
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
set sail in 15 knots, broad reach all the way to Pirates Bay at top of Tasman Peninsula with auto helm skippering. Accompanied on the way by seals and albertross - nice. Full Story »
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Etchells Pre-Worlds - Talented technical North Sails team out in force
Sail-World &bull Feb 11, 2012North Sails technical team out in force to support clients competing in Zhik Etchells Nationals from 11 to 14 February Full Story »
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Sailing Arabia start on hold
Sail-World &bull Feb 11, 2012Sail Arabia event authorities have officially cancelled the first leg start due to bad weather Full Story »
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This IS retirement: Northerly Slog
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
After a few days in Zihuatanejo and the day after the Super Bowl I weighed anchor and set out for points north. I did a 35 mile run over to Lazaro Cardenas, which is a stinky commercial port but has a nice flat anchorage in a cul de sac right off the ocean. After a very flat and calm night I pulled out of there for the next anchorage (Caleta De Campos) about 40 miles up the coast. I pulled into the anchorage that afternoon and was not happy with the huge ocean swells making their way into the anchorage.… Full Story »
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Stars, Sails - the Parallax View: Waiting for... Transmission?
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
Well, we're at a marina again... The weather was full of lightning and thunder last night not too far off, and this morning is the usual after such a thing passes: wind from the north. Right now it's still from the NW, but it will clock around as the day passes, and the forecast has it building up to nearly 30 mph. That's hairy-chested weather for sailors, but if it's pointing against the Gulf Stream, that's insane weather for crossing. Not to worry, the new transmission can't be here before Tuesday... The cat seems to be better. She's sleeping a… Full Story »
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Chasing the Dream: Amortajada to Bahia San Gabriel
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
Once again I set off with a short sail in mind but the wind got the better of me. I sailed to Bahia San Gabriel with a variety of winds and had a good time doing sail changes and enjoying… Full Story »
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Sirena: Bahia del Sol, El Salvador
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
We left Chiapas at midnight motoring with calm weather. The next day we were able to sail for a few hours, but had to motor again when the wind came around and was right on the nose. We saw a sailfish jump out of the water five times in a row-pretty exciting! Also, we saw several turtles, some were quite close to the boat, and one had a bird catching a ride on his back. We… Full Story »
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Wanderings: Internet blues
SailBlogs &bull Feb 11, 2012
We are still struggling with our internet connection. I am posting this using a local data sim in my Blackberry, which is a struggle with thje tiny keyboard, and the text is so small I can't read what I've typed. We have a new wifi booster aerial afyer our last one went swimming, but wifi is poor, and there. Is no way we can skype I'm afraid. Enjoying life here though, I'm off to participate in a 'Young Readers' event at a local school up in the hills. I learnt about this on the morning 'Net' on the vhf radio,… Full Story »
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Someone making some sense...
Boat Bits &bull Feb 11, 2012
Dudley Dix gets political, a report some folks would rather have you not read, and so much for "safe and sane"... I've been spending quite a bit of time over at the TriloBoat blog as Dave seems to be making… Full Story »
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Seminarier Varen 2012
Blur.se &bull Feb 11, 2012
Februari 15 Februari - ORCi-optimering och segeldesign, med Tore Lewander, Patrik Erlandsson och Bjorn Osterberg 22 Februari - Trim for Classicbatar med Bengt Lindholm 23 Februari - Americas Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, MOD70 och Thin Ply Technology (TPT). Vad ar… Full Story »
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Stranded British sail trainees offered rescue from Ondeck
Sail-World &bull Feb 11, 2012When Britain's Royal Yachting Association(RYA) acted to remove the accreditation of Sail Training School Hot Liquid, (see Sail-World story), it was not only the training school owners and employees who suffered. Sail trainees were also left in the lurch. Now… Full Story »
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LeuCat Adventures: Sail Repair
SailBlogs &bull Feb 10, 2012
This photo shows a patch that is made from old sail cloth. I prefer using sail tape but you can use sail cloth also. You can use a cloth with mineral spirits on it to wipe off the excess 5200 so you end up with a nice, neat repair. Spread a thin layer of 3M's 5200 fast cure adhesive around the tear and to within 1/2 inch of your pencil line that demarks where the edge of the sail tape will be. When we made our crossing from New Caledonia to Bundaberg, the first couple of days were really rough.… Full Story »
