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Welcome to YachtYakkaTV, Local Kiwi Yachting. Catching up with Simon from V5 and lots of other randoms at Bay of Islands sailing week 2009 Beach Party North Sails drinking tent Do you have videos of your local yachting? Send me the link for your YachtYakkaTV Happy Sailing more here
nice jib Oskar Kihlborg/Ericsson Racing Team “That didn’t sound good,” said Justin. “Nope,” I said. PUMA LEG TWO DAY 5 QFB: received 19.11.08 0743 GMT Greetings from the monster hospital ward. And the hospital is not necessary humans. Just for our beautiful boat. At 0430 GMT this morning, we flew off yet another nice little [...]
YachtyakkaTV Bay Week here winning style The deliriously obnoxious Jagged Edge on her way to yet another win. 1st on just about everything meant they had to drop their worst performance of a 1st in a 9 race series with 8 to count. Well done team. Stand by for some obnoxious celebrations. Seen here arriving [...]
The Volvo Ocean Race starts from Alicante, Spain on October 4 with an in-port race, with the fleet then setting out on Leg 1 around the world on October 11. The Volvo event began as the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race from Portsmouth, England back in 1973 and continued every 4 years until Volvo [...]
Bottom mark Little Barrier With the forecast of very light winds a few days before the race we had stripped the boat of any excess weight and made sure that we were 100% cocked for the potentially very long race. As it turned out on the day there was plenty of breeze but having a [...]
Welcome to: Off The Wire club & news updates as they come in. updated often Audi MedCup ~ Cartagena TP 52-Med Cup Update, Cartagena Paul Cayard Saturday, August 30, 2008 After a one hour delay onshore, the?first race of the day got underway at 1415.? Today was different than all the other days from a [...]
Greetings yachties, The count down to the next cup has begun, posted below I will publish stories, video and links to this outrageous event. Enjoy the trip Russell Coutts talks to international press here 33rd Americas Cup Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Watch CBS Videos Online Greetings Yachties, Thanks for [...]
2010 Nationals and website here 2008 Piedy worlds crew.org click on the story to enlarge Welcome back to another icon of Kiwi Yachting. Des Townson designed Pied Piper launched 1964 22ft Party Yacht. A pictorial snap shot of this fantastic yacht. Before they look this good, a transformation of epic proportions takes place under trees, [...]
