more here Greetings yachties, In this issue: ISAF – OSR 2012/2013 (Off Shore Racing Rules) update, Ker 40, Volvo Ocean Race – Merry Christmas, Christchurch – 4 more quakes, Jules Verne Trophy – approaching/passing Cape Horn, Speed Dream, Outrageous Fortune to Hobart, World On Water – episode 52, Team Sanya, suffered damage rigging, Volvo Ocean [...]
Wild Days Rum Tours here Wild Days Rum, available at all liquor stores on Waiheke Island – more here When I told friends in Sydney that I was sitting on a beach in New Zealand the comment was met with no small amount of wonderment. New Zilund, for the record, does have beaches. Very nice [...]
Wild Days Rum, available at all liquor stores on Waiheke Island – more here When I told friends in Sydney that I was sitting on a beach in New Zealand the comment was met with no small amount of wonderment. New Zilund, for the record, does have beaches. Very nice ones at that. It was [...]
Queensland to be final destination for Ella’s Pink Lady more here Greetings yachties, Jessica has passed the halfway mark and is homeward bond to Sydney, a few storms and knockdowns have given her lots of content for her book. Steady as she goes. 60 Minute Story Jessica Watson is attempting to sail around the world [...]
Greetings Yachties, My little yachtyakka is getting big. There are currently 7000 images and many, many more links to yachting all over the world. Below is an index of the feature stories so far. Sailors Abby Sunderland Abby Sunderland: The Adventure Begins Brainaid Brad Butterworth Disabled Sailors Geoff Holt Hilary Lister Jessica Watson Jessica Watson: [...]
The photographer who produced this book has just sent me these images. Copy right: © Juerg Kaufmann go4image.com Around the Cape If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to sail around Cape Horn in a clipper ship, this video is probably the closest you’re going to get. It was filmed in 1929 by Captain [...]
Perhaps Ernee has been building Cheezezilla for a while? Year : 1986 Length : 14,00 m Width : 12,00 m Weight : 1300 kg Materials : Carbon aramid - PVC Foam – Nomex Construction : Wet lay-up on mannequin Designers : Grégoire Dolto & Patrick Dubois Engineers : [...]
For Sale Golden Globe and Jules Verne Trophy winner Sir Robin Knox-Johnston provides background to the all-new look recently given to a historic ocean race. These are exciting times for the Velux 5 Oceans. In September 2007 the continuing partnership was confirmed between Velux and the 5 Oceans race, guaranteeing a bright future for what [...]
more here Greetings yachties, Cape Horn From Japan Today Solo sailor Minoru Saito conquers Cape Horn for 5th time Tuesday 07th April, 08:15 AM JST CAPE HORN, Argentina — Solo Japanese yachtsman Minoru Saito took another step into the annals of sailing Monday, rounding Cape Horn for the fifth time in his 36-year yachting career, [...]
Record Breaking Quadriplegic Woman Re-Launches Solo Sail Around Britain. Hilary is preparing to complete the round Britain dream starting from Plymouth at the end of May, 2009. Hilary Lister, 36, will officially re-launch the “Round Britain Dream”, in which she aims to become the first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain, on stand P80 [...]
