Greetings yachties, In this issue: Andy Meiklejohn Co-Skipper on Hugo Boss, Waiheke Island Burlesque Festival – Featuring Wild Days Rum Sailing TV, Jim Young, Sydney – Hobart 2010 – first entries, Sail-World UK – latest issue here, Sail-World NZ – latest issue here, Des Top News, The Bermuda Triangle – more here, Istioselida -It’s all [...]
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: [...]
Over a bottle of Inner Circle rum, they looked at the drawings of the wooden boat soon to be built by Greg Elliot and hatched a plan to make a mould from it, good enough for about five boats, which Roger thought he could sell reasonably easily, one of course to themselves. They persuaded the [...]
Alan Sefton was a friend and colleague of Sir Peter Blake. As a journalist, Alan covered many of Blake’s races. Their working relationship continued with Team New Zealand, and blakexpeditions. Review International successes In 1952 the New Zealand Yachting Federation was formed to prepare for the Melbourne Olympic Games, and to administer the national classes. [...]
Geneva Rolle Geneva Photos: My Images more here International 5.5mIC Swiss Championship on the Lake Thun Christoph Burger on Odlo takes gold As usual the Thunersee Yacht Club stands for a perfect organization and infrastructure during the International Swiss Championship of 5.5mIC 24 boats from 6 nations (AUT, BAH; GER; NED; NOR; SUI) were competing [...]
“The Alinghi Team will also begin their matches with the dance from the Swiss billionaire’s home village. “We are happy to see this honorable traditional dance revived for the Rugby World cup,” said Bertarelli. “Called the Hakyodel, it involves the players chanting out the words to a challenge in an archaic Swiss language whilst waving [...]
TELEFÓNICA BLUE DOMINATES IN BOSTON Telefónica Blue ruled the day on Saturday afternoon earning two wins from two starts on in-port race day at the Volvo Ocean Race stopover at Fan Pier, in Boston. With Iker Martinez on the helm and Bouwe Bekking calling tactics, Telefónica Blue dominated the afternoon, leading from pole to pole [...]
Mid 80’s, Its about 4 o’clock, Wednesday, I’m just finishing a few jobs before heading down to Westhaven, phone goes, Its Ray. “Not going today, too busy, sorry for the late notice.” Bugger, not going for a yacht. Well I am! I remember this day like it was yesterday. Funny how you remember things that [...]
Part 2 Jim also designed launches: Cats Cruising Yachts …and Trailer Yachts Aaron Young Aaron, is the oldest of two brothers, the younger Stephen works at Southern Spars as a design engineer. Although I was on boats from age 1 my first real memory was when Jim was racing boats of his own through the [...]
