Riptides can carry hapless swimmers out into the ocean very quickly – by the time a lifeguard is able swim out to rescue them, it may be too late. Using a Jet Ski to reach struggling swimmers is one option, although such watercraft can be expensive, problematic to store on-site, and difficult to launch for [...]
vote for this image here Greetings yachties, A couple of the latest vids from off the water while I’m at the day job. In this issue: Interview with co-skipper/ watch captain Stu Bannatyne here Vestas Sailrocket, Skiffs on Auckland Harbour, Transat Jacques Vabre, Volvo Ocean Race, Scuttlebutt USA – latest issue here, Enjoy Introducing [...]
Greetings yachties, Join Yachtyakka Yacht Club Replica of the J-Class RAINBOW starts, Waka Wins, Brad Jackson and Stu Bannatyne – Sailor of the Year at the 2009 Yachting New Zealand Excellence Awards, Saito Challenge, l’Hydroptere – 51.63knots The Movie, Loius Vuitton ETNZ V Synergy Crash Bang at Louis Vuitton Trohpy, Transat Jacques Vabres, America’s Cup, [...]
BIG WAVES, BIG ACTION “The depression in the South Atlantic has aligned itself perfectly to fire the fleet to Cape Town at record place,” promises Green Dragon’s skipper, Ian Walker/GBR. But the although the 24-hour record of 562.96 nautical miles currently held by ABN AMRO TWO could be broken, it is a question of which [...]
