Park City Sailing helps kids build life skills during its summer camps: The mission of the Park City Sailing Association Jr. Sailing Program is to build sailing and life skills while also promoting sportsmanship and fostering teamwork. The Jr. … [Read more...]
Dee Caffari blogs from on board Turn the Tide on Plastic during Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race
Dee Caffari blogs from on board Turn the Tide on Plastic during Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race: We're almost there, in Auckland at the end of a long and successful Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race. What a leg it has been. We sailed with the front of the … [Read more...]
Dee Caffari blogs from on board Turn the Tide on Plastic during Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race
Dee Caffari blogs from on board Turn the Tide on Plastic during Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race: We have been at sea for six days on Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race and are racing from Hong Kong to Auckland in New Zealand. Today is the first day we have … [Read more...]
Cool Extreme Sailing image – Image from page 32 of “India impressions, with some notes of Ceylon during a winter tour, 1906-7 [microform]” (1907)
A Extreme Sailing tagged image from photographer - Internet Archive Book Images as published on Flickr. Image from page 32 of "India impressions, with some notes of Ceylon during a winter tour, 1906-7 [microform]" (1907) Image from page 32 of … [Read more...]
British sailor dies after being swept overboard in Indian Ocean during round-the-world race
British sailor dies after being swept overboard in Indian Ocean during round-the-world race: Simon Speirs, 60, from Bristol, was taking part in the Clipper Round the World Race from South Africa to Australia when he was washed over the side of the … [Read more...]
Rare Weather Event During Chicago-Mac
Rare Weather Event During Chicago-Mac: Competitors in the 109th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac got a gut punch when storm winds swept across Lake Michigan, with only 200 of the 297 starters completing the 289.4 nm course. Meteorologist Mark … [Read more...]
Weather was a factor during Saturday’s Zhik 29er Class World Championships
Weather was a factor during Saturday's Zhik 29er Class World Championships: LONG BEACH >> With wind conditions that consistently shifted during the six-day Zhik 29er Class World Championships, consistency was the key to victory. After three days of … [Read more...]
Oracle Team USA capsize during foiling gybe
Oracle Team USA capsize during foiling gybe: Oracle Team USA capsized during a foiling gybe on Tuesday and appeared to sustain some damage, no crew appeared to be injured in the incident - Video here... Full Article: Sailweb Sailing and Yachting … [Read more...]
Optimist – Image from page 769 of “Story of the Sherman brigade.The camp, the march, the bivouac, the battle; and how “the boys” lived and died during four years of active field service…” (1897)
A Extreme Sailing tagged image from photographer - Internet Archive Book Images as published on Flickr. Image from page 769 of "Story of the Sherman brigade.The camp, the march, the bivouac, the battle; and how "the boys" lived and died during four … [Read more...]
U.S. Fires Warning Flare During Tense Naval Encounter With Iran In Persian Gulf
U.S. Fires Warning Flare During Tense Naval Encounter With Iran In Persian Gulf: Another naval encounter between Iran and the United States in the Persian Gulf took place this week when a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer was forced to fire a … [Read more...]
Optimist – Image from page 474 of “Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy; with some account of the conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and of its subsequent development during the sail period” (1902)
A Extreme Sailing tagged image from photographer - Internet Archive Book Images as published on Flickr. Image from page 474 of "Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy; with some account of the conditions of naval warfare … [Read more...]
Sailing Activities During the PEoples Port Festival
Club News: Sailing Activities During the PEoples Port Festival: On Saturday 25 March Dinghy High Performance Coaching will take place from 12h30 to 16h30. Later that day all dinghy, duck and yacht owners are invited to take part in a Sail Past … [Read more...]
Sailing Image – Image from page 130 of “Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of H.M.S. ‘Beagle,’ under the command of Captain Fitz Roy” (1913)
A Extreme Sailing tagged image from photographer - Internet Archive Book Images as published on Flickr. Image from page 130 of "Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of … [Read more...]
Sailing Image – Image from page 476 of “Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy : with some account of the conditions of naval warfare at the beginning of the eighteenth century, and of its subsequent development during the sail period” (1913)
A Extreme Sailing tagged image from photographer - Internet Archive Book Images as published on Flickr. Image from page 476 of "Types of naval officers drawn from the history of the British Navy : with some account of the conditions of naval warfare … [Read more...]
