You sure can have fun sailing the bay.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Quadriplegic Sailor Set To Make History
Tim Swieckowski plans to sail into the record books by piloting a small sailboat from Clearwater south along the coast to the mouth of Tampa Bay, then east to St. Petersburg. He will complete this feat using nothing more than his determination, his ingenuity and his breath.
Paralyzed from the shoulders down in a 1990 bicycle accident, Tim Swieckowski aims to set a world record for a quadriplegic by sailing solo for 16 hours in and around the Tampa Bay Area.
Tim Swieckowski plans to sail into the record books by piloting a small sailboat from Clearwater south along the coast to the mouth of Tampa Bay, then east to St. Petersburg. He will complete this feat using nothing more than his determination, his ingenuity and his breath.
Paralyzed from the shoulders down in a 1990 bicycle accident, Tim Swieckowski aims to set a world record for a quadriplegic by sailing solo for 16 hours in and around the Tampa Bay Area.
Thursday, September 23, 2004
The Moth is one cool boat. Horse's Moth. Sailing Pic.
This is the boat I am going to build when I get the time. The International Moth is the perfect boat for the non-conforming sailor, she can be an extreme sailing machine with a hydrofoil and wings or a traditional skiff. If you don't the like the way she sails, rebuild her.
This is the boat I am going to build when I get the time. The International Moth is the perfect boat for the non-conforming sailor, she can be an extreme sailing machine with a hydrofoil and wings or a traditional skiff. If you don't the like the way she sails, rebuild her.
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Monday, September 20, 2004
Friday, September 17, 2004
Let's go fly a kite. Up in the atmosphere. Kite surfing photo.
Kite surfing the radical convergence of windsurfing, wakeboarding, surfing, paragliding and power kiting. Invented by the French (Gee, the French can't all be bad), popularised by Robbi Naish in Hawaii, Kite surfing is now ripping up the Bay.
Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite
Let's go fly a kite!
Written by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Kite surfing the radical convergence of windsurfing, wakeboarding, surfing, paragliding and power kiting. Invented by the French (Gee, the French can't all be bad), popularised by Robbi Naish in Hawaii, Kite surfing is now ripping up the Bay.
Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring
Up through the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Oh, let's go fly a kite
Let's go fly a kite!
Written by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Big Boat Series
From Suttlebutteurope.com
San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.: Anticipation is growing in San Francisco for the upcoming Big Boat Series Presented by Rolex, set to take place at the St. Francis Yacht Club on September 16-19. The 40th annual regatta has the added distinction of introducing IRC racing in the United States
this year. To date, there are 24 entries in the IRC fleet and a diverse fleet of one-designs that make up the 100-plus boat roster competing for six historic Perpetual Trophies.
Karl Kwok of Hong Kong, China returns to the Big Boat Series after a six-year hiatus and will compete in the nine-boat TP52 class with his one-year-old Beau Geste, which bears the same Chinese red dragon symbol of his previous campaigns. BMW Oracle Racing helmsman Gavin Brady joins the roster.
The defending TP52 class champion is Rosebud, owned by Roger Sturgeon(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), and it will be back to defend its title. According to the class organizer, Tom Pollack, this year’s fleet – the largest to date – is particularly notable due to the change in class rules
to accommodate an asymmetrical spinnaker for inshore racing.
In the IRC class, one of the standout entries belongs to Nicholas Lykiardopulo (Athens, Greece). His Kerr 55 AERA is racing its first major regatta in the U.S. with this event and will have in its crew Jez Fanstone, skipper of News Corp in the previous Volvo Ocean Race. Although the IRC fleet will be divided into divisions based on each boat’s individual rating, the group includes such standout entries as the Schumacher 53 Swiftsure II, owned by six-time champion Sy Kleinman(Saratoga, Calif.) who has raced in the event 24 times. Robert Youngjohns(Woodside, Calif.) will debut his new DK 46 yacht Zephyra. -- Dana Paxton
Sponsored by St. Francis Yacht Club.
From Suttlebutteurope.com
San Francisco, Calif., U.S.A.: Anticipation is growing in San Francisco for the upcoming Big Boat Series Presented by Rolex, set to take place at the St. Francis Yacht Club on September 16-19. The 40th annual regatta has the added distinction of introducing IRC racing in the United States
this year. To date, there are 24 entries in the IRC fleet and a diverse fleet of one-designs that make up the 100-plus boat roster competing for six historic Perpetual Trophies.
Karl Kwok of Hong Kong, China returns to the Big Boat Series after a six-year hiatus and will compete in the nine-boat TP52 class with his one-year-old Beau Geste, which bears the same Chinese red dragon symbol of his previous campaigns. BMW Oracle Racing helmsman Gavin Brady joins the roster.
The defending TP52 class champion is Rosebud, owned by Roger Sturgeon(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), and it will be back to defend its title. According to the class organizer, Tom Pollack, this year’s fleet – the largest to date – is particularly notable due to the change in class rules
to accommodate an asymmetrical spinnaker for inshore racing.
In the IRC class, one of the standout entries belongs to Nicholas Lykiardopulo (Athens, Greece). His Kerr 55 AERA is racing its first major regatta in the U.S. with this event and will have in its crew Jez Fanstone, skipper of News Corp in the previous Volvo Ocean Race. Although the IRC fleet will be divided into divisions based on each boat’s individual rating, the group includes such standout entries as the Schumacher 53 Swiftsure II, owned by six-time champion Sy Kleinman(Saratoga, Calif.) who has raced in the event 24 times. Robert Youngjohns(Woodside, Calif.) will debut his new DK 46 yacht Zephyra. -- Dana Paxton
Sponsored by St. Francis Yacht Club.
Friday, September 03, 2004
OZ comes to the Bay. 18 Footers spoted zipping along the water.
Australia made an appearance on the bay this week in the form of the International Eighteen Foot Skiff. The Saint Francis Yacht Club put on a shindig featuring the skiffs sailing from the Golden Gate to Bay Bridge.
Why do the Aussies have all the cool boats?
Don't fall!
Photo from 18Footers
Australia made an appearance on the bay this week in the form of the International Eighteen Foot Skiff. The Saint Francis Yacht Club put on a shindig featuring the skiffs sailing from the Golden Gate to Bay Bridge.
Why do the Aussies have all the cool boats?
Don't fall!
Photo from 18Footers
Saturday, August 28, 2004
Yikes!
Not a good way to start your day. The Gitana X capsizes during this years ORMA 18.28 trimaran championship.
Photo from G. Martin-Raget.
Not a good way to start your day. The Gitana X capsizes during this years ORMA 18.28 trimaran championship.
Photo from G. Martin-Raget.
Monday, August 23, 2004
And the winner for the Finn is.....Ben Ainslie
Ben showing the colors.
Ben Ainslie of Great Britain took the Gold in the Finn class.
Ben showing the colors.
Ben Ainslie of Great Britain took the Gold in the Finn class.
Olympic Sailing Results
470 Men
A jubilant Kevin Burnham somersaults in to the water as USA win the Gold.
Paul Foerster and John Burnham, USA, Gold
Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield, GBR, Silver
Kazuto Seki and Kenjiro Todoroki, JPN, Bronze
Laser
Robert gets a lift.
Robert Scheidt, BRA, Gold <--Again! This guy never looses.
Andreas Geritzer, AUT, Silver
Vasilij Zbogar, SLO, Bronze
Europe Dinghy
A happy Siren crosses the finish line to take the Gold.
Siren Sundby, NOR, Gold
Lenka Smidova, CZE, Silver
Sarah Blanck, AUS, Bronze
470 Men
A jubilant Kevin Burnham somersaults in to the water as USA win the Gold.
Paul Foerster and John Burnham, USA, Gold
Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield, GBR, Silver
Kazuto Seki and Kenjiro Todoroki, JPN, Bronze
Laser
Robert gets a lift.
Robert Scheidt, BRA, Gold <--Again! This guy never looses.
Andreas Geritzer, AUT, Silver
Vasilij Zbogar, SLO, Bronze
Europe Dinghy
A happy Siren crosses the finish line to take the Gold.
Siren Sundby, NOR, Gold
Lenka Smidova, CZE, Silver
Sarah Blanck, AUS, Bronze
Rowing News - US - Men's 8 wins Gold - Women's 8 wins Silver - Rowing Pau Hana
SCHINIAS, Greece – The men’s eight won the gold medal, ending a 40-year Olympic gold-medal drought, while the women’s eight brought home the silver medal on Sunday at the Olympic rowing competition at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center.
The men’s eight of Pete Cipollone (Ardmore, Pa.), Bryan Volpenhein (Cincinnati, Ohio), Beau Hoopman (Plymouth, Wis.), Dan Beery (Oaktown, Ind.), Matt Deakin (San Francisco, Calif.), Joey Hansen (Bakersfield, Calif.), Chris Ahrens (Milwaukee, Wis.), Wyatt Allen (Portland, Maine), and Jason Read (Ringoes, N.J.) took the lead off the start and never permitted a serious challenge as it went wire-to-wire in winning the gold medal. The crew took a slight lead at the 500-meter mark before extending its advantage to more than three seconds at the midway point of the race. The U.S. kept the rest of the field at bay for the remainder of the row, finishing 1.27 seconds ahead of the Netherlands. Australia won the bronze in a 5:45.38. For the U.S., it was the first Olympic medal in the men’s eight since winning a bronze in 1988 and the first gold medal since 1964.
Crazy Eights: U.S. crews get gold, silver
The women’s eight of Mary Whipple (Sacramento, Calif.), Lianne Nelson (Seattle, Wash.), Caryn Davies (Ithaca, N.Y.), Laurel Korholz (La Jolla, Calif.), Anna Mickelson (Bellevue, Wash.), Alison Cox (Turlock, Calif.), Megan Dirkmaat (San Jose, Calif.), Sam Magee (Simsbury, Conn.), and Kate Johnson (Portland, Ore.) came away with the silver medal after finishing 1.86 seconds behind Romania. The U.S. boat held a narrow 0.26-second lead on the Romanians for the first half of the race, but the defending Olympic champions had a little more speed over the final 1,000 meters as they inched ahead of the U.S. boat. The Americans clocked a 6:19.56 to Romania’s 6:17.70. The Netherlands won the bronze medal in a 6:18.85. For the U.S., the medal was the first in the women’s eight since winning gold in 1984 in Los Angeles.
For the final Olympic Rowing standings the link is here.
SCHINIAS, Greece – The men’s eight won the gold medal, ending a 40-year Olympic gold-medal drought, while the women’s eight brought home the silver medal on Sunday at the Olympic rowing competition at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center.
The men’s eight of Pete Cipollone (Ardmore, Pa.), Bryan Volpenhein (Cincinnati, Ohio), Beau Hoopman (Plymouth, Wis.), Dan Beery (Oaktown, Ind.), Matt Deakin (San Francisco, Calif.), Joey Hansen (Bakersfield, Calif.), Chris Ahrens (Milwaukee, Wis.), Wyatt Allen (Portland, Maine), and Jason Read (Ringoes, N.J.) took the lead off the start and never permitted a serious challenge as it went wire-to-wire in winning the gold medal. The crew took a slight lead at the 500-meter mark before extending its advantage to more than three seconds at the midway point of the race. The U.S. kept the rest of the field at bay for the remainder of the row, finishing 1.27 seconds ahead of the Netherlands. Australia won the bronze in a 5:45.38. For the U.S., it was the first Olympic medal in the men’s eight since winning a bronze in 1988 and the first gold medal since 1964.
Crazy Eights: U.S. crews get gold, silver
The women’s eight of Mary Whipple (Sacramento, Calif.), Lianne Nelson (Seattle, Wash.), Caryn Davies (Ithaca, N.Y.), Laurel Korholz (La Jolla, Calif.), Anna Mickelson (Bellevue, Wash.), Alison Cox (Turlock, Calif.), Megan Dirkmaat (San Jose, Calif.), Sam Magee (Simsbury, Conn.), and Kate Johnson (Portland, Ore.) came away with the silver medal after finishing 1.86 seconds behind Romania. The U.S. boat held a narrow 0.26-second lead on the Romanians for the first half of the race, but the defending Olympic champions had a little more speed over the final 1,000 meters as they inched ahead of the U.S. boat. The Americans clocked a 6:19.56 to Romania’s 6:17.70. The Netherlands won the bronze medal in a 6:18.85. For the U.S., the medal was the first in the women’s eight since winning gold in 1984 in Los Angeles.
For the final Olympic Rowing standings the link is here.
Friday, August 20, 2004
Look at that spinnaker! Sailing Pic.
49er - USA
Tim WADLOW and Pete SPAULDING (USA) competing in race 8 of the Double-handed Dinghy Open - 49er event, 20 August, 2004 Olympic Sailing Competition, Athens, Greece.
Photo from ISAF
49er - USA
Tim WADLOW and Pete SPAULDING (USA) competing in race 8 of the Double-handed Dinghy Open - 49er event, 20 August, 2004 Olympic Sailing Competition, Athens, Greece.
Photo from ISAF
Laser showdown: Going for the Gold on Sunday
Will Brazilian Robert Scheidt, reclaim the Gold medal which he lost to Ben Ainslie in 2000? The 7 time world champ looks like he should do it but it will be a good hard fight.
French sailor Felix Pruvot in the Olympic Laser event.
Photographer: ISAF
Will Brazilian Robert Scheidt, reclaim the Gold medal which he lost to Ben Ainslie in 2000? The 7 time world champ looks like he should do it but it will be a good hard fight.
French sailor Felix Pruvot in the Olympic Laser event.
Photographer: ISAF
Nuzum and Abdullah to Race for Medals in Saturday’s Finals at Olympic Regatta
SCHINIAS, Greece – The men’s double sculls tandem of
Henry Nuzum (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Aquil Abdullah
(Washington, D.C.) will race for a medal on Saturday,
the first day of finals of the Olympic rowing competition
at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center.
Photos by Ed Hewitt.
SCHINIAS, Greece – The men’s double sculls tandem of
Henry Nuzum (Chapel Hill, N.C.) and Aquil Abdullah
(Washington, D.C.) will race for a medal on Saturday,
the first day of finals of the Olympic rowing competition
at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Center.
Photos by Ed Hewitt.
Yngling Olympic Gold goes to Great Britain
British team Shirley Robertson, Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton sailed for Gold and victory. Kudos!
British team Shirley Robertson, Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton sailed for Gold and victory. Kudos!
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