Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Monday, October 04, 2004
Saturday, October 02, 2004
Thursday, September 30, 2004
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.
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