We had an interesting final sail on Peter's Firebird in the most wind I sailed in when in Barbados - we sailed with 2 reefs. Peter's friend Eric has a foiling waveboard and he wanted to foil behind the Firebird. In the end he managed it, but there was lots of falling in at the beginning. It was hard work for Peter and I as we had to start at near zero speed, so Eric could grab the tow rope, then slowly accelerate to about 7 knots so he could get ready for lift off. Then accelerate to 10 knots very quickly, so he could lift out. And then control the speed at 10-12 rather than surge up to 15-18. But of course the wind would drop, or he'd fall in or.... but, as I say, after 2 hours he did manage to fly for maybe 30 secs. Although, if we were quick enough, we could stop and heave to after he fell in, sometimes we sailed on too far and then we had to pull in the tow rope (we discovered it was too easy to get it entangled on rudders and daggerboards), tack round and sail back. As always it was scary how quickly a head disappears from view. But interestingly we could easily see him when he was in the sun, it was when he was north of us that he became invisible (one of his sons kept a very close eye on Dad, religiously pointing to his position). Flat water helped, and lots of passing day charter cats got a bit confused by seeing a swimmer apparently a mile out to sea but happily waving!

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ont ce cherche un endroit pour ancré avant la nuit ....

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Introducing Gunboat 68 boat #1! Take a first look as we rolled her out of the factory for the first splash! Video by Guilain Grenier / Gilles Martin-Raget

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A Humpback whale sings then breaches close enough for Nicole to feel the splash! Nicole filmed this while swimming in the open ocean near Moorea, French Polynesia (by Tahiti). Nothing to do with sailing but too good not to share with you right away... By the way, we were being guided by a whale expert who ensured we did not impact the whale in any way. Before this encounter we swam some distance away from a boat that was drifting with it's engine off, then allowed the whale to approach us (or not) on his own terms. Humpback Whales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_whale Whale Breaching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean_surfacing_behaviour#Breaching_and_lunging

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Le Défi Azimut des Imoca c'est, depuis 2011, un rendez-vous annuel sportif et convivial, une ultime compétition de validation avant le grand rendez-vous de la Transat Jacques Vabre. Du 20 au 22 Septembre à Lorient. Le Défi Azimut, c'est deux courses : - Le Trophée Azimut : une régate de 24h, en vue d'effectuer les derniers réglages avant les grandes courses IMOCA - Le Défi AZIMUT : un record du tour de l'île de Groix en équipage. Teams présents : Macif, Maitre Coq, Initiatives Cœur, Safran, Votre Nom Autour du Monde, Bureau Vallée, Cheminées Poujoulat et Mare60. Azimut : Azimut conçoit des systèmes d’information en ligne : sites internet, extranet et intranet, web TV, affichage dynamique, création de contenus multimédia spécifiques pour les bornes tactiles, déploiement d'écrans tactiles de grande taille...

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