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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October is a spectacular month to visit Camden. The fall foliage is at it's peak and the summer crowds have left. Lyman-Morse at Wayfarer is perfectly situated along Camden's inner harbor, walking distance to both town and the spectacular hiking of the Camden Hills. Come visit!

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All of the worlds best skiff sailors are in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the most important event of the season, the 2015 49er/49erFX World Championships. Here's a short interview with 2014 ISAF World Sailors Of The Year, Martine Grael & Kahena Kunze for Brazil. All the action is available on http://49er.org/

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Foi dada a largada para a 48ª Semana Internacional de Vela de Ilhabela que vai até 31 de julho de 2021, no Yacht Club de Ilhabela (YCI), no litoral norte paulista. O tradicional Desfile das Embarcações empolgou o público presente e deu um gostinho do que estar por vir nas regatas da semana mais importante da vela brasileira! O grande encontro da modalidade conta com mais de 100 barcos das principais classes de vela oceânica, como ORC, RGS, Mini Transat, Multicasco, Bico de Proa, Clássicos, C30 e HPE25. E, pela primeira vez, reúne regatas presenciais e virtuais, com as provas online feitas pelo aplicativo Virtual Regatta Inshore. Inscreva-se no canal oficial da Semana Internacional de vela de Ilhabela: https://bityli.com/B6QTp Curta a SIVI no Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sivilhabela/ Siga a SIVI no Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sivilhabela/ Siga a SIVI no Twitter: https://twitter.com/sivilhabela/ Saiba mais: https://www.sivilhabela.com.br

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Incontro ravvicinato tra Adamas (isola di Milos) e Ormos Egialis (isola di Amorgos) il 31 maggio 2016

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