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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There are lots of beautiful spots to snorkel in Culebra, Puerto Rico. We just wanted to share some of this beauty with you, while we are catching up on our videos 😉⛵️

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SKIPPER LARGE POWER COURSE (4.9/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) : https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/skipper-large-power-boat For full Powerboat Navigation Rules Course (Free) - https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/navigation-rules-for-powerboats For Large Skipper Powerboat Course - https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/skipper-large-power-boat When two powerboats are on a collision course, the boat that sees the other boat over its starboard side should give way. Make an early and obvious direction change to signal to the other boat that you have seen them and are taking action. List of Courses Navigation Rules for Powerboats Course - FREE - https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/navigation-rules-for-powerboats Skipper Large Powerboat - https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/skipper-large-power-boat Bareboat Chartering - https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/bareboat-charter Coastal Navigation - https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/coastal-navigation Electronic Navigation - https://www.nauticed.org/powerboating-courses/view/electronic-navigation #powerboat #boating #powerboating

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35° Campionato Invernale di Roma - Trofeo Città di Fiumicino

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⛵ Segel am Strand setzen oder erst draußen auf dem Wasser? In diesem Cat-2-Go QuickTip zeige ich dir, welche Variante wann sinnvoll ist – und worauf du unbedingt achten musst, wenn du das Segel schon an Land hochziehst. ✅ Die Entscheidung hängt von Wind, Bootstyp und Erfahrung ab – aber viele machen dabei gefährliche Fehler. 👉 Kurz erklärt, sicher gesegelt – mit Cat-2-Go. #Cat2Go #Segeltipp #Segelsetzen #Anfängerfehler #SailingShorts #Katamaran #Schlauchkatamaran #AufblasbaresBoot #Segelnlernen #SicherheitbeimSegeln

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