Update, Day 4: both Irish boats hold steady in Gold fleet at the Olympic qualifier in Lanzarote. A dramatic opening day of Gold fleet racing saw Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove Team Dickson Waddilove 49er Ireland hold on to their third overall place in their quest to qualify Ireland for Tokyo 2021 with a third place followed by an impressive race win. In a repeat of Tuesday’s form, the pair were heading for a third top three result but were again disqualified for being fractionally over the line at the start. Ryan Seaton and Séafra Guilfoyle Out2Win Ryan & Séafra had a 13-11-14, and held onto 10th position. Ireland remains under threat from Italian boats in 12th, 15th and 16th places while Belgium hold 14th place. Thursdays’ Gold fleet series again features three races each day before a single fleet race on Friday to decide the top ten boats for the medal race final. “Gold fleet racing is full of swings and roundabouts and nothing can be taken as assured until the final race ends,” commented James O’Callaghan, Irish Sailing’s Performance Director. “As predicted at the start of the week, this series is going to go down to the wire on Friday.”

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Land diving is a ritual performed by the men of the southern part of Pentecost Island, Vanuatu. Men jump off wooden towers close to 90 feet high, with two tree vines wrapped around the ankles. Land diving is done by tying vines to each ankle. According to the Guinness World Records, the g-force experienced by those at their lowest point in the dive is the greatest experienced in the non-industrialized world by humans. The origin of land diving is described in a legend of a woman who was dissatisfied with her husband, . It is sometimes claimed that the woman was upset that her husband was too vigorous regarding his sexual wants, so she ran away into the forest. Her husband followed her, so she climbed a banyan tree.She tied lianas to her ankles and jumped and survived. Her husband jumped after her, but did not tie lianas to himself, which caused him to plummet and die. Originally, women did it in respect to the original woman who did it, but husbands were not comfortable with seeing their wives in such positions, so they took the sport for themselves, and it gradually changed from trees to specifically designed wooden towers. The men performed the original land diving so that they would not be tricked again.

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In crociera in barca a vela alle Cicladi con i nostri due amici. Navighiamo sicuri e veloci spinti da vento forte. La barca a vela scivola sulla cresta delle onde, fugge via, non rimane in balia dei marosi. E' una barca vela costruita per la navigazione oceanica. In Egeo con il Meltemi le condizioni di vento e di mare non sono molto dissimili da quelle dell'oceano ***** Guarda le nostre crociere in barca vela https://www.walkaboutcharter.com ***** Segui Sailing Walkabout: YouTube: iscriviti e attiva la campanella 🔔 http://bit.ly/2S6nW6G Leggi il blog del giro del mondo in barca a vela https://www.walkabout.it/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WalkaboutCharter Instagram su Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WalkaboutCharter

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Seacocks are bronze valves in a boat and are used as a safety measure for closing off holes below the water line and keeping water out of the boat for either maintenance or emergencies. We have 4 total on Seawind, and one of them has been giving us trouble for the past couple of years. I cleaned and greased this particular seacock, and ever since, it’s seeped a bit of water into the boat. The only way I could stop the leak was to tighten the valve so much that I couldn’t turn the handle! Live right now for our patrons AD FREE is EP. 55 of Sailing Seawind! We take you through the process of lapping a seacock, Katy tackles some projects of her own, and so much more! This early live viewing each week can be available to you over on our Patreon! Link in bio 😊 If you enjoy our content and regularly watch our channel, consider becoming a patron. You’ll instantly gain access to early episode viewings AD FREE, a more personal connection to us including messaging, live video updates, posts and video clips not in our YouTube videos, tracking link and more ❤️⛵️✌🏼#sailingseawind #sonyalpha #sailing #project [ Epidemic Sound ] Mojo Flag by Tayler Watts

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