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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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The ocean gives us life, and our Skippers are here to remind us why it’s worth protecting. 🌎🌊 From awe-inspiring encounters to moments of connection, Skippers Chole, D'amy, and Maya share what fuels their love for the sea—and their mission to safeguard it. Now it's your turn! What about the ocean fills you with wonder? Drop it in the comments. #OceanActionMonth #Skippers #ProtectWhatYouLove

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E mesmo que você não saia do barco, não bote a cara na janela para ver o que está na volta. Ainda assim o clima té diferente. #veleiro #veleiros #vidanomade

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The Jeanneau Velaasco 43, introduced at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, is certainly not what one usually expects to see when they hear there's a new Jeanneau in town. But this sailboat builder has proven it can come up with interesting powerboat designs, as well, and when reviewer Zuzana Prochazka goes through this boat she finds excellent use of space, and a flybridge that can be custom-configured on the spur of the moment. Find out what else Zuzana found, in this First Look Video. http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2013/12/jeanneau-velaasco-43-first-look-video/ For more boat videos, visit www.boats.com.

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