Dive down a few hours south of Miami, and you’ll find yourself among the palm trees, blue waters, and colorful foliage of Key West. Forget port/starboard: On this island, the roosters roaming the streets have the right of way. Here at the southernmost point of the United States, the first-ever The Southernmost Regatta presented by Sailing Inc. recently came to a close in dramatic fashion. The event saw five classes complete 10 or 12 races as scheduled. The week started with three days of non-stop sunshine, perfect wind, and waves that faded over the next two days before a light wind finale. Dock talk will tell you the conditions were primetime Key West. There’s something magical about the island lifestyle. Each day after racing, sailors gathered for daily awards at the Sunset Tiki Bar at the Galleon Resort, which was a gracious host. It goes without saying that were plenty of mudslides and Mount Gay cocktails to go around. The Melges 24 fleet was the largest of the five classes. Today’s finale was a who-beats-who between Peter Duncan’s Raza Mixta and Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy. The Raza Mixta team grabbed the lead from Laura Grondin’s Dark Energy on the second day and never looked back. Onboard with Duncan were Victor Diaz de Leon, Erik Shampain, Matty Pistay, and Greiner Hobbs. Taking the Corinthian trophy was Alex Shafer’s Sweaty Betty from Clermont Sailing Club, Florida. The beasts in the Great Lakes 52 fleet were certainly a spectacle on the blue waters off Key West. On the fleet’s own separate race course, David Team’s TP52 Vesper took charge, finishing with 24 points over the 12-race series, six points ahead of Austin Fragomen’s Interlodge VII. Rounding out the podium was Doug DeVos’s Windquest. Tight competition characterized the J/111 racing, especially between Andrew & Sedgwick Ward’s Bravo and Ian Hill’s Sitella. The Bravo team came out on top, winning the tie-breaker. On the Wards’ team was Bill Hardesty, Joshua & Matthew Kapell, Ian Fraser, Sebastian Bliss, Kelly McKeown, and River Paquin, narrowly edging out the Sitella team with Terry Hutchinson onboard. Gwen Fragomen’s Botin 44 Interlodge IV put on an impressive show in the ORC division. The team put up a near-perfect scorecard throughout five days of racing, only taking one second place finish behind Eric Lopez del Valle’s Farr 395 Wasabi. If there was an award for team spirit, the Wasabi team might just have taken the crown — With tunes pumping through the speakers and plenty of smiles & greetings on the docks every day, this team made friends with everyone at the event. Bobby Julien’s Dingbat team put on a show in the J/70 fleet with six bullets and no need to sail the final race. James Gary’s Ayacucho from Severn Sailing Association had an excellent showing and took home the J/70 Corinthian trophy. The race committee team of nine led by PRO Mark Foster completed 40 races throughout the week, rolling out the red carpet for the sailors. The Southernmost Regatta extends its deep gratitude to the vision of the Ruhlman family, Sailing Inc., Regatta Chair Martin Kullman, Evolution Sails, Harken Inc., Mount Gay Rum, J/Boats, EWE Spirit Foundation, Sail22, AA Dive Services, Pirates Lair, the Sunset Tiki Bar at the Galleon Resort, and the City of Key West. Media coverage was provided by Harken, Walter Cooper Photography, and Sharon Green’s Ultimate Sailing. The Mount Gay was flowing, the breeze was blowing, and the Southernmost Regatta is cementing itself as the place to be in January. Plan on joining the fun next year — onward & upward! thesouthernmostregatta.com · Results: yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=14520 · On-the-water live updates: @harken_inc Instagram Stories · Photo Gallery: bit.ly/Southernmost2022Photos

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Excess s'invite au Yachting Live, l’événement 100% digital du Groupe Beneteau ♦ Du 15 au 17 janvier 2021 3 jours de découvertes et d'interactions pour choisir le catamaran Lagoon de vos rêves ! Inscription gratuite à l’événement : https://cutt.ly/JjdiW1e Suscribe to EXCESS-Catamarans Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/ExcessCatamarans Website : https://excess-catamarans.com/en/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/EXCESSCatamarans/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/excess_catamarans/44 #excess #catamarans #catamaransailing #sailors #yachting #live

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MARINA DEGLI AREGAI - Nei giorni compresi tra il 22 e il 24 aprile 2017, il porto turistico di Marina degli Aregai ha ospitato la prima edizione di Oltremare Exposition. Lo stand numero 46, gestito dallo Yacht Club Aregai, ha messo a disposizione le imbarcazioni RS Feva XL, mediante le quali i visitatori più curiosi e interessati hanno potuto sperimentare lo sport della vela; tutto ciò si è potuto concretizzare mediante la collaborazione con la I Zona FIV offrendo la possibilità di tesserare tutti gli aspiranti velisti gratuitamente. Alto è stato l'afflusso dei partecipanti. Tutti i ragazzi si sono dimostrati soddisfatti al termine del breve tour in barca, grazie agli istruttori che hanno gestito l'evento con professionalità. Nell'ultimo giorno di manifestazione, vi è stata una piacevole collaborazione con gli amici del Circolo Nautico di Arma di Taggia: gli allievi hanno partecipato con entusiasmo a un'uscita con gli allievi della Scuola Vela Aregai. Per concludere si ringrazia: il porto di Marina degli Aregai, la I Zona FIV, il Circolo di Arma per la disponibilità mostrata nel fornire lo stand di un simulatore e istruttori provenienti da circoli differenti che hanno messo a disposizione esperienza e simpatia. Iscriviti al canale, su Facebook o alla Newsletter per rimanere sempre aggiornato. Se il video ti è piaciuto condividilo sui Social! A breve nuovi video, resta sintonizzato! Per info: Sito internet Yacht Club Aregai: http://www.yachtclubaregai.it/ Scuola Vela Estiva: http://www.yachtclubaregai.it/scuola-vela/

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Stintino Sardegna. Esperienza in Barca a Vela o in Catamarano. Prenota la tua Vacanza in Barca. Sali a Bordo con noi. Info e Prenotazioni - www.sycharter.com

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Retro vibes, free spirit, and an iconic design: the Lagoon 46 and 51 are getting a makeover to offer a more contemporary look with rethought layouts for enhanced connection. Join us for the Lagoon Exclusive Days on 12th and 15th March to discover and visit them first! - Vibes rétro, esprit libre et design iconique : les Lagoon 46 et 51 font peau neuve pour offrir un look plus contemporain avec des agencements repensés pour une meilleure connexion. Rejoignez-nous pour les Exclusive Days Lagoon les 12 et 15 mars pour les découvrir et les visiter en avant-première ! #lagoon #lagooncatamaran #catamaran #iconic #eighties #Lagoon46 #Lagoon51

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Are you waiting for 'retirement' to chase your dreams...? 💭 Why wait for a day that's not guaranteed, when you could make a career swap instead? 🤔 Working on a boat may be unpaid, but it brings pride of ownership and personal fulfillment. And, with internet access anywhere and many online opportunities, "the world is your oyster" 🦪 Achieving work-life balance doesn't' have to be so out of reach 🌊⛵ Share one step in the comments below that you can take today that will transform your life tomorrow! 👇👇👇 #BluewaterCruising #ChangeYourLife #CareerSwap #WorldTravel #Sailing

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