The 2018 O'pen BIC North Americans brought families from Hawaii, Florida, California, and everywhere in between to the beautiful Buffalo Canoe Club in Ridgeway, Ontario for this epic and unorthodox kids sailing event.
A 12-year-old French boy has broken the record for crossing the English Channel in an Optimist dinghy. Tom Goron set sail from the Isle of Wight at 05:00 local time on June 27 and arrived in France 14 hours and 20 minutes later. He broke the previous record set by 15-year-old Violette Dorange in 2016 by 36 minutes.
“I’m proud of him,” his mother said after he completed the feat. “He is stubborn, ambitious and perseverant.” The schoolboy made the 60-mile (96km) crossing at an average speed of more than four knots. He was followed closely by his father who was on hand in case anything went wrong. He suffered from seasickness during the attempt and wanted to give up after five hours but his father persuaded him to keep going, according to the Le Figaro newspaper. On arrival, he said that he hoped to one day emulate the French yacht racer François Gabart, who last year set a new world record for the fastest solo round-the-world navigation.
Optimist conquers Cook Strait [克服] Sail-world.com by Karen Goodger, The Nelson Daily Mail on 16 Jun 2008 https://www.sail-world.com/-45402/
Cook Strait was conquered for the first time on Sunday 15 June 2008, by an Optimist sailing from the South to the North
For someone who had just set a record by sailing the notorious Cook Strait in a 2.3m dinghy, 14-year-old Hope schoolgirl Phillippa Wood was pretty blase.
She said the five and a half hour crossing from the outer Marlborough Sounds took as long as she had expected but was 'quite hard towards the end'. 'I'm a bit tired still.' The Waimea College student dreams of skippering an all-women America's Cup yacht and tackled the strait crossing in her Optimist dinghy to fundraise towards attending regattas and coaching clinics over the next two years. She has raised enough money now to attend two more regattas and hasn't yet planned her next mission. Sunday's sailing started at 7am. There wasn't much wind but plenty of waves, which left Phillippa 'bobbing' along. 'I was a bit seasick so that was a bit interesting.' The nausea disappeared as the wind picked up. Phillippa's father, Dave Wood, accompanied her in a support boat and said they had 'totally underestimated' the strength of the tidal currents and 'got pushed way south'. Phillipa twice tried to head towards Cable Bay near Wellington, where her mother and other family members were waiting. 'Every time she made a bit of headway, she lost it. That's when we decided it would probably be better just to hit the shore somewhere,' said Mr Wood. They found a little piece of beach with black sand to land on. Mr Wood believes they could have shaved an hour off the trip if they had just gone straight to it in the first place. He said he was 'very, very proud' of his daughter who, like his other children, put 110 percent into achieving their goals. 'What more could you ask for?'
Video: Close Up Record attempt (04 33) Video tvnz.co.nz.ivr * https://youtu.be/GlNiJpS2rf0<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GlNiJpS2rf0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Mini-Movie: Hydrofoil Pro Tour 2018 Scuttlebutt Sailing New Published on June 19th, 2018
The 2018 Hydrofoil Pro Tour came to the USA on June 7-10 in San Francisco, CA. The best riders in the world gathered for four days of racing with some of the hardest conditions on tour. Filmed and edited by Quinn Wilson – published on June 19, 2018. *
Top 10 Boat Names By Year NEWS from BoatUS May 23, 2018 A boat name can reveal much about the personality of the boat owner – so choosing a boat name can be difficult. To help boaters with this task, BoatUS Boat Graphics and Letters has been compiling a list of over 8,500 boat names given by boaters across the country for over 20 years. Here are the top 10 boat names by year:
2018 Top 10 Boat Names: # 1-#10 -----------------------------> 2017-2011 Top 10 Boat Names: # 1-#10 2010-2001 Top 10 Boat Names: # 1-#10
World Sailing News 23 May 2018 16:52pm Denmark unveils crown jewel for Sailing World Championships
Hempel Sailing World Championships 2018 Aarhus, Denmark
With just 71 days to go to the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus Denmark 2018 the new Aarhus International Sailing Center was officially opened today.
Denmark's new home of sailing has immediately joined elite international company in being awarded the highest status by World Sailing and also gained the royal seal of approval from keen sailors,Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark.
"It's a great day for the sport because the Center will be a magnet for developing talent," Kim Andersen, president of World Sailing, said. "We see this all over the world where there are elite centres. People learn from each other across classes and across nations.
"Hopefully the Center and the Worlds will set new standards for how we grow the sport," Andersen, who represented Denmark at multiple World and European Championships, added."Sailing is backed by everyone in Denmark - the Crown Prince competes in the Farr 40 or Dragon - I always say Denmark isn't a country it's a coastline."
Andersen and Crown Prince Frederik, both now more used to racing Dragons, hoisted a spinnaker on a 49er FX to mark the moment. <The rest is omitted.>
5 sailing boots on test: can waterproof boots be flexible, comfortable, breathable and dry? Yachting World July10, 2017 (http://www.yachtingworld.com/gear-reviews/5-sailing-boots-test-109068) Waterproof boots made of polyurethane are cheap, but when sailing boot manufacturers ask a lot of money for rubber, Gore-Tex, breathability and comfort as well ? is it worth it? Bruce Jacobs of Rubicon3 adventure sailing finds out. ... Your feet can be warm, your feet can be dry, or your feet can smell (vaguely) acceptable when you pull your boots off after a hard watch on deck battling... Which elements do you give a lot of weight when choosing sailing boots?
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