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Welcoming the New Year with a fresh winter solo sail
If you've nothing better to do, check out the short video on youtube
@ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SILkeBo8HKk
To a Happy New Sailing Year!
Puget Sound / Seattle
January 2, 2011
15-25 knots
Frederick
Mistral #997
Seattle, WA
S/V Sailing Still at 7.4 kts in Howe Sound, British Columbia
Boat sailing well at 7.4kts with reefed main and jib.
Greig Williams
S/V Sailing Still, a 1990 Catalina 36
Gibsons Harbour, Howe Sound, Gulf Islands,
British Columbia, Canada
"Still sailing after all these years"
Click on the YouTube video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VK1BImlW-A&list=FL7B9e3yyOOHnQksEMf-qmxA...
Wind Star sailing in a stiff breeze in Tonga
Here's a photo of Wind Star sailing from Tongatapu, Tonga on a 50 Nm hop to Kelefesia in the Ha'apai Group in 2008. After departing at 04:00 and feeling our way out through the shipping channel (some lights were missing) here we're in nice flat water doing about 6 Kts, 3 reefs in the main, genoa partially furled. We could have managed well with 2 reefs but we like to be a bit conservative.
Ships and fishing boats on the Columbia River
As an interesting situation developed on a recent Columbia River trip to Astoria on High Flight. Thinking ahead, I grabbed my camcorder, then uploaded the video to YouTube. A fishing boat was anchored at the channel's edge in the Columbia River, with a tanker coming his way. The 'mighty Columbia River' is a superb salmon and steelhead fishery. But the river is dredged to 40+ feet from its mouth to Portland, about 100 miles, so there is continual heavy ship traffic. Sometimes it gets a little hairy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXqng1qpPfI
Pacific Northwest-style wind indicator
We do things differently up here in the Pacific Northwest, where men are men, and sailors are...what??? This sailboat is obviously rigged for crossing the intimidating Columbia River Bar - the area called the 'Graveyard of the Pacific' - and for rugged offshore racing. They drive to Astoria, Oregon's West Basin marina (where this shot was taken) in a beat up pickup with a gun rack in the back window. No wusses these guys!
End of a nice day in Whitby
After a nice short sail after work, always nice to relax and watch the sunset
Sydney Harbour August 2011
Weather was not the best (19C - 5kn wind & overcast), but it is winter in Australia!
Canada Day 2011 - First cruise
Canada Day 2011
Finally! The weather cooperated for the July first long week-end for Canada Day 2011.
