Recent Posts Tagged With 'sailing'

• Top Ten Sailing Videos of the Year

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 12:08 in sailing, sailing video

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 29 Dec Top Ten Sailing Videos of the YearMany of our articles here at YachtPals include sailing footage in order to give readers a feel for the conditions on the water, which photos sometimes can't capture. Some...

• Sailing the Atlantic

  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 11:59 in sailing, atlantic, atlantic crossing, disabled sailing, geoff holt

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Yesterday morning I was awoken from one of my brief cat naps with a start.  It was 0400 GMT (we use GMT on board) and still pitch black, Digby was awake drinking a cup of coffee. The air had sudde...

• Sailing in Sharm El Sheikh

  Posted on Monday December 28th, 2009 at 08:04 in sailing, sailing cat lagoon 500

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Hi All This is the first Sailing Cat in Sharm El Sheikh read more...

• Sailing Again

  Posted on Wednesday December 23rd, 2009 at 11:37 in sailing, atlantic, atlantic crossing, disabled sailing, geoff holt

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community We eventually slipped our lines from Mindelo Marina, Cape Verde, at 1500 GMT yesterday Tuesday 22nd.  We had a busy morning. Ceasar had stayed until 9.00pm on Monday to ensure both engines were co...

• Sailing Highlights 2009 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

  Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 17:59 in environment, Pirates, sailing, trimaran, sailing records, america's cup

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 22 Dec Sailing Highlights 2009 - The Good, the Bad, and the UglyWhat a year! The 50 knot sailing barrier was broken by a sailboat, piracy shook the yachting community, the world's largest trimaran redefined spee...

• Just boarded the Eleanor P for the second time, but this time she\'s in the water rather than the factory!

  Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 17:39 in hardware, sailing, disability, adaptation, disabled sailing

  Photo at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community 22 Dec Just boarded the Eleanor P for the second time, but this time she's in the water rather than the factory!...

• Wind and Passion

  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 08:53 in sailing, Cruising, Florida, us, florida keys, quadriplegic, disabled sailing

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Being disabled means learning how to adapt, and for over 30 years, as a C6/C7 quadriplegic, I’ve always managed to find a way to do most of the things I wanted to do. I am 58 years old now, and f...

• A Sailing Icon Remembered: Roy Disney

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 12:14 in disney, sailing, California, us, transpac

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 17 Dec A Sailing Icon Remembered: Roy Disney Less than a month from his 80th birthday, sailor Roy E. Disney was lost to the world this week, and he will be missed. Roy was not only a huge supporter of the mariti...

• Bad weather

  Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 12:07 in sailing, atlantic, catamarans, disabled sailing, geoff holt

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Here we go again, back on the rollercoaster ride and have been for the past 24 hours, making for an uncomfortable night last night and the prospect of the same today.  We are still making for the ...

• Sailing for the Cape Verde islands

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 16:28 in sailing, disabled sailing, geoff holt

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community More mixed weather.  The roller coaster ride of Sunday was followed by a day of glass-like conditions yesterday.  Barely a puff of wind all day and seas so flat we could see turtles swimming seve...

• Beautiful Sailing Boat

  Posted on Tuesday December 15th, 2009 at 15:55 in sailing, beautiful sailing boat

  Photo at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community 15 Dec Beautiful Sailing Boat...

• A few movies I\'ve taken over the years

  Posted on Friday December 11th, 2009 at 08:19 in sailing, Just For Fun, ferries, sail training

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Over the years I've been taking a few videos of my time on the water. read more...

• Quadriplegic Yachtsman Sailing Atlantic - Bon Voyage Geoff Holt!

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 13:53 in sailing, Catamaran, canary islands, atlantic, disabled sailing, geoff holt

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 10 Dec Quadriplegic Yachtsman Sailing Atlantic - Bon Voyage Geoff Holt!Canary Islands - Many Yacht Pals cross the pond each year, but this transat is quite special.  Our friend Geoff Holt, known both for his hi...

• Naked Boating

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 20:58 in sailing, naked

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 06 Dec Naked BoatingAs the mercury drops in the northern latitudes, and those of us who can't go south with the Sun, now bundle up to protect ourselves from Old Man Winter's icy grip, let's turn our thoughts to ...

• DoGzilla vs. The Cat - Video of America\'s Cup Boats

  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 10:29 in bmw, sailing, oracle, alinghi, catamarans, trimaran, dogzilla, sailing video, america's cup

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 05 Dec DoGzilla vs. The Cat - Video of America's Cup BoatsSpain - Looking past the court battles, the public personalities, the squabbling over rules, venues, dates and more, there's still an actual sailing...

• Sailing Yacht and Crew in Iran - UPDATED

  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 17:59 in sailing, bahrain, hostages, pindar

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 01 Dec Sailing Yacht and Crew in Iran - UPDATEDIran - Five sailors from the British Isles are currently being held against their will in Iran, after finding themselves in the wrong place at the worst time. Their...

• Green Cargo - The Revival of the Sailing Freighter

  Posted on Monday November 30th, 2009 at 13:40 in environment, sailing, shipping, tall ships

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 30 Nov Green Cargo - The Revival of the Sailing FreighterAfter several millennia of success, it was less than 100 years ago when steam power, and later the power of internal combustion engines, took the place of...

• BVI cruising

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 17:55 in bvi, sailing, Cruising, caribbean, virgin islands, thunderstorm, round tortola race

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community It's amazing how quickly time passes on a sailboat. After boarding Gaiamar on Friday night, we finally left the marina on Sunday afternoon with Gene kicking and screaming to stay attached to the in...

• Boat Damage Ends Around the World Sailing Record Attempt

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 11:54 in sailing, atlantic, groupama 3, jules verne trophy, franck cammas, thomas coville, stan honey

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 16 Nov Boat Damage Ends Around the World Sailing Record Attempt Atlantic - Franck Cammas, and the crew of the record breaking boat Groupama 3, which is currently sailing around the world for a record, heard an a...

• New l\'Hydroptere Speed Sailing Record

  Posted on Thursday November 12th, 2009 at 11:36 in france, sailing, trimaran, sailing records, l’hydroptère

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 12 Nov New l'Hydroptere Speed Sailing RecordFrance - l’Hydroptère, the hydrofoil trimaran which currently owns the record for the fastest craft under sail, has just topped itself, and has bested the 50 k...

• Joy For All arrives BVI in record time

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 20:53 in offshore, sailing, Cruising, caribbean 1500, passagemaking

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Joy For All finished the Caribbean 1500 rally just after 8 am this morning with an average speed of 7.7 knots. We only used the engine for 8 hours, not including time to charge the batteries since...

• Sam Davies Sailing Artemis

  Posted on Sunday November 8th, 2009 at 12:28 in france, sailing, artemis, open 60, transat jacques vabre, sam davies

  Photo at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community 08 Nov Sam Davies Sailing Artemis...

• 48 hrs to go until the Transat Jacques Vabre

  Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 10:30 in france, sailing, aviva, transat, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, brian thompson

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community The final 48 hours are always interesting and each skipper has different habits. One thing that all of us will be doing is looking at the weather for the start of the race. The atmosphere around th...

• Caribbean 1500

  Posted on Tuesday November 3rd, 2009 at 17:16 in sailing, Cruising

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community The wind had been from the north, and forecast to be from the northeast, not the ideal conditions for crossing the Gulf Stream. Wind opposing current can cause steep breaking waves. But the forecas...

• Light winds in Puget Sound

  Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 19:03 in Seattle, sailing, sailboats, sailboat

  Photo at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community 03 Nov Light winds in Puget Sound...

• Sailing Around the World Non-Stop on a 21 Foot Boat?

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 13:48 in france, sailing, sailing records, singlehanded, les sables d’olonne, transat 650

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 29 Oct Sailing Around the World Non-Stop on a 21 Foot Boat?Les Sables d’Olonne, France – Those of us who are old enough might remember the day Sir Robin Knox Johnston became the first person to circumnavigat...

• The end for Vestas Sailrocket

  Posted on Thursday October 29th, 2009 at 12:37 in sailing, sailrocket

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Well, it looks like it's over. Today was officially the last day of our record attempt. the wind wasn't forecast to blow... and it didn't. Soon we will be packing up VESTAS Sailrocket for the last ...

• A great day of speed sailing

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 13:14 in sailing, namibia, sailrocket

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community All in all a great day of speed sailing. I sailed the best speed run I have ever done. Alex sits beside me going through the TRIMBLE GPS files. We did a run somewhere around 49.25/.5 mark. I stuck ...

• This sailor\'s been too long on land...

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 00:22 in sailing, atlantic, caribbean 1500, passagemaking

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Joy For All is on the way to Hampton, VA for the start of the Caribbean 1500---without me aboard. The weather window for the delivery opened before I could get to Connecticut so I will be meeting ...

• Sunday... Bloody Sunday

  Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 18:23 in sailing, sailrocket

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Well, I'll try and be brief as it's late and we have shed loads to do.... fortunately it's not too bad as it could have been a hell of a lot worse. We pushed it today in winds that remained up and ...