From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Epi and Oli Split Friday Takos

October 27, 2007

Glida Pilote is usually in charge of the Friday Tako Races at NYC. However this week, while Glida is away, this supreme responsibility fell to Jane Fossett and Oliphant Ming. Although Glida often serves up a Friday menu of marathon courses and Force ten winds, Fossett opted for a kinder, gentler race dancecard, chosing four races on [...]

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Wednesday Beach Cats

October 25, 2007

As many sailors will recall, the original TruCor Beach Cat was launched seven months ago as part of a charity fundraiser jointly sponsored by NYC, SYC, MBYC, and KS. The boat was an instant success, and bright beach cat sails are a common sight skimming across the waters of Second Life. The skipper and crew animations, bright colors, [...]

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Dallin Dominates, Kasoli Weighs In

October 24, 2007

I had a chance to watch part of yesterday’s ACA32 races at NYC. Cynthia Centaur is the Race Director for this weekly series, and the start gun usually goes off at 11:00am each Tuesday.  This year’s ACA Cup contenders Cynthia Centaur and M1sha Dallin skippered their ACA32 racers. Epicurus Emmons, another contender from the 2007 ACA Cup, [...]

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Big-Boat Race Results for October 21, 2007

October 22, 2007

  Last evening, members of the big-boat race fleet converged once again on Bismark Sea to share stories, watch the sun set, and put their racing mettle to the test. Three races were held, using what’s become a familiar theme: the B-1a race course with ‘standard’ NYC race wind (spd 11). If you think the [...]

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Mark:My Words — Epypt, Our Staff, and Squatters

October 19, 2007

I’m going on a voyage. Wooot! And what a voyage it will be. From Alexandria all the way up to the site of the second cataract and the magnificent Abu Simbel, I will be immersed in Egypt and its history for 17 glorious days. Well, maybe not so glorious: “Day 12 which tomb is this?”. [...]

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The Beginning

October 19, 2007

My passion for sailing both in RL and SL often takes flight in photography. Capturing images of sailing craft has, for reasons that are more instinctive than conscious, always spoken to the artistic and aesthetic side of the sailor in me. But the sense of satisfaction taken in review of a perfect shot soon fades…unless [...]

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Tako Cup Finals

October 16, 2007

On Sunday November 11 beginning at 10AM SLT the 2007 USS-SL Tako Cup will be decided in a no holds barred battle between Scotland’s Favorite Son Hans Zinnemann and America’s hard drinking hard hitting Armchair Binder. You won’t want to miss the bone jarring nerve shattering clash between these two fierce competitors. Never in the [...]

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Mark:My Words — Intro and Contest

October 15, 2007

[Ed. Note: Original post was made before column name was chosen]  This is the first installment of my new column. Right off the bat I need some help. I tried half a dozen titles for the column but haven’t found the one I like yet. Here’s a few that I toyed with: MarkTwain’s Ruminations  Truth and Half-Truth Truth, [...]

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Boat Show to Open Sunday

October 13, 2007

The Great Sailors Cove Boat Show will open Sunday October 14th and run through Saturday October 20th. Each day we will have a special exhibit.  Sunday’s special is  Jacqueline Trudeau whom will be talking and demonstrating her new “Schooner Larinda” at 9am SLT and 6pm SLT.  Free to exhibitors and the public The show will [...]

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Semifinals go to Armchair and Hans

October 13, 2007

Hans Zinnemann and Armchair Binder will meet in the Tako Cup Finals this coming week (times to be announced). Armchair won his semifinal match against Francois Jacques 3-0.  Hans Zinnemann won 3-1 against Svar Beckersted in a match that was a lot closer than the score indicates. Svar was DNF on one of Hans’ wins [...]

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