From the monthly archives:

March 2009

World Fizz Cup 2009 Registration

March 28, 2009

  The World Fizz Cup 2009 is off to a great start this year.  Yacht clubs are currently submitting applications to host race events,  and yesterday competitor registration kiosks were delivered to the various Sailing centers. If you’d like to enter the Fizz cup 2009 competition, drop over to your sailing club and locate the registration Station. It’ll [...]

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Some Betas, More Buoys

March 28, 2009

Mo’ Beta Yesterday I told you about a wonderful new boat, the Shelley Fizz, that was just released for beta testing. Although still in testing, the boat is a colossal hit already, with impromptu brown-bag beta-regattas recruiting sim-busting crowds of sailors. I suspect the Shelley will sustain that start-up steam for some time, as in just 48 hours since the [...]

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RCJ-44, A CLASS OF ITS OWN

March 27, 2009

  A CLASS OF ITS OWN Jane reviews many different boats on the pages of SLSailng.com, but she’s not the only one who has a tendency to fall hard for anything with a fancy keel and a good set of sails. This little photographer-turned-ink-splotter has some favourite boats as well. Right now it’s just one boat. [...]

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Safari through the ‘hood

March 24, 2009

  Since my fellow mowgurl and travel companion VenusMari and me didn’t really got any further in our attempt to circumnavigate Gaeta V, and I have a new boat to test anyway, I decide on a whim to attempt a little excursion on my own again. I say ‘little’ since this tour won’t even make [...]

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Hypergrid Sailor

March 22, 2009

Sometimes a picture is all you need. An image appears that sparks an idea, and everything changes. Bri Hasp handed me a video this morning. It shows her sailing a boat designed by Owen Oyen.  Pretty simple stuff: A a jug of wine, a book of verse, a loaf of bread… with Bri [cough, sorry]. Watch the video I linked below and catch the [...]

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“Be careful what you ask for” department…

March 22, 2009

Second Life Sailing Association Regatta Notice   *** 2009 FIZZ WORLD CUP ***   Mothgirl Dibou said: “A year ago the biggest event in the history of SL sailing took place. The Fizz Cup 2008. Don’t you think we should exceed this with a Fizz Cup 2009? We have a kick ass new boat, a [...]

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Sprints II: Gemma’s Got Game

March 19, 2009

  Mowry Sprints I started telling you about Mowry Sprints a few days ago; let’s pick up the story where we left off! As I mentioned, there was a good deal of interest and excitement in the sailing community over the Regatta. The few week build up to the event saw a crescendo of practice sessions, qualifying races [...]

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Mowry Scores with Spring Sprint (Part I)

March 17, 2009

  I have quite a bit to tell you about what went on, so I decided to break this article into two pieces. Today I’ll tell you about the buildup prior to race day, and then In Part II of this story I’ll tell you what happened on the water. I’ve also posted the Race [...]

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Sail for Life Kicks Off!

March 14, 2009

Today is the kick-off for the Relay for Life in Second Life.  Fund-raising for the American Cancer Society will culminate on the weekend of July 18th and 19th with a marathon fund-raising event.  Between today and July, the sailing community will sponsor various events which will raise money for the cause.  Our goal for this [...]

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FIYC Flaunts Fizz on Friday

March 12, 2009

  Fishers Island Yacht Club is honored to host the launch of Mothgirl Dibou’s new one design sailboat: THE FLYING FIZZ 3.01   Please join the entire sailing community tomorrow as  Mothgirl Dibou discusses the landmark features of her wonderful new boat, pick up one for yourself, and then stick around for the post-launch party!    Sailors Cove Main Dock 2:00pm SLT, Friday March 13 [...]

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