From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Father of SL Sailing Day

May 24, 2009

On May 23 Tradewinds Yacht Club hosted the Father of SL Sailing Day at their location in DEX sim. Kanker Greenacre, as even newbie sailors know, started the SL sailing phenomenon when he programmed the first wind driven sailboat in Second Life, the Flying Tako in June 2005. Kanker also organized the original sailing community [...]

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Two Big Improvments: The Lighthouse and the Platform

May 21, 2009

From day one of the discussions with LL on the creation of the Blake Sea it was proposed that RJ Kikuchiyo’s Fastnet Lighthouse should be included in the Blake Sea. Jack was initially resistant. There were lots of reasons in the early days of discussing Fastnet as to why it could not be done. “We [...]

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Psyche of Sailing

May 19, 2009

[Ed. Note -  We welcome Tim Warrhol to SLSailing.Com as a regular columnist. He's new to SL, he's a very fast learner, and he is a great sailor both in RL and in virtual seas. He hits the street running with his first column and promised not only to be a fun read, but to teach a [...]

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Blake Sea Log #1 — How Blake Sea Got Its Name

May 14, 2009

In the not too distant future we hope to have a dedication ceremony in the Blake Sea to honor it and its namesake, Sir Peter Blake, the New Zealand yachtsman who led his country to two successive America’s Cup victories. So this is as good a time as any to launch the Blake Sea Log. [...]

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Fizz Cup Stats

May 14, 2009

I found interesting to share some numbers with you:

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Integrity Checks

May 10, 2009

[Ed. Note: We welcome Mothgirl Dibou to the pages of SL Sailing with her new column “A Peek Inside”. For some time now we all have enjoyed watching Mothgirl’s work in pushing the envelope of SL sailing. When I asked her if she might like to do a column on her thoughts and insights she [...]

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Fizz Cup 2009

May 8, 2009

Fizz Cup 2009 – Event 1 - Plum Gut / FIYC E1 / TS 1 / Group 1 Friday May 8, 2009 / 0600 SLT E1 / TS 1 / Group 2 Friday May 8, 2009 / 0730 SLT E1 / TS 2 / Group 1 Friday May 8, 2009 / 1300 SLT E1 / TS2 [...]

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Fizz Cup Opening Ceremonies

May 2, 2009

Details can be found on the Forum sticky here.

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Fizz Cup – Notice of Race available

May 1, 2009

The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions (coming soon) are the key documents that will govern the competition. This NoR is available for download in template format (click on the image below to download in a new window), and can be provided in either Word or Swriter making them easily adaptable for different events.

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