From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Pre-Townhall Meeting Transcript

August 24, 2009

Based on conversations that took place on the SL Sailing Association IM channel the night before the scheduled Townhall Meeting it seemed to me that we could save some valuable time at the Townhall Meeting by addressing some issues that were being asked on the channel. I decided to hold a Pre-Townhall Meeting the next [...]

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Townhall Meeting Transcript

August 24, 2009

This is an edited transcript of the Blake Sea Townhall Meeting on August 23, 2009. Since Jack Linden spoke in SL Voice, Blondin Linden transcribed what Jack said for those who could not use use SL Voice and so this transcript could at least capture the core of Jack’s comments. I have attempted to edit [...]

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Blake Sea Townhall Meeting

August 21, 2009

There will be a townhall meeting with Jack and Blondin Linden at the Balloon Observation are in Blake Sea – Haggarty. The topic will be the soon to be released Code of Conduct for the Blake Sea. You will not want to miss this opportunity to have face to face conversations with the Lindens about [...]

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Remembering Oliphant Ming

August 21, 2009

———- SL Sailing has lost one of its oldest and most colorful figures. Oliphant Ming has passed. Oli’s good friend Pixeleen Mistral has posted an obituary in the Alphaville Herald. Another early SL sailing leader, Eloise Pasteur has posted on her site as well. Links are at the end of this article. I first met [...]

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Sailing For Life Awards

August 15, 2009

All SL sailors will want to make note of the very special event coming next Saturday, August 22nd at 8 am in Blake Sea – Haggarty. Join Nber Medici and the Sailing for Life staff as they present awards to winners of a wide variety of races and hot lap events. You never know… YOU [...]

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Let the pre-race maneuvering continue!

August 6, 2009

The United Arab Emirates has been named as as the venue for the America’s Cup race which will be held in February, the defending champions Alinghi said on Wednesday.  HOWEVER, the BMW-Oracle team is unhappy that the site was chosen without their mutual consent and stated that they were reviewing their options.  See the details [...]

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Fastnet Memorial Service – August 5th

August 5, 2009

There will be a memorial service today to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the 1979 Fastnet Race.  Service will be at Holy Trinity Church in Cowes at 1730. If you are interested in following the actual race which will begin on Sunday August 9th, you can follow this link: http://fastnet.rorc.org/.  There is also a VIRTUAL [...]

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Meanwhile, on Earth

August 2, 2009

translated from french Newpaper “Le Monde” (http://www.lemonde.fr) and “Voiles et Voiliers” magazine (http://www.voilesetvoiliers.com) Pascal Bidegorry beats Atlantic speed record This Sunday August 2nd, Pascal Bidégorry (Banque Populaire V) broke the North Atlantic crossing record with crew, between New York and the Lizard (England), announced his press service. The boat and its crew have 3 days, 15 [...]

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