From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Let’s Zep in

January 29, 2010

In the Air: BLIMPS , On water: ACA33, On the air: ACA33 Racers will rock you, DON’T MISS IT ! In recent weeks, Blake Sea was invaded by competitors who train hard for this event. A first outcome will be this Saturday. Only 8 of them will earn their ticket to the final rounds scheduled a week later. To help [...]

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BSSC

January 28, 2010

This category will be used to inform the community about activities of the Blake Sea Steering Committee. SLSailing.com is a regular community update location for BSSC activities and tasks at hand.

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SL-ACA Cup: double challenge for finalists

January 27, 2010

The SL-ACA Cup will use both Fleet racing for series, and Match Racing for finals. Occasion is given here to focus on the main differences between these two race formats.

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2007 ACA Winner – Eugene Sodwind Interview

January 24, 2010

As all of you are aware by now, the ACA-SL Cup is just about to kick off. As I was thinking of the 2010 edition of the ACA Cup in SL, my mind drifted back to the ACA Cup in 2007. I was very excited to read Mark’s article which gave a bit of the [...]

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Breaking news

January 22, 2010

Hollywood, January 21 st: Official boat revealed Just as you were getting used to the 2.52, the management of the SL-ACA CUP has announced that an update to the 2.53 is available, and that this release will be the official boat to be raced at the 33rd ACA Trophy. Fixed issues are mainly regarding the [...]

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Should I stay or should I go?

January 20, 2010

Today, January 20th: Flag turned from RED into ORANGE, which means 75% of chance they finally go in the next 48 hours, after a (too) long wait… Skippers and their “routers” will decide, if the flag is finally set to GREEN or not… but, soon, they will ROCK YOU! The world of “sailing” is full of [...]

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VMG applied to Course A of ACA-SL CUP

January 18, 2010

This is the second Part of the article “VMG demystified“, to put into practice what we learned. Oh by the way, have you done your homework? Here are the results I have found, but to be honest, it is not very important. What matters, is you understand some terminology and some basic principles. Answer to [...]

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VMG demystified

January 17, 2010

I think it is advisable to take every opportunity to try to provide guidelines and good practice for a better experience for all beginners. The “Top sailors” may help a lot with this as well, and by doing that, they will enhance SL Sailing, with better trained sailors, better races, and finally better competitions. I [...]

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The 2010 ACA-SL Cup Begins

January 13, 2010

[Ed. Note: Be sure to watch Surfwidow Beaumont's excellent video on the 2007 ACA-SL Cup on your right.] In early Spring 2007 Alcatel-Lucent (an official sponsor and the Official Media Provider for the 32nd America’s Cup) contracted 9th.com (http://www.9th.com) to build a virtual presence named Port AmericasCupAnywhere in order to bring the 32nd America’s Cup [...]

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Marks Moved, Pirates Welcomed

January 3, 2010

As promised, the racing mark in Blake Sea Cannonade has now been relocated in Blake Sea Hawser. SLSailing.Com caught the event on camera. While Tig Spijkers of the Second Life Coast Guard provided security in an SLCG ‘copter, Gemma Vuckovic and an unknown skipper looked on, and Nber Medici of Starboards Yacht Club, provided the [...]

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