In RL sailing nothing happens - not a regatta, not a daysail, not an offshore passage - without a sometimes visible but more often than not transparent web of supporting organizations and individuals.  At one end of the spectrum are military or governmental entities, such as the U.S. Coast Guard, formed to serve and protect [...]

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I was dancing over at the Mowry Bay YC the other night and ran into MTW…who readily acknowledged that I’ve been a little scarce on column posting lately. Thank heavens for Calamity Jane Fossett! She’s been carrying these pages. I have no real excuse save it’s that time of year - Merry [...]

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The numerous designers and organizers and patrons of sailing in SL have done a grand job of bringing us as close to the RL experience of sailing as is technologically feasible…given what we have to work with. A big part of sailing - the sense of community, the thrill of competition - stems from [...]

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Everywhere we turn these days…the word “innovation” applied to all manner of things from kitchen sponges to plasma televisions. Everyone and everything is “innovative” no matter how mundane or, at the other end of the spectrum, technically complex. More often than not these innovative products and services in the marketplace are, in large [...]

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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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