(The wind articles will continue next, but I just had to publish this, since it has been waiting very patiently.)
Don’t ask, don’t tell?
How do you learn to sail better or race faster? The same as “how do you get to Carnegie Hall”, right? “Practice, practice, practice”. Well, yeeeessss, but what about asking questions of those [...]

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As many sailors will recall, the original TruCor Beach Cat was launched seven months ago as part of a charity fundraiser jointly sponsored by NYC, SYC, MBYC, and KS. The boat was an instant success, and bright beach cat sails are a common sight skimming across the waters of Second Life. The skipper and crew animations, bright colors, [...]

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Many of us think that racing boats with 2-person, interactive crews could be the biggest advance in SL sailboat racing since the dawn of the Tako, and the TruCor Beach Catamarans seem the perfect boat to test this idea out.
This Fall a motley group of catamaran sailors from around the world are getting together each Wednesday [...]

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