From the category archives:

Blake Sea Log

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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 [...]

Read the full article →

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. [...]

Read the full article →