31 May 2013

British Virgin Islands "Voyage" video


British Virgin Islands "Voyage" videoSet sail in the British Virgin Islands. The turquoise sea looks good enough to drink, but we bring provisions for a week anyways - enough to go island-hopping, shipwreck diving, and cave snorkeling. As night falls in a sea of anchor lights, I find myself surrounded by stars above and below. Scenes include Tortola Island, Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda, Sandy Cay, Cooper Island, Trellis Bay, Anegada, the Bitter End Yacht Club, Foxy's Taboo, the Indians, the Baths, snorkeling the caves at Norman Island, and diving the RMS Rhone shipwreck. The BVI are a unique place, almost like an "island city of sailors." At night, it's quite a moment being surrounded by a dozen other boats in what resembles a neighborhood at sea. We lived on a 40-foot sailboat for a week - with just 3 people aboard, we had our hands full raising sails, hauling scuba tanks, cooking, and cleaning! Of course, we did have our share of problems. On our last night, we ran out of fresh water in the tanks as we realized we only filled one of the two tanks - so we bathed in drinking water and drank soda . . .

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Middle East Online
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Middle East Online

Team NZ taste fickles winds of San Francisco
TVNZ
San Francisco winds have tested Team New Zealand in practice, with gusts well beyond the safety margin set by America's Cup organisers last week. On the fourth day ofsailing on the picturesque Bay, the Kiwis went through a rave of training exercises ...



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NBC 6 South Florida
... arrived in Pompano Beach aboard a sailboat Wednesday, completing a 5,600-mile trip from England. They spoke about their journey, which involved sailing and sleeping in four-hour shifts. For 2 English Sailors, Pompano Beach Marks... Link; Embed ...

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KI Sport - Sailing - Lord Nepean remembered
The Islander
As Matthew Flinders thundered along this island's north coast, before a fresh south-westerly in March of 1802, he sighted and named a point of land, Marsden, after which a large bay opened up before him.

Off to sail the world
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Imagine sailing around the world before you even hit your teens. It is a dream come true for Scott McKenzie, 13, Lewis Anderson, 12, and Craig Keenan, 12, of Kohimarama Yacht Club. They have all been selected to compete in international sailing ...

Squib Keelboats Return to Belfast Lough for Northern Championships
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It is sailed by two people and is well known for its distinctive brown sails. Over the last decade fleets have flourished at Killyleagh Yacht Club, Quoile Yacht Club, Royal St George Yacht Club and Kinsale Yacht Club, in addition to the traditional ...

West Sussex skippers ready for Round the Island Race
Chichester Observer
Now in its 82nd year, the race, organised by the Island Sailing Club, is one of the largest yacht races in the world, regularly attracting more than 1,700 boats, and is the fourth largest participation sporting event in the UK. Bray, who co-owns the ...

Chichester Observer

Oman Sail coaches hone skills at camp
Times of Oman
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Times of Oman

Set sail this summer aboard the Piscataqua
Foster's Daily Democrat
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Plain sailing for super Sandford
Hastings and St. Leonards Observer
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Norwalk Sailing School turns 50 and rebuilds after Superstorm Sandy
The Hour
The Norwalk Sailing School is still in need of small sailboats, sails, spars, windsurfing gear and PFD's that were all lost in Sandy. Anyone who has equipment laying around their yards and are willing to donate equipment can receive a tax deductible ...

Sail away at the Royal Temple Yacht Club's open day
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Resurgent Bonaire Sailing
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Bonaire is an island with a rich maritime past. For generations, its sailors left for jobs in the merchant marine, first on sailing schooners and then on conventional freighters. The Bonaire International Regatta came later and is now in its 45th year ...

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Kiwanis program setting sail
Pilot Tribune
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Lambay Races mark change of tempo ahead of a busy three months of sailing
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Irish Times

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