20 March 2015

VOR, RIO 2016, Barcelona World Race, Sea Master Sailing (videos)

Be careful what you wish for | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015: "...“I’d be lying if I said our enthusiasm for getting out here is unchanged,” politely confessed Amory Ross in his daily blog from Team Alvimedica. Translation: the sea state has been a mess and in up to 30 knots of wind, most of his mates are getting seasick. “Now that we’re actually here everyone’s either green or exhausted, and often both. We talk a lot about racing these boats, the demands and the skills it requires, but when the conditions are like they are now simply living takes considerable effort, too.”..."

Day 79 - Daily highlights – Barcelona World Race - #BWR2015 - March 19, 2015


ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao - Sea Master Sailing Feature video above

2016 Rio Olympics: Sailing with sewage - The Washington Post"“There are parts of the bay where you are literally inside a latrine where hundreds of thousands of people defecate daily,” Moscatelli said. The researcher has even seen cadavers in the water."

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