![]() ![]() How Load Sensing Can Guide You Through The Night Having a good eye for sail trim when the going is good is one thing, but what happens when the dark draws in, fatigue begins to take effect, and shifty winds require constant gear changing? WindWhisper is roaring towards Genova While the VO65 WindWhisper has escaped into the Med, Team Holcim-PRB is charging to the front to lead the rest of the boats into Gibraltar Strait. Posted on 22 Jun The Ocean Race Leg 7 day 8 To promote better health through sport World Sailing has committed to supporting the International Olympic Committee's Let's Move campaign as part of this year's Olympic Day, taking place on 23 June 2023. Posted on 22 Jun World Sailing backs IOC campaign Off to a great start in shining conditions Superyacht Cup Palma 2023 got under way today in typically excellent sailing conditions out on the Bay of Palma, with an 8 to 10 knot breeze under blue skies greeting the diverse fleet gathered for the 27th edition. Posted on 22 Jun Superyacht Cup Palma 2023 Day 1 One of the biggest of all time for the class to be held at in Lyme Regis, UK In the coming week, many of the world's best dinghy sailors will be taking part in the Ovington Boats and PRO-SET-Resins OK Dinghy World Championship, in Lyme Regis, Dorset, in Britain. Posted on 22 Jun Huge fleet primed for OK Dinghy Worlds All entries made after midnight PDT on Friday, June 30, 2023, will incur a late fee. Planning for this regatta has been in the works for months Register now to receive optimal pricing for the 5O5 World Championship and North Americans to be in San Francisco, California. Posted on 22 Jun Register now for 5O5 Worlds in San Francisco NYYC American Magic Team today became the second team to sail at the 37th America's Cup venue NYYC American Magic Team today became the second team to sail at the 37th America's Cup venue with the successful launch of their new AC40 that was delivered ahead of the arrival of the team's full complement of boats, said by the team to be en route. So the good friends set about finding a solution with the help of their first mate wives and the friendly yachtie community, who are always quick with advice.Īfter three years, many tests, many prototypes and dead ends, and three resulting innovation patents later, Arthur and Murray have finally become Happy Captains.Īmerican Magic launches AC40 in Barcelona they would corrode and jamb, or not lock so they would slide apart or they would be too heavy or too fragile. They would not, even when advertised to do so, reliably thread a mooring rope through a buoy-ring or jetty cleat. Their hook shape could not scoop up a mooring rope lying on the dock, or if they did by luck, the rope would fall away from reach. These were all either too long to stow, too short to reach, or they sank when dropped. They grew to hate all boathooks at least, that is, all the ones currently on offer. They enjoy all things maritime, even the excitement of storms at sea, but always with one exception. Their story: The pair have sailed the seven seas in power and sail boats and bays in Tinnies. ![]() The ‘Happy Captain’, just released in November, has been the culmination of a three-year dream for two happy captains and good friends, Murray Bragg and Arthur Nommensen, from Queensland. ![]()
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