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06 Nov 2009 04:18
WWCD?
Our boy Clean takes a ton of shit, some of it deserved and self-inflicted. It can be brutal but that's what happens when you try to push the envelope of this sport - someone's panties are always going to be in a twist. We wouldn't have it any other way. And neither would you! So our friends at Camet, both horrified and awed by Clean, came up with this as a t-shirt design. We think it's an immediate classic. What say you?
11/06/09
TPYC InfightingWe've never been big fans of the Transpacific Yacht Club, the organizing 'club' of the Transpac. Constant rule manipulations that have been biased in favor of the various Pyewackets over the years, lousy race management and PR that, among other things, has allowed for the creation and growth of the Pacific Cup, and maybe the single worst website in all of sailing. That such a hugely important race is run so bush league is incredible to us, so when a good pissing contest develops within this bunch, we're glad to share it. This particular fight involves a vote of no confidence for the proposed commodore, allegations of incompetence which include overspending on a trademark filing to the tune of 10K, which is about half a years dues for the club, firings, and all kinds of fuckery. There is a big TPYC meeting tonight and it ought to be a beauty. Here's the letter defending said would-be commodore, and here's the letter condemning him. Good times.
11/06/09viddy
Wicked Worlds
Nobody captures the excitement of racing like our old friend Petey Crawford from Penalty Box Productions. Here's a 17 minute highlight reel that tells a story of the 2009 Melges 24 Worlds as seen through On-The-Water Anarchy eyes. Enjoy, and don't forget that you can find the SA guide to all the coverage, OTWA and otherwise, right here.
11/06/09
Code GoGroupama 3 set off from off the Créac'h lighthouse (Ushant Finistère) in a good NW'ly breeze and big seas. Franck Cammas and his nine crew will have to be back from their circumnavigation of the globe spanning over 24,000 miles, prior to the morning of 26th December. Jump in the thread in Ocean Racing Anarchy.
11/06/09
Power Boat Anarchy
It turns out that our recent feature of the YSA power boat has opened up the power boat floodgates. This absolutely perfect looking little thing is the VPLP-designed Smartboat. Want one? We know we do. The price is $73k with a 115 HP engine, delivered in the US. With these things, it is clear that there isn't any boat that can't be made cool...11/06/09
One Kid At a TimeNick Hayes' stories have illustrated much of what needs to be done to 'save sailing,' and Vernon Green's post today is a great example of how we can each do our part. Check in on the thread for more.
This summer I met a 14 year old kid that had saved up all his birthday and christmas money to pay for a sailing class at my club. I was there helping and after talking to the kid realized he was really into the sport already and had a desire to race.
So for our last race of the season I called him up and invited him to sail with us, sure an extra untrained person would make us a little slower but anyone with the drive this kid has will be good for the sport.
I bought him a cheap pair of sailing gloves and included him in all the crew emails leading up to the race. The day before the race he came out and helped me and and the rest of the crew with some rigging and cleaning. He was practically bouncing off the walls and was asking the whole time what his jobs were gonna be.
Afterwards I talked with the rest of the crew and we figured out some good responsibilities for him.
Not only was he a great asset during the race to us he also helped launch other competitors boats and make lunches for the RC boat before the race. In the end he had a blast, we took 3rd and he even got to trim the spinnaker on one leg.
Above is a picture from the race, you can see him grinning from ear to ear in the life jacket!
I urge everyone to take out some inexperienced sailors to build our sport, plus it was a lot of fun for me seeing him so excited!11/06/09
Sunshine InWith Ras-Al-Kaimah back to being a dusty non-issue in the middle of Arabia, the Emirate may be regretting the spotlight that its brief title of America's Cup venue brought to it. More eyes continue to be drawn to the sketchy goings on between its residents and nearby Iran - it looks like Ellison isn't the only one unhappy with what's happening there...
11/06/09
World Championship of the WorldAfter complaints from the World Match Racing Tour, it seems that Louis Vuitton has backed off somewhat from their "World Series" designation for their borrow-a-boat Louis Vuitton Trophy racing. Regardless, the world's top match racers and AC crews are in Nice for the next few weeks for the "Louis Vuitton Trophy." Sailed in borrowed Cup boats with live tracking and commentary, it should be fun to follow some IACC match racing without the bullshit that is the America's Cup interfering. Check out BTS Broadcast's rock-solid video of the shoreside action during postponement of practice for too much breeze on the Gulf of Lyon. We'll have more from BTS during the event, which begins this weekend.
11/06/09ac/media
Woody Won11/06/09Hey look - Da-Woody is a star! And would ya look at that shirt he's wearing. Good job, Woodster. Funny, you don't appear to be nearly the kook you are in the forums! And when did your name become Woody Dennis?
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