Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Trilogy

A lot of people have written about trilogies. Our trilogy started about two minutes before the start of the race. A story of things that happen in threes. I am not much into superstition, but the harsh reality of the elements in a rage, does make one think about these things a little differently to when you are on land – cozy and dry! In fact, if I think about matters a little more seriously, there were may be four of five things that combined to provide for a spectacularly insignificant result. But let's start at the beginning, where most good tales don't.

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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Check this video out!

I unearthed this video clip in my archives and have posted it on You Tube. The footage was taken during 2008 on Pacer 2 with Harry Brehm at the helm and is shot in HD. It takes a little while to download but its worth it (like REVLON).

Pacer 27 planing part 1

Pacer 27 planing part 2

New Year starts with a good race

CRASH!Collisions continue unabated during twilight racing despite vigorous attempts by the Sailing Committee to vastly reduce the risks. This week a collision occurred in Class 1 Non-Spinnaker fleet between a Farr 40 and a Farr 38 where the port stern quarter of the Farr 38 collected a major wallop from the 40 footer, causing serious damage - in what initially appears to be a simple port/starboard upwind incident. The protest hearing takes place on Monday. Watch this space......

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