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Jessica Watson More Than ‘One Tough Cookie’
(the epoch times) What is a 16-year-old Queensland girl doing sailing in a 10-metre yacht
alone in the middle of the Southern Atlantic and heading towards the
Cape of Good Hope? You don’t know? You should! Meet Jessica Watson. She is already over
half way through becoming the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop
and unassisted, around the world. READ MORE
Post to TwitterThe Need for Speed Usually Leaves Ice Boaters Frozen in Their Tracks
(wsj) Luge will be the fastest sport at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver this
week, that's for sure. Lugers will be sliding in their sleds down a
30-story chute of artificial ice at 90-plus miles an hour. Ice boats
can go that fast, too, but in Vancouver there won't be an ice boater in
sight. READ MOREPilots licence helps me sail giant Oracle trimaran - Spithill
(AFP) Australia's James Spithill said on Tuesday he decided to get his pilots
licence to help him sail Oracle's giant trimaran, whose solid vertical
wingspan of 68 metres is more than twice the length of the wing of a
Boeing 747. READ MOREGetting Up to Speed on Foils
(marinelink) Chances are if you have spent most of your life cruising around on a
sailboat, you know a bit about what makes sails work. Foils, canards
and wings, however, may mystify you. READ MOREGary Jobson elected President of US Sailing at Annual General Meeting
(sail-world) On Saturday night at US Sailing’s Annual
General Meeting, Gary Jobson was elected by the new board of directors
as the next president of the sport’s national governing body. READ MOREPutting Wind in Sails of Island Children
(mvgazette) It may come as a surprise to some that growing up on an Island does not
always ensure access to sailing. The water is always within reach, but
there have long been socio-economic barriers to Island kids interested
in learning the sport. READ MORERegatta for blind tests sailors’ feel for the sport
(boston.com) With one minute until the race begins, Bill Rapp yells from the back of
the sailboat, “Ready about!’’ The sail swings, and the four-member crew
scrambles into position. Barreling through Boston Harbor, they are off. READ MOREDressing ship – an age old custom of the sea
(sail-world) If I called you a ‘vexillologist’ would you feel insulted? No
need for that, what I have done is labelled you an expert in flags,
whether they are national, historical, nautical, corporate or personal.
One of the world’s leading vexillologists is Sydney-based John
C. Vaughan, CEO of Australiana Flags and an acknowledged expert on the
traditions and etiquette surrounding all manner of flags and flagpoles. READ MOREMan overboard! Sausalito sailing instructor devises better plan for boat safety, saving lives
(marinij.com)--THINK FOR A MINUTE on how difficult it would be,
under duress, to haul a 180-pound body from the water up onto a boat on
your own. READ MOREUS SAILING Launches New SailingCertification.com Website
MarketWatch.com-- US SAILING may be best known for selecting the U.S. Olympic
Sailing Team competing in China in the coming weeks, but they are also
the nation's premier provider of sailing instruction, issuing
thousands of certifications through sailing schools across the country
each year. And now, the nation's governing body for sailing has
launched a revamped learn-to-sail website, SailingCertification.com,
making it easier than ever to learn about sailing courses - from
beginner to instructor-level training - and find US SAILING accredited
sailing schools in 46 cities across the United States, Mexico and
islands. "It's about helping people realize the dream of getting out there
on the water and finding their own adventure," says Janine Connelly,
director of training at US SAILING. "In redesigning
SailingCertification.com, we wanted to demonstrate that anyone can
learn to sail by showing them each course they need to take and
centralizing the search for classes near their home or vacation
destination." Design by agency (add)ventures and photography by world-renowned
sailing photographer Billy Black helps would-be sailors envision
themselves out on the water in exotic locations. "Learning to sail by