Video content is now online! Check it out! There is lots to feast on from interviews, racing and Melges’ techtalk. More videos are available online at the Official YouTube Channel for the Audi Melges 20. Direct Link
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Video Content Now Online At Melges.com & YouTube @ Melges 20
OK! We are on a good run here with two measurable rain events this Fall. It will take a bunch more to end the drought (can you really end a drought in the desert?) but it’s great to see. My handy rain gauge in the Channel Islands Harbor, measured 3/4 of an inch of rain [...] Direct Link
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Too Close for Comfort! @ Sailtime
The weather had cleared up in Le Havre this morning, bringing a nicely relaxed feel to the Paul Vatine Basin before the boats set off to head for the start line. “The conditions will be good to start off with”, said a smiling Seb Josse, “I have my good friend Jeff with me, the boat’s on top of her form, so it’s all perfect!” The first 36 hours should prove tactically tricky due to a succession of transition zones, and the BT boys were eager to put brains and muscle at work in order to earn their place in the leading pack right from the begnning. Having taken a nice clean start under gennaker in a weak breeze of around 10 knots, Seb and Jeff were definitely among the frontrunners just minutes after the gun, making the most of their monohull’s speed potential downwind in medium conditions. “Seb and I have trained hard, spent long and tough nights at sea, I know my way around the boat and this race is going to be a sprint, we won’t have time to get bored I’m sure!” Both men insist on the fact that their complicity is one of their most important strong points, and that it will shape their “watch system”: “We don’t want to set a fixed schedule, we’ll play it by ear”, explains Seb. “If I feel perfectly fine at the helm and Jeff is asleep, I’ll let him rest and I know he’ll do the same for me. It’s important to look after each other, to ease the burden whenever possible.” The wind is expected to increase significantly this evening, and the already rough sea state – it’s been blowing hard on the Channel for a week – should be a bit unpleasant for the first night of the race. Direct Link
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Heading for the sun (ultimately) @ Team Ellen Macarthur
- Original article from: http://TheKneeslider.com – The Kneeslider –
This looks interesting, Dylan Weiss, who put together the Twist the Throttle series, has another show, Motorcycle Crash Tech, that will premiere tomorrow, September 17th, 2009 on The National Geographic Channel at 9PM eastern time. It shows how motorcycle racing has made riding safer in [...]
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Motorcycle Crash Tech on National Geographic
When I saw the opportunity to switch to an ecologically “green” method of keeping our fleets’ bottoms clean I jumped on it. Green Clean Dive Service is a new operation in the Channel Islands Harbor. Plus, it’s a family business which made the decision to switch very easy. Â Not only does this service help protect our [...] Direct Link
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Our Bottoms Are Green Clean ! @ Sailtime
