Fly Moth, Fly! Sailing Pic.

Flying the Moth across the lake.
Can you spell F-U-N!

Photo from the Italian Moth Heads. Sailing on Lago di Garda.

The Beast. Moth Tech Stuff.

Length overall  3.355 m

Beam 2.250 m

Max. luff length 5.185 m

Max. mast length 6.250 m

Hull weight Unrestricted, general weight range 10-20kgs

Sail area 8m

Yard Stick 104

Restrictions Multihulls, trapezes, moveable seats and sailboards are prohibited.

Optimum skipper weight 60-80kgs

Advertising Category C (Unrestricted)

Build the beast.

Rohan Tears Up the Water. Moth Dinghy Video

http://horsesmouth.typepad.com/Videos/Evanescence.wmv

This is the coolest singlehanded boat on the water. Click above to play.
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Links: Moths | Oz Moths | Rohan Veal

Video from Rohan Veal

Skiffhead Alert. 18 Footers Seen On The Bay.

I hung out by the St. Francis for lunch and ended up staying the whole afternoon watching these speed demons zip across the bay in 20 knot winds. They are here until September 2nd.

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Optis On The Bay.

If you want to learn to sail, I suggest you learn in an Optimist dinghy.

Thanks to Tim, Edward and the Richmond Yacht Club for thinking about Optis again.

Links: Wet Ass | EVK4 | RYC | OptiWorld | UDODA

Photo USODA

Canadians Spotted On The Bay By The Horse. 470s Come To Play.

Oh Canada! Our friends from the north have come to the Bay. They are getting ready for the North American 470s and then the worlds which will be held here in August.

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29er Sailing Video. 2005 Worlds.

Video taken at this years 29er World Championship.
Pardon my quality, who'd a thunk you could take a video with a still camera. What am I talking about, you can take videos with cell phones. Tech is amazing!

I have got to get a video camera!

Panasonic DMC-FZ15 Lumix Camera

Music by Joe Satriani | Song - The Forgotten | Albumn - Flying In A Blue Dream

Download 29er Worlds.mpg (12896.0K)

Download 29erWorlds.wmv (6529.2K)

Determined!

The last sail of the day.

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Pau Hana Time. 29er Worlds Photos.

Final Results - Gold Group
Final Results - Silver Group
Final Results - Bronze Group

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What Dinghy Sailing Can Teach Us About Living In The World.

No matter how many times you get knocked down and capsize, you can right yourself and continue sailing.
Never give up, even when you are wet and cold!

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29er Worlds. July 9th Dinghy Sailing Photos.

Let's go!

Our feet are itching to go.
Erik and Carl Pettersson. SWE 1055.

Balance the boat!
Nathalie Keller and Irina Hotz. SUI 962.

Not like that!
Gabriel Maldoff and Will Lowry. CAN 249.

That's it!
Nathalie Keller and Irina Hotz. SUI 962.

What a great day for sailing!
USA 49.

That's What I'm Talking About! 29er Worlds. Sailing

Tearing up the water.
Hay mucho frio today here in la area bahia. I felt really bad for the kids who kept capsizing over and over again. The wind was howling and some of the contestants, who are used to Bermuda like weather, got a shock when they hit the water. After a couple of swims in the bay I could feel their misery. Pobrecitos!

Local saying: If you can sail here, you can sail anywhere!
Welcome to the Bay.

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Are You Ready To Sail? 29er Worlds. Sailing

Sticks on a beach.

Let's get this show on the road!

East Beach, Crissy Field, San Francisco, CA, USA

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From Oz With Love. The Flying Eleven.

Here's a nifty little skiff from Oz. The Flying 11.

From Oz With Love. The Flying Eleven.

Here's a nifty little skiff from Oz. The Flying 11.

UK Contender Results

Photo © Lee Whitehead / www.photolounge.co.uk

The 2005 UK Contender Nationals were held over 4 days, from 21st to the 24th of May at the Porthpean Sailing Club, near St Austell, Cornwall. 56 boats showed up for this years clam bake. This year's winner is Tim Holden from the Halifax SC. Sigue.


What a sweet boat. The Contender was designed to replace the Finn as the singlehander for big guys at the Olympics. It didn't make it because I suspect that a lot Finn drivers didn't like the idea of using a trapeze. Still, it's a sweet boat.

49er's Sailing On Lago Di Garda.

Click image to play (MPG) or download the WMV version.
This is my second attempt with Ulead. I had to use Sony's Vegas Movie studio(which I downloaded today) to strip out the original audio which was "God awful." I then went back into Ulead and added the music track. I haven't figured out how to fade the sound out so there is an abrupt end. Overall it seems to be pretty good product.

The video came from 49er.org. Music by the Mermen.

Ulead Visual Studio. Sony Vegas Movie Studio.

29er Worlds Coming to San Francisco.

This should one heck of a shindig. I'll be floating nearby with camera in hand. I can't wait.
Notice of Race.

Euro Skiffhead Alert. Cherub and Moth Sailing Fest At Queen Mary Sailing Club.

The Cherub has the heart of a cheetah.

Man oh man, that's what I call lift. The Moth spreads her wings.

Do you love dinghies? You know that I love them, and I really love the Cherub and Moth. A Skiff Fest is being held this weekend, May 14-15, at the Queen Mary Sailing Club in Ashford, Middlsex. Feel the love and go check out these speed demons.

He ain't no Bill Gates, Bill doesn't sail. He ain't no Larry Ellison. He's better.

You have got to like a billionaire who loves dinghy sailing.

Meet the billionaire.

Thanks to Wetass.