Sailing

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Tillerman Tuesday: What Should You Do With Your Old Sunfish? I Know, Let's Turn It Into A Land Yacht.

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Tillerman Tuesday.

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Why are some sailors oblivious when others race?
This fellow sailed up and down in front of the launch area of the Kiteboarding Course Racing World Championships (Do you now understand why I call it Kite Sailing....what a mouth full!).

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Force 5 Friday Part 2.

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What's going on here? That's a Laser! It looks like the Tillerman has hacked this blog.
Have you no shame sir? Will you stop at nothing in your pursuit of world domination? Oh well, it's really a good video. I do like the part when the windsurfer appears. Cheers and have a great weekend!

Video stolen from the Tillerman, it seems that I have no shame.

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I'll Have Mine On The Rocks!

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Not quite what I had in mind.
As a daring overtaking manoeuvre in choppy seas, it did not quite go according to plan. Instead of making up vital ground against 19 rival boats during a gruelling race, the Jersey-registered Knight Star found itself perched high and dry - on top of a rock. Read more here.

Via Conjuminando, my favorite new blog.

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Surfing Ala Wai. [Video]

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The traditional method of surfing.
Leah Dawson hangs ten.

I love catamarans.
Surfing a sailboat can be tricky, really tricky. Do you remember this incident?


I know, let's try sailing out through the surf!

Links: Kaleo.org | Conjuminando | Maui Surf Report | Sailing Anarchy

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Motorized Mayhem On Monday.

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I wonder why our nautical cousins in their motorized vessels seem so oblivious to all other boaters? Are they oblivious or do they relish the havoc and mayhem they create for us with their wake?

Dylan Winter takes them on in his video "motorboatalists - the curse of the sailing classes?" Dylan, mate, they are the curse of paddlers, scullers and sailors alike. I don't know how many times I've had to turn my kayak, shell or sailboat into a wake to avoid the watery tumult created by these menaces to society.

For more of Dylan's opinions, or if you want follow his adventure around Britain, go to his channel on YouTube.

Links: Dylan's Channel | Dylan's DVD site

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Sailing Photo Of The Day. Paper Tiger Cat.

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Peter Robbins sailing PT 888.

The Paper Tiger Catamaran is an exciting 4.3m (14ft) single-handed catamaran that provides competitive one-design racing for beginners through to champions. The class rules ensure tight control over the major dimensions of the boat which guarantees exceptional racing, yet they provide the freedom to experiment with gear and equipment for the boat.

Background from Wikipedia:
In 1967 when Ron Given was discussing with friends how he planned to design a father and son training catamaran which he proposed to build on a simple mould by sticking plywood together with fibreglass tape, his friends began to comment that he may as well use sticky paper. Eventually, the word 'paper' and also the description of 'paper boat' kept coming to mind during talks about the new boat. As a result, 'paper' soon became part of the name, followed by 'tiger' because the tiger is an active member of the cat family. By the end of 1967 five Paper Tigers were built and one made its debut at Cat Week during January 1968 at Brown's Bay, New Zealand. By the end of 1968 the New Zealand Paper Tiger Catamaran Owner's Association had been formed.

Class Information:

  • The 14 foot, one design hulls can be professionally or amateur built from fibreglass with foam sandwich or marine ply with both methods providing a long competitive boat life.
  • A minimum hull weight of 50kg ensures that the Tiger can be easily handled by teenagers, adults and veteran sailors.
  • The Paper Tiger points high into the wind, has an exhilarating acceleration, runs well downwind and above all is deslightfully responsive. These attributres thrill the pleasure sailor and racing skippers.

Specifications:
The basic specifications for the Paper Tiger Catamaran are set out below. For more detailed information, please refer to the Class Rules.

  • Length Overall  4.26 m [14 ft]
  • Beam (width)  2.13 m [7 ft]
  • Sail Area  9.29 m2 [100 sq ft]
  • Mast Length 6.78 m [22 ft 3 in]
  • Weight (unrigged) 50 kg [110 lb]
  • Weight Rigged 73 kg [160 lb]

Do you want one? Buy the plans and build one.

Links:
Paper Tiger Catamaran International Association | Paper Tiger New Zealand | Australian Paper Tiger Catamaran Association | NSW Paper Tiger | Victorian Paper Tiger | SA Paper Tiger |

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Yes Virginia, There Is A Sport Called Kite Sailing.

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Read Ben Hilke's article, from SailNet, "The World of Kite Sailing."
Really, I thought that it was called Kitesurfing or Kiteboarding?
Kiteboarding is a generic term.

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Kitesurfing is done in the surf on waves. 

Kite Sailing is sailing across a body of water....up wind, downwind and reaching.

Kayakers Kite Sail also!

Read Tom Holtey's article, "Go Sail a Kite," over at TopKayaker.net.

Para Miguelito:

sail
Noun
1. a sheet of canvas or other fabric, spread on rigging to catch the wind and move a ship over water
2. a voyage on such a ship: a relaxing sail across the lake
3. a ship or ships with sails: to travel by sail
4. one of the revolving arms of a windmill
5. set sail to begin a voyage by water
6. under sail
a. under way
b. with sail hoisted

Collins Essential English Dictionary 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2004, 2006

sail
noun 1. sheet, canvas

Collins Essential Thesaurus 2nd Edition 2006 © HarperCollins Publishers 2005, 2006

Noun
1.sail - a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
2. sail - an ocean trip taken for pleasure cruise
3. sail - any structure that resembles a sail

2003-2008 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

sail
n sail [seil]
1 a sheet of strong cloth spread to catch the wind, by which a ship is driven forward.
2 a journey in a ship a sail in his yacht; a week's sail to the island.
3 an arm of a windmill.

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary © 1986-2008 K Dictionaries Ltd and partners.

sail 
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old English segl; akin to Old High German segal sail
Date: before 12th century
1 a (1): an extent of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a ship through water (2): the sails of a ship bplural usually sail : a ship equipped with sails
2: an extent of fabric used in propelling a wind-driven vehicle (as an iceboat)
3: something that resembles a sail ; especially : a streamlined conning tower on a submarine
4: a passage by a sailing craft : cruise

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.

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