Sailing

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Do We Have To Use The Wayback Machine Again, Mr. Peabody?

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"Sherman, set the Wayback machine to the late sixties. We are going to San Francisco."

"Will we be hanging out in the Haight with the hippies, Mr. Peabody?"

"No Sherman, we are going to meet David Allen Keiper, one of the pioneers of hydrofoiling sailboats. Our colleague Gary suggested the trip."

"So in less time than it takes to tell the tale, Sherman and I found ourselves back in the late sixties."

"Mr. Peabody, if I didn't know any better, I would think I am hallucinating. Is that because we had mushrooms on our pizza or is that really a hydrofoiling trimaran?"

"Sherman, you are not hallucinating. What you are looking at is the 32-foot Williwaw, the world's first hydrofoil sailing yacht. She was developed by Dave Keiper. The Williwaw cruised around the Pacific in the late 1960s, early 1970s, sailing as far south as New Zealand."

Remembering Dave Keiper and WILLIWAW...

[29 Mar 00] I was lucky enough in life to have sailed with Dave Keiper in the summer of 1971 on the most incredible boat I have ever sailed on. We were anchored in the middle of Hanalei Bay on the island of Kauai when Dave came in and dropped anchor. We had seen WILLIWAW flying around Waikiki a month or so before and were surprised to see her here. I had sailed over with a man named Gordy Gladson on his tri, and as all trimaran sailors in those days knew each other, we swam over to have a visit . Of course Dave (most gracious) had to show off the boat. We put out to sea in about a 15 knot trade wind on a beam reach. The boat started heeling like a monohull, and then the foils got a bite and the boat came up out of the water and accelerated like a car...what a rush!!! The boat was so fast and stable Dave could walk away from the tiller and she would run like she was on rails. This was truly one of the most memorable days of my sailing life of 35 years. .... -- Jim Wrenn

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Eye Candy! The SC20.

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I love her classic lines.
If you are in Europe, head over to London this weekend to the RYA Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace to see the SC20 in person.

http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf

I'd like to take her out for a spin. Michael, are you going to be selling them? Let's go sailing.

The SC20 appears to be very dinghy like in her performance. My kind of boat.

Measurements:

L.O.A.:
Beam:
Keel draft:
Shoal draft:
Displacement:
Ballast (50%):
Upwind sail area:
Downwind sail area:

5.86 m (19’ 3”)
1.30 m (4’ 3”)
1.40 m ( 4’ 7”)
0.35 m (1’ 2”)
0.34 ton (750 lbs)
0.17 ton (375 lbs)
12.8 sqm (138 sqf)
28.8 sqm (310 sqf)

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Eye Candy! The SC20.

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I love her classic lines.
If you are in Europe, head over to London this weekend to the RYA Dinghy Show at Alexandra Palace to see the SC20 in person.

http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf

I'd like to take her out for a spin. Michael, are you going to be selling them? Let's go sailing.

The SC20 appears to be very dinghy like in her performance. My kind of boat.

Measurements:

L.O.A.:
Beam:
Keel draft:
Shoal draft:
Displacement:
Ballast (50%):
Upwind sail area:
Downwind sail area:

5.86 m (19’ 3”)
1.30 m (4’ 3”)
1.40 m ( 4’ 7”)
0.35 m (1’ 2”)
0.34 ton (750 lbs)
0.17 ton (375 lbs)
12.8 sqm (138 sqf)
28.8 sqm (310 sqf)

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Old School Sailing. Pescatori Italiani Vela Baia Di San Francisco.

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Italian fishermen sailing a felluca on San Francisco Bay
"Il Mascalzone Audi Ispano-americano vuole navigare le prossimo Americhe Tazza in San Francisco. Come il difensore di a tempo di record, Oronato vuole un luogo di ritrovo con lo stile e la grazia. Solo San Francisco ha l'hertitage italiano che può ospitare la nostra squadra per un avvenimento così bello." There is an Italian sailing heritage that connects Italy to San Francisco.

It wasn't long before Italian fishermen had established themselves in fishing villages from Eureka to Benicia, Martinez, Pittsburg, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Diego and Monterey. By the 1880's, California had become a leading fishery and its coastal waters were dominated by Italian fishermen and their graceful sailing "felucca's"

Michael Krasny Talks About The America's Cup On KQED Radio. [Podcast]

http://www.kqed.org/assets/flash/kqedplayer.swf

From KQED Radio's "Forum With Michael Krasny."

America's Cup

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is bringing the America's Cup trophy to San Francisco, and as victor in the prestigious international yacht race, could choose to hold the next race in the Bay Area. We discuss the race, today's high-tech sailing vessels and the behind-the-scenes technical and legal maneuvers by the captains.

Host: Michael Krasny

Guests: