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Apparent Wind: July 2011
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Friday, July 1, 2011. Sailing as a Spectator Sport. Like many avid sailors, I would love to see sailing become a more popular (probably too strong a word) spectator sport. Non-sailors compare watching sailing to watching paint dry…. This is actually gel coat, which might be more interesting than standard paint. Is it going to cover? Will the sprayer spit all over the work or coat it evenly? Did I put in enough catalyst to make it dry or will it stay sticky forever? Fascinating, once you get into it!
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Apparent Wind: How Oily Are Your Sails?
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Thursday, December 6, 2012. How Oily Are Your Sails? I have been buying Laser sails for years – about one per year. I never gave a thought about where they were made. There was no significant difference in geography between North sails made in Sri Lanka and Intensity sails made in China. They were both a continent and an ocean away. There is a big difference in price, but transportation is not a cause of any of that. He is the premier “go to” sailmaker for at least one class. While buying sails is a matt...
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Apparent Wind: March 2011
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Monday, March 28, 2011. Nothing 1000 Tacks Can’t Fix. I recently returned from a terrific four day Laser sailing clinic at Sailfit in Clearwater, Florida. I went with four of my regular sailing buddies, and all of us agree that we had a great time and learned a ton about laser sailing. It’s hard to say what the best parts of it were, but here is a list of choices:. 8226; Small class of 6 people. 8226; Entire group at more or less the same skill level. 8226; Coaching to match our skill level and needs.
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Apparent Wind: September 2011
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011. 21st Century Chalk Talks in High School Sailing. When there is no longer enough time in the sailing day to teach sailing in the preferred format, what is the best alternative? Can you take a little time from each part of the universally accepted “best practices” structure – direct instruction (chalk talks), rigging, sailing, de-rigging, and debriefing – and make it work? To shorten the sailing time significantly seems tantamount to giving up on the idea of a quality program.
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Apparent Wind: June 2012
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Monday, June 4, 2012. Is sailing crawling along the path of becoming a helmet sport? Many of us have an immediate, perhaps visceral, negative reaction to the idea that sailing has risks significant enough to warrant the wearing of helmets. We who have been sailing helmetless for thirty years have a natural suspicion about the idea. Have we been living on the edge of danger for all these years, and have we been oblivious to the inherent risks of our sport? Nothing concussed me, and I did not concuss myself.
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Apparent Wind: The Business of Sailing vs. the Interests of Sailors
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013. The Business of Sailing vs. the Interests of Sailors. I used to think that a winning business strategy was that doing what is best for the customers is what is best for the business. The long term loyalty of customers will reap long term rewards for the bottom line of the business. I thought this worked particularly well in one-design sailing where customers bought new sails, spare parts, upgrades, and new boats, frequently replacing perfectly serviceable boats. Vanguard was a...
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829 southdrive: July 2014
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40º03'22.96" N 74º03'52.86" W. A New Jersey state of mind. Friday, July 18, 2014. And now for another installment of 'I didn't know how good I. Had it until I didn't have it any more'. This is my old club,. Metedeconk River Yacht Club. I haven't been a member for. Thirty-five years, and as always, I wish I realized then how. Nice it was to be part of an organization such as this. Every so. Often, I go sniffing around Beaton's Boatyard. And about a quarter of. Supposedly the largest group of participants ...
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829 southdrive: November 2014
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40º03'22.96" N 74º03'52.86" W. A New Jersey state of mind. Sunday, November 16, 2014. Dueling Cameras in Chestertown, MD. Roger Prichard, owner and skipper of Gwylan, a lovely. Wooden Herreshoff ketch from Riverton, NJ, snapped. This photo of Spartina while Huck and I sailed with Steve. Up and down, then back and forth, on Chester River, just off. The piers of Chestertown. We had a perspective of the. Downrigging Fleet that few other visitors were lucky to have. Friday, November 7, 2014. The original Sul...
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