Dancing Bear Transpac Report No. 6: Finally . . .
It took us the better part of nine days to get here, but Dancing Bear is finally relishing in the solid northeast trade winds we came out here searching for in the first place.
It took us the better part of nine days to get here, but Dancing Bear is finally relishing in the solid northeast trade winds we came out here searching for in the first place.
There’s an old saying among sailors that goes something like this: The gods do not subtract from a man’s allotted time on earth the days that he spends under sail.
With only one chute onboard, Enchilado’s crew has to balance being cautious and trying to catch boats.
It’s been a character-building weekend aboard the good ship Dancing Bear, currently holding 11th place in the Cal 40 Class in the 100th-anniversary edition of the Transpac.
Most everyone has seen that great Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day in which the protagonist, a Pennsylvania weatherman, is doomed to live the same day over and over and over again.
Electrical and sail problems are just part of another day at the office in the Transpac
Results and news from last week.
Changes to Olympic sailing and increasing participation are just some of the goals Petersson has for the ISAF
What a difference two days makes
With wind in their sails and good spirits on board, the crew of Enchilado are trying to improve upon their standing within the fleet.
This month we introduce Sailing World’s Racing Editors-pro sailors and coaches ready to share what they’re learning in the sport’s upper reaches.
“If they’re not thinking sailboat racing, they’re thinking about doing something else.”
It took us the better part of nine days to get here, but Dancing Bear is finally relishing in the solid northeast trade winds we came out here searching for in the first place.
There’s an old saying among sailors that goes something like this: The gods do not subtract from a man’s allotted time on earth the days that he spends under sail.
With only one chute onboard, Enchilado’s crew has to balance being cautious and trying to catch boats.
It’s been a character-building weekend aboard the good ship Dancing Bear, currently holding 11th place in the Cal 40 Class in the 100th-anniversary edition of the Transpac.
Most everyone has seen that great Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day in which the protagonist, a Pennsylvania weatherman, is doomed to live the same day over and over and over again.
Electrical and sail problems are just part of another day at the office in the Transpac
Results and news from last week.
Changes to Olympic sailing and increasing participation are just some of the goals Petersson has for the ISAF
What a difference two days makes
With wind in their sails and good spirits on board, the crew of Enchilado are trying to improve upon their standing within the fleet.
This month we introduce Sailing World’s Racing Editors-pro sailors and coaches ready to share what they’re learning in the sport’s upper reaches.
“If they’re not thinking sailboat racing, they’re thinking about doing something else.”
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