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New Horizons
It is with great excitement that I write this post, for while it means the end of Lihan Sailing by its lonesome, it is the beginning of a new chapter in my sailing career. I am switching classes, from the … Continue reading
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RMOCR Wrap Up
A surprisingly breezy NW’ly breeze kept things exciting on the final day of racing, and with three races scheduled, the door was wide open for anything. The name of the game was shifty shifty, with a nasty bit of … Continue reading
RMOCR Day 4
Well, the forecast was correct, and breeze was anything but abundant today. Though we set up and sailed out for a 1115 start, the tail end of a cold front prevented the RC from getting a race off until well … Continue reading
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RMOCR Days 2 and 3
A lack of downwind speed continues to plague my racing– despite rounding in the top ten nearly every beat, I still lack the wheels to keep myself there on the runs. A building southeasterly on day two reminded us all … Continue reading
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RMOCR Day 1
Though the conditions were near perfect, my scores on day one left quite a bit to be desired. Solid starts and first beats weren’t enough to make up for shockingly poor downwind speed–despite rounding both first marks in the top … Continue reading
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Miami OCR 2011
After nearly a month of training on Biscayne Bay with the US Sailing Team Alphagraphics, RMOCR 2011 is upon us. Racing begins today for all classes–follow along LIVE with Facebook and Twitter here.
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Sail Melbourne Day 3
Blown out! A massive cold front has blown through Melbourne today, canceling racing and keeping everyone on shore. Here’s to a lazy day watching movies and hanging around the house!
Sail Melbourne Days 1&2
Though day 1 was glassed out with no racing, we are nearly back on schedule with three races completed today on Port Philip Bay. A light SSW’ly filled just before our 10 am launch and provided a tricky race course–choppy … Continue reading
Perth International Regatta Final
With an anticlimactic final day of racing, the 2010 PIR has died out with a bit of a sputter. We were scheduled to have one more day of sailing after the split into the medal and classification races, but, as … Continue reading
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Perth International Regatta Day 4
Much like yesterday, we sailed in the morning offshore breeze. Unlike yesterday, however, today our mark was set within 150 m of the beach, making for some very shifty, very crazy top triangles. Though there was a predominant left trend … Continue reading
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