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Submission Submit a Photo Submit an Article Contact Us Contact the Site Administrator Contact the editor quick, very quick they’re jammin’ “How to Steal a Ship” will be one of the presentations at a U.S. Department of Transportation workshop on the 3rd of... latest posts turn about is unfair play editor November 27, 2020 120 After three days at sea on their first round the world record attempt, Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier, in agreement with Cyril Dardashti, the director of the five-arrow racing stable, have this evening taken the decision to interrupt their record bid and return to their port of registry. This announcement comes as a result of damage that occurred when the boat collided with a UFO* yesterday, rendering it impossible for the crew to sail the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild at her full potential. Currently situated to the north of the Cape Verde archipelago, the sailors that make up Gitana Team are positioned some 1,900 miles from Lorient. Gitana 17 is now pointing her bows towards this destination. More here . the faint creaking of the cordage editor November 26, 2020 331 “Here are our thoughts, voyager’s thoughts, Here not the land, firm land, alone appears, may then by them be said, The sky o’eraches here, we feel the undulating deck beneath our feet, We feel the long pulsation, ebb and flow of endless motion. The tones of unseen mystery, the vague and vast suggestions of the briny world, the liquid-flowing syllables, The perfume, the faint creaking of the cordage, the melancholy rhythm, The boundless vista and the horizon far and dim are all her, And this is ocean’s poem.” ( In Cabin’d Ships at Sea is part of Whitman’s epic Leaves of Grass collection, one of the foundation works of modern American literature. His highly emotive, free form style of poetry broke away from the traditional English models and was rich in unusual symbols and imagery.) what was it? editor November 25, 2020 232 It went from Cali to Down Under, and now it’s this. What was it ? more boats, less bombs editor November 25, 2020 207 We wouldn’t have even thought of this. Very cool. Mariam Khaled squinted her eyes, drew in her sail against the wind and set her white dinghy towards a point on the riverbank: Adhamiya, to be precise, in central Baghdad. With the orange sunset saturating the sky, a cluster of mostly teenage sailors, windsurfers and jet-skiers were making waves along the river Tigris. “It’s a difficult sport that requires a lot of effort, and plenty of patience and perseverance,” 16-year-old Khaled, a former junior swimming champion, said. “But I want to show everyone that we, Iraqi women, can succeed,” she added, after pulling her dinghy up the muddy bank. The water sports are also revolutionizing how Iraqis interact with the historic Tigris and Euphrates, which gave the country its byname of the “land between the two rivers” millennia ago. Water levels in the twin rivers have dropped by half because of dams upstream in neighboring Turkey and Iran. Read on . sun diego editor November 25, 2020 195 The Port of San Diego’s board of directors has given the green light for the installation of a solar-powered microgrid, battery storage system, and electrical infrastructure at the Port’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal (TAMT). The board has approved a planning study for the project and awarded a $2.8 million contract to EDF Renewables Distributed Solutions for the microgrid’s construction. The microgrid will provide back-up electrical power for the 96-acre multipurpose terminal, including its security infrastructure, lights, offices, and the port’s jet fuel storage system. The project supports San Diego’s role as one of America’s 17 designated strategic commercial ports. The project also supports the redevelopment of the port’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, which was recently completed. Read on . it broke, they fixed it editor November 25, 2020 274 Charal pulled into France for repairs on the Vendee. Quite the team! wounded editor November 25, 2020 227 Last night, Thomas Rettant suffered major damage to his port foil, which forced him to stop momentarily, and which will deprive him for the rest of his round-the-world trip of this important appendage on the left side of the boat. It was around three in the morning when Thomas Rouillard, while resting inside his LinkedOut , was alerted by a loud noise outside the boat. Without feeling the slightest shock, Thomas however rushed outside. Using his headlamp, he immediately noticed major cracks on the “shaft” of his port foil *. Thomas immediately stopped the boat and went downwind to inspect the damage. “I was about 120 ° to the wind, I was walking at 20 knots when I heard this loud noise,” says Thomas. “I don’t really have an explanation. I put the foil in fully so that it does not drag in the water. With daylight, I was able to inspect the foil and its well from top to bottom, in relation with my team and the architects on shore There is no waterway and the foil well is healthy. But the foil is really cracked in many places. The very structure of the foil is affected. J ‘wait for the architects’ analysis to see if I need to cut it. “ The disappointment is immense, but the LinkedOut skipper does not give up and, although in shock, manages to be positive! “I am second in the Vendée Globe. Since Sunday I have accumulated small problems, which I managed to manage, but which were crowned this morning by damage. I naturally continue the race, handicapped, with only one wing, but I am comforts me by telling me that I still have my starboard foil, which is perhaps statistically the most important for a round-the-world trip. The road is long. I continue, I hang on! ” More here. hobart histrionics editor November 24, 2020 302 Today’s media launch for the Sydney-Hobart race was a strange affair. COVID social distancing rules kept all panelists the regulation 1.5 metres apart, while the reptiles of the press were each seated at a similar distance. The contrast between this compliance with current local health regulations and the cramped conditions for the crews who will be competing in the race just a month from now could not have been more stark. The organizing authority, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, was delighted announce that they have accepted 89 entries. Not all of those will make it to the starting line on December 26, but it is still an encouraging number given there was no certainty that the race would even proceed until a month ago. Health issues are still a concern. Access to the club and marina will be restricted on Boxing Day and the race village in Hobart will be closed to the public. Controlling the 200,000+ people who normally watch the start from vantage points around Sydney Harbour will be problematic, but that is a task beyond the CYCA’s control. A far more direct concern for race organisers is the festering issue nobody dared mention at the media launch: two high-level protests have now been lodged challenging the club’s recent decision to exclude the two-handed entrants from the overall prize and any of the normal handicap divisions (see: SA July 27, August 4). Nineteen double-handed yachts remain on the Sydney-Hobart entry list, more than 20% of the fleet. But at least a dozen withdrew after the decision to exclude them from the overall prize was announced. The protests will be heard by a specially convened international jury tomorrow night. The first protest is understood to rest on a claim that the club...