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J-22 World Championships

August 20th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Sailing by Bill Blevins

I’ve never been in a race with 15+ OCS (on course side) boats and no general recall, but, I guess when there are 105 boats on the line, that isn’t many!!

Nelson, Mike and I went out yesterday and practiced with everyone. We had light and shifty winds and 3 foot seas, so there was a lot of bobbing up and down.

The winds died down to less than 5 knots right at race time after blowing all day from the North.

Not much fun for a practice race but probably the toughest sailing we’ll see for the rest of the week.

Today, for the first day of races we are supposed to see very light and shifting winds from SW changing to  NE so we may not even get a race in.

Here is the boat I’m helming: “Changes in Attitude” #1378, Bow # 82

Here is the results page: http://myyc.org/result

More updates to follow!

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2008 2.4mR Canadian Championships

July 18th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in Sailing by Bill Blevins

We’re heading around to the other side of “the lake” this morning, pulling one of our 2.4mR boats and visiting with friends in Toronto, Canada. I’m going to participate in the 2008 2.4 Meter Canadian Championships on Saturday and Sunday.

The National Yacht Club is hosting the event and sailing is off the shores of Toronto on Lake Ontario.

Today is boat rigging day and tune-up sailing with local Toronto sailors and those of us who shows up early.

I’ll be posting photos and updates in the evenings.

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Steely Dan Concert

July 14th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Sailing by Bill Blevins


Steely Dan, originally uploaded by sailorbill.

We saw Steely Dan last Friday night at CMAC in Canandaigua, NY. Great show!!

Olympic sailors comment on Quindao Algae

July 4th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Sailing by Bill Blevins

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Algae blooms at Olympic sailing venue

July 3rd, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Sailing by Bill Blevins

Algae Bloom for Olympic sailors

Quindao, China Algae Bloom at sailing site, originally uploaded to Flickr by beijingente.

China’s latest Olympics nightmare is a vast algae bloom that covers one third of the sea where the world’s best sailors are supposed to be competing in just over a month. Athletes call it “the blob”, “the carpet”, “the fairway”, and “the serious problem”.

Click here to read the full story on the Fox News site.

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2008 Flying Dutchman Cannonball Regatta

June 30th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Photography, Sailing by Bill Blevins

2008 Flying Dutchman Cannonball Regatta

Flying Dutchmans sailing, with crew hiked out and approaching the windward mark on Saturday, June 28, the first day of the 2008 Cannonball Regatta held at the Canandaigua Yacht Club in New York.

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