As the mercury drops in the northern latitudes, and those of us who can’t go south with the Sun, now bundle up to protect ourselves from Old Man Winter’s icy grip, let’s turn our thoughts to warmer days and places, and delve into the phenomenon of naked boating. While some wouldn’t even consider boating nude due to modesty, and others couldn’t imagine letting their tender and dangly bits get anywhere near a loaded block, line or winch, simply out of self preservation, there are those for whom the magic and freedom of being out on the water is made just that much better when they’re doing it totally naked … Details & Pictures
The last day of racing saw Rob Douglas hit just over 50 knots, with his brother Jamie close behind with an excellent 48.67 (both on Cabrinha kites), and Alex Caizergues (F-One) again in the top three with 48.55.
Charlotte Consorti (F-One) had another very good day with a top speed of 43.07 knots, and Melissa Gil (Cabrinha) marginally upped her US outright women’s record to … Details
After today’s Hearing in the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, the Challenger for the America’s Cup stated that the inclusion of rudders in the crucial Load Waterline length measurement would disqualify GGYC’s yacht.
Calculations by Sail-World from photos show that the length of BOR90, as the Challenger has been known to date, would extend to around 98ft, if the rudder on the outer float, or ama, were included in the length measurement.
In one of 14 points that the New York Supreme Court has been asked to rule …Â Details & Pictures
Sailing Video – Who is faster? – l’Hydroptere or Alexandre Caizergues kitesurfing? Check out both on their speed record attempts on this great video