Category: Racing

Van Isle – Day 2: Boat speed mysteries

June 3, 2019

The Comox to Campbell River leg began with lots of sun and not a lot of wind. Our start out of Comox was right on time, apparently – except we never heard any of the start sequence, likely because we sat at the pin end (a bell buoy) with it clanging in tune with our

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Van Isle – Day 1: Great start to the biggest wind hole eva’

June 2, 2019

We woke up to an amazing warm day in Nanaimo, offloaded all of our extra gear, and headed out to the outside start to the harbor (Div 0 & 1 boats started inside).  The start was heavily boat-favored, and we opted to start a little further down in clear air and timed it well. The

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Van Isle 360 – Race Tracker

May 31, 2019

Van Isle 360 starts tomorrow.  37 boats will be racing counter-clockwise around Vancouver over 9 legs and roughly 2 weeks.  This will be the first Van Isle for everyone onboard Shearwater, and we are so looking forward to the sailing, competition, scenery, socializing, and relaxing.  So far, we are off to an excellent start having

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Swiftsure, Our First

May 29, 2018

So many firsts this weekend. Our first Swiftsure.  The first time we’ve raced with more than 4 people onboard.  The first time Oren & Rachel have sailed on Shearwater, and the first time they’ve raced in the PNW.  And happily, a first in class! Really we couldn’t have asked for a better Swiftsure experience.  The

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B 1-2 (Leg 1) – Day 3

June 5, 2017

(240 miles to go) Howdy!  Yesterday evening and last night were really nice.  A little more wind than earlier Sunday, close reaching and flat water.  Makes it easy to move about the boat and tidy up.  I’ve gone from jib top, to A0, to jib top, to new #3.  Almost close hauled now aiming straight

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B 1-2 (Leg 1) – Day 2 extra edition

June 4, 2017

(303 miles to go) I‘m hiding on the beanbag, the waves are right down and the breeze is 5-10, with the jib top close reaching, so a good time to send an update.  Mostly a restful day.  Just a few sail changes as I went from jib top to A2 to A0 to A2 to

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B 1-2 (Leg 1) – Day 2

June 4, 2017

(340 miles to go) Another bright sunny day.  I can hear Jason (Concussion), although it sounds like he and Solarus aren’t very close, but are close each other.   A bit of everything.  Too much wind.  Too little wind.  Too big waves.  Super flat water.  Easy sailing, hard sailing.  I flew the kite from Friday

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B 1-2 (Leg 1) – Day 1

June 3, 2017

(507 miles to go) Good morning! Pretty good stuff out here so far.  It was nice getting out of the Bay and cracking off a little.  The cold front arrived earlier than expected, which was great because I was able to shift to the jib top and then the A5/A0.  As the front passed I

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B 1-2 (Leg 1) – Start / And he’s off!

June 2, 2017

(628 miles to go) This week has been somewhat of an exercise in extreme patience – which is a commodity neither one of us possess that much of.  I think we used it all up by the time 11am came around (after a really trying week with the typical boat headaches, too much driving, and

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The best laid plans…

June 1, 2017

  So, we’ve been in Newport since Sunday night – and we’ve discovered that so many things that were working great in Texas, didn’t want to work in Rhode Island. It figures. This shit always happens on boats. And it’s guaranteed to happen when you have a deadline where you need stuff to work. So,

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