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Guest Dock is a roundup of some of the best local boating writers and bloggers. It’s a one-stop place to read the latest musings, news and adventures from a variety of different voices and perspectives on boating in the Northwest. Guest Dock is updated continuously as the various blogs add new posts, so visit often [...]

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Post courtesy of John Vigor's Blog.

May 17, 2012, 6:50 PM

Fathoming the way to land

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SOMEONE IN RATHER A HURRY to get away and sail south before the start of the winter storms once asked me if he should make time to study emergency navigation. A friend had given him a copy of David Burch’s [1] excellent book named (appropriately enough) Emergency Navigation, but it was rather long, and while [...]

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May 17, 2012, 6:34 PM

Third Friday Speaker May 18th: Rob Smith

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Filed under: Boatbuilding & Woodworking, Events, Miscellaneous, News & Updates Tagged: boatbuilding, education, Events, free, SLU, Talk, third friday speaker, wooden boats

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Post courtesy of Pressure Drop.

May 17, 2012, 11:39 AM

2012 Spinnaker Cup

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It’s due to blow from the right direction this year! http://www.sfyc.org/files/12_spin_cup_nor.pdf

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Post courtesy of Pressure Drop.

May 17, 2012, 11:07 AM

5150

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F-18 Cat Sailing http://www.sailblogs.com/member/f-185150sailing/

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May 17, 2012, 10:57 AM

F-18’s at San Francisco Yacht Club.

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F-18’s at San Francisco Yacht Club. The last time the San Francisco Yacht Club hosted a Multihull Regatta the calendar read 1980 with the C-Class and 18 Square on the lawn. After 32 years the beach cats were back this weekend, with the F-18 fleet showing up with 8 boats. Friday saw 5 boats showing [...]

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Post courtesy of Courtney Kirchoff.

May 17, 2012, 10:26 AM

Second Sail of 2012 (or how NOT to pull up anchor)

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Last year, before I’d pull up anchor, I would raise my main sail so the anchor could keep the boat into the wind. It worked perfectly last year. I’d raise the main, pull up the anchor, leave the chain on … Continue reading →

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Post courtesy of Pressure Drop.

May 17, 2012, 9:46 AM

VX One Clips 23 knots in Sydney Harbor

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The VX is a fresh and exciting sport one-design for the international two to three person racing enthusiast. The design concept is born of a careful review of performance one-design demographics within this category worldwide. The VX offers sailors from Junior to Advanced a vehicle for perpetual enjoyment of performance sailing in an affordable, durable, [...]

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Post courtesy of Windborne in Puget Sound.

May 17, 2012, 5:13 AM

How to make a line fast to a cleat

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Picture this: You’ve just done a masterful job of putting your boat up against the dock, perhaps executing the perfect Captain Ron turn.  Now you need to keep her there, using your dock lines. What do you do? (This will not be a discussion of breast lines, spring lines, etc…  we’ll save that for another [...]

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May 17, 2012, 5:03 AM

HOWB 035 – Peter Crim, Director of Wind and Oar Boat School, wooden boat lover

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PODCAST SHOW NOTES – Episode #035 This week’s interview is with Peter Crim of the Wind and Oar Boat School in Portland, OR.  I first met Peter at the PNWMHC meeting in Portland, OR in April, and then reconnected with Peter while he was at the CAMA Beach facility of the Center for Wooden Boats attending [...]

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May 16, 2012, 3:43 PM

bumpy night, bumpy ride

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Our night in Bahia Cobre turned into a rolly, bumpy night by 2AM with 4 foot rollers coming right into the anchorage. Needless to say, they was to be no sleep the rest of that night, so by 4:30 – 5:00 Am we were up on deck getting the kayaks and dinghy stowed, so that [...]

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Post courtesy of Pressure Drop.

May 16, 2012, 3:37 PM

No Bull, Red Bull To Sponsor Oracle Racing

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According vsail.info, tomorrows surprise announcement at Union Square in SF will amount to the official announcement of Red Bul’ls sponsorship of Oracle Racing as well as the sponsorship for the Youth Americas Cup. The Union Square location could also mean a retail outlet, possibly with Louis Vuitton to buy all your AC34 Swag! In other [...]

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May 16, 2012, 1:07 PM

J-125 Double Trouble

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http://www.sailblogs.com/member/doubletroubleracing/

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May 16, 2012, 12:44 PM

Who’s Cat is That?

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X-40 Smart Recruiters out on their maiden voyage. photo©http://www.smartrecruiters.com You might have noticed over the past weekend a new cat in town cruising about the North Bay sporting a Smart Recruiters Smart Recruiters logo on the sail.? That cat is an 1st edition Extreme 40 Cat, nee the Old I-Shares cat now the property of [...]

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Post courtesy of BitterEnd.

May 16, 2012, 10:38 AM

Wind

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We’re just 200 yards from the Newport bridge.

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May 16, 2012, 9:46 AM

Being Followed

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It’s a good thing we left bread crumbs so Lady Washington and Hawiian Chieftain could find their way from Coos Bay to Newport.

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