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C-Student
Resurrected from our childhood, the C-15 is back in the water! Nice work Tripp.
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2016 Santana 22 Nationals
Put forward an entry in the 2016 Santana 22 Nationals this weekend. Didn’t bring a strong showing, but had fun racing and tuning the boat up all weekend. Next time we’ll do better… probably. More about the event here.
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Recent Sailing Fun
A few glimpses as sailing fun. Lost a rudder. Replaced a rudder. Raced a few times.
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Sailing in January
The racing was great. I published the review on SCYC.org
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Sailing Texts
A couple of sailing books that are helpful reads. The Fast Course (89MB) The Smart Course (77MB) Performance Racing (32MB) Don’t forget to have a look at The Ashley Book of Knots too
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Santa Cruz One Design Santana 22 Win
Howdy Popabob. I thought I’d share my recent race here in Santa Cruz. This Autumn, I left the team I have been racing with this last year and volunteered to work with the regatta organizers, helping them with timing, signaling and recording. A few weeks ago I got connected with a Schock Santana 22 and […]
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Sunset Whale Watching with Kira
We enjoyed calm seas, good wind, a beautiful sunset, and quite the show of whales in Monterey Bay, just outside of Santa Cruz this evening.
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Airborne Over The America’s Cup
Howdy Poppabob, Working with the America’s Cup has been quite an interesting adventure this month and I imagine it is only going to get more intimate as August and September see more boats, teams, and racing. Today, I arrived a bit early to my shift at the America’s Cup Pavilion where I have spent all […]
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Laser Nationals
Howdy PoppaBob, Saturday was my third day (of four) working with the regatta committee of the 2013 Laser National Sailing Championship, hosted by chance, here in Santa Cruz this year. As you may know and remember, lasers are a cat rigged dinghy, measuring almost 14′, sailed by youths and Olympians alike, and remembered fondly as […]
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Santa Cruz 27 Nationals
Howdy Poppabob, Last weekend I raced with my sailing team on a Santa Cruz 27′ call ‘Hanalei.’ I’ve been sailing and racing with the owner since the end of last summer and they’ve been very welcoming and encouraging. Because I had sailed with my dad since long ago and have been chartering my own boats […]