• Banda to Bitung

    Updated: 2012-08-31 19:44:10
    We made it into Bitung this morning at first light after 4 days sailing from Banda Islands.  This was a look at the 1988 eruption at Banda Besar, a few people lost their lives and some property lost. These Islands are best decribed as volcanos and spice, they are known as the ...

  • Cairns to Low Isls and beyond

    Updated: 2012-08-31 19:44:10
    We sorted the auto pilot on Sunday before noon, and decided to spend the day relaxing and getting mentally ready for the next 4 weeks of solid sailing. The first leg only 39NM to the Low Isles, but the next will be a 14+ hour run about 90NM, that's at ...

  • Cairns-North

    Updated: 2012-08-31 19:44:10
    We left Half Moon Bay Marina, north of Cairns on the 20th July, on the way out the leads we noticed the autopilot was not functioning. Before leaving to work last hitch we had a technician come do some tweaking to our autopilot, however, he didn't check it out properly and disconnected ...

  • Banda Islands

    Updated: 2012-08-31 19:44:10
    We made it to Banda Naira in 4 days and 22 hours or 5.6 kt average for the trip. Before leaving Gove we met a lovely couple who we generous and looked after us doing our laundry and allowed us to use their internet, Beth and Sid Downes we thank you ...

  • Big Cup Cats Revealed

    Updated: 2012-08-25 21:28:00
    What the next generation of AC boat looks like in action

  • At Dorade, Sailors Look Outside the Boat

    Updated: 2012-08-22 20:51:21
    By Alison Brett, American Yacht Club Cedar Point Yacht Club's crew on Expresso rushes to catch up with their competitors during the first race Monday morning. Leave it to the Dorade to force sailors from western Long Island Sound to...

  • AC World Series Practice Crash

    Updated: 2012-08-22 03:48:00
    Practice day in San Francisco demonstrated that even the best will trip up. Matthew Sheahan reports from the water

  • The Sun Goes Down, The Boats Come Out at 56th Beach Point Overnight Race

    Updated: 2012-08-20 20:09:24
    Boats begin the race on Tuesday, heading south to the first mark. The party doesn’t start ‘till the sun goes down, especially for Junior Big Boat Sailors. Sailors who have attended the Larchmont Junior Race Week dance already have a...

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