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Piracy Map by shish

Interesting map of piracy attacks. Indonesia seems to have the highest number of attacks. Click Here

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CREW OVERBOARD RESCUE SYMPOSIUM REPORT by shish

US SAILING's Safety at Sea Committee just posted the Crew Overboard Rescue Symposium Report by John Rousmaniere on its website. This effort tested many different types of equipment and used many different types of boats to see how the equipment worked...

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Educational Talk: Everything you wanted to know about racing by shish

CYC Announces Another Educational Talk Topic: "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Racing -(But Were Afraid to Ask)" Speakers: Frank Flannery and Kurt Hoehne Location: CYC Shilshole Clubhouse, Shilshole Marina Pier V Date: Friday, September 8,...

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Dragon Boat Races by shish

I have not been crewing in the sailing races this year ... with the exception of one race, so I decided to sign up for something different ... dragon boat races . I have signed up to crew with the Microsoft Dragon Boat team for the International Cancer...
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Dead Man's tale and Windows Live Messenger by shish

Check out Windows Live Messenger and join Billy Bones for a Pirate Adventure .

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MSNBC: Living Afloat by shish

Interesting feature on Living Aboard on Take3: http://msnbc.com/modules/take3/jun/ . A look at a couple that ditched their landlubber ways to join the liveaboard community at a marina in Seattle.

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Podcasting while on the water by shish

I think podcasting via phone has a huge potential for communication in situations where access to PCs in limited. In my personal pursuit for adventure I can see it useful for blogging while out hiking the cascades, riding the RSVP to Vancouver, sailing...

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The Asian Tour is Complete by shish

B&Q have crossed the finish line off Singapore at 09:47:46 GMT (17:47:46 local time) this morning (12/05/06) to complete the final leg on the Asian Record Circuit 2006, establishing record number 13 in an elapsed time of 1 day, 23 hours, 9 minutes...

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Magnetic Field Weakening in Stages by shish

From National Geographic News: CLICK HERE "... The planet's magnetic field flips—north becomes south and vice versa—on average every 300,000 years. However, the actual time between reversals varies widely. The field last flipped about 800,000 years ago...

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Local Racing Scene by shish

The Seattle Weekly has an insightful story on the local racing scene. See : http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/0618/sailing.php

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Double Bluff Pix by shish

Not having sailed for a year made a huge difference ... we didnt do too well in team coordination ... and as a result had a few foul-ups: a torn #1 genoa and a twisted up spinnaker that cost us our lead position. We had an excellent start and were doing...
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Double Bluff by shish

Im finally back to racing and will be crewing on the Madrugador (CAL 40) tomorrow. We will doing the short course and rounding the buoy off Double Bluff. We have a 12 hour time limit on the race and if the winds hold we should be able to finish within...

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Asian Record Circuit 2006 by shish

The circuit started Saturday 25 March 2006 in Yokohama, Japan; situated mid-way between Tokyo Bay and the open ocean. The objective is to establish a series of crewed record times between key Asian ports [or gates] from Japan, South Korea, mainland China...

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CYC 2006 Education Series by shish

CYC 2006 Education Series “Here’s How” Events Meet on Fridays Location: Shilshole or Leschi Clubhouse Bar opens 7 pm, talks start 7:30. April 7: Shilshole Bay and PSSR Tactics Shilshole Clubhouse Speaker: Mike Johnson from the laser fleet (Fish). Mike...

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Seattle Racing iCalendar by shish

I have been experimenting with creating iCalendars (.ics). iCalendar is a standard ( RFC 2445 ) for calendar data exchange. The standard is also known as "iCal". It is implemented/supported by a large number of products, including the Apple iCal application...
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