Some candy for those who love wind and water..

[Delphinus]

Happy New Year everyone ...

http://mauriprosailing.com/Sailing-Videos/Multihulls-vs-Kite-Surfing.htm

Enjoy. :) Watching this makes me want to go take up ice sailing .... so I can regain some of my sanity while I whittle away the 4 or so months before I can hit the water again!! :biggrin:

[cprowler]

Cool...they are crusing...31 knots is moving on the water.

[Tom R]

Yah it only takes monnneey!!!!!

But what fun.

Tom R

[Reefer Rob]

Ya Hoooooo. My 2 passions, sailing and windsurfing... Reef keeping doesn't count, it's an affliction.

[Delphinus]

Now THIS is a big boat:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008169818_oracle10.html
http://bmworacleracing.com/en/index.html?track.refer=/en/index.html&track.type=hn
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/photogalleries/localnews2008169280/6.html

100' long, 158' tall, main sail area 5000 square feet!!!!!! :eek: The JIB alone is 3500 square feet and the genoa 7000 square feet! I won't be allowed to use my wife's sewing machine to fix a seam on one of those!!!! :lol:

Apparently it's sailing around the San Juan's right now. You folks in Victorialand, I dunno, maybe it's too far across the strait but maybe you can catch a glimpse of it. At least easier than I will in landlocked Calgary!!!

[psuedo]

watching that first video makes me want to go somewhere sunnier than Vancouver.

Those guys are cruising and enjoying the rays from the sun