World on Water Global Sailing News – January 13, 2016:
On this week’s “World on Water” global sailing news show:
In this episode the Vendee Globe is on the home stretch and the Race Village is open again for the finishers, the awards given out by the Yachting Journalists Association are given out in London, Pantaenius Sail and Power insurance presents Skip Novak and his most important lesson on anchoring and retrieving anchors a must for every sailor whether you own a boat or not, the old Couta Boats were out racing in the Portsea Couta Cup, Francis Joyon is ahead of the record in his Jules Verne attempt and the story behind the ropes used by the Volvo Ocean Race yachts.
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Why I will watch the America’s Cup, Sadly:
by David Salter
Like millions of sailing enthusiasts around the world, I will be watching the America’s Cup racing on television, not because I admire the current version of this great event, but because my 50-year allegiance to the sport demands it.
The fundamental notion of there being a pinnacle of international yachting competition is what will always attract the loyalty of the true enthusiast.
But to my mind, the essential problem for the 35th America’s Cup is that it is not being sailed in boats. Like the previous challenge, it is a contest between two-hulled, one-winged, low-flying aircraft. The AC catamarans have no significant displacemen…
Full Article: Scuttlebutt Sailing News – Why I will watch the America’s Cup, Sadly, Editor
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