Ergs Plus Pleasure
Wednesday February 27, 2008
Writer and fellow sailor William F. Buckley died today at age 82. In a classic interview with Rush Limbaugh, Buckley was asked: "Why did you sail the sailboat."
His answer:
"I sailed ... Read More
Quote of the Week
Wednesday February 27, 2008
"I feel two more years of this would not be good for me and so I have decided to leave the boat."
Soanya Ahmad, sailing companion of marathon ocean sailor Reid ... Read More
Inquiring Minds...
Wednesday February 20, 2008
Images of wrongside-up Groupama 3, the huge trimaran seeking to break the Jules Verne around the world sailing record, are pretty much everywhere in the sailing and mainstream press now. ... Read More
Welcome to Australia (That Will be $20,000, Please)
Tuesday February 5, 2008
An Australian court has upheld the conviction and large fine levied against a yachtsman who was convicted by a customs magistrate of failing to announce the intended arrival of his ... Read More
"Perfect" Match Racer Born?
Friday February 1, 2008
New from the drawing-board of German Frers is this sexy forty-foot state-of-the-art "race daysailer." The designer claims the boat was designed for high performance sailing with speed, easy handling and ... Read More