July 9, 2011

July Wet Wednesday Series

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More video from this past Wednesday’s races out in Big Lake at the Alaska Sailing Club.  All the video is from Chris’s boat.  I was sailing with Tim, and we won all three races so any video from our boat wouldn’t have contained much action.  So far I only have the 1st and 3rd races, but the second race will be up added as soon as I get the chance.  You’ll notice that Chris is at a serious disadvantage as the only boat on the water without a spinnaker but still manages to beat a couple boats each race.  In other news, Max scored a mint condition Mistral Maui that has long been forgotten in the back of his employers warehouse, and if you are looking to buy a house, it would be hard to do much better then this beautiful property.  Also Luc Mehl has some amazing pictures to go with a great story of an amazing  bike, ski, raft Denali traverse from north to south.

Race 2:

Race 3:

 

June 18, 2011

Wednesday Night Sailing

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Last Wednesday, just as was I was about to leave the office and start making plans to watch Game 7 I got a call from Doug asking if I was available to sail that night in Big Lake.  One of the usual sailors was apparently out of town and leaving us a newish Buccaneer to sail if I was interested.  Without hesitation I confirmed I was in and a couple minutes later was in the car cruising out to Big Lake.  Once again we were greated with great winds out of the southwest and managed to get 3 races in.  Doug and I took a 3rd, and 1st and a second.  The video above is from the evening’s second race.  Enjoy

 

June 11, 2011

Wet Wednesday in Big Lake

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Last Wednesday I was lucky enough to catch a ride out to Big Lake and crew on a Buccaneer 18.  We had nice winds, which is apparently rare in Big Lake, and with the super extended day light this time of year were able to get in 3 races, despite starting after 6:30.  Anyway, I’d write more but I’m about to step out the door and head down to Seward for some fishing and hopefully even more sailing.

 

June 13, 2010

Big Lake Sailing

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Since moving to AK my summers have lacked time on sailboats.  Yesterday, after a morning of World Cup games Hunter and I drove up to Big Lake for the Alaska Sailing Club open house.  We were greeted by the commodore the moment we stepped out of the car, and were given a brief tour of the facilities before heading out for a short sail on a Buccaneer 18, the fleet they race up there.  While out on the water hunter played around with his GoPro for a bit, opening up a lot possibilities.  Some footage from the A Scow Nationals has given me a number of ideas for some sailing videos, but so far I only have the short clip from yesterday bellow, enjoy.  I also have to mention that everyone at the Alaska Sailing Club was incredibly friendly, although they drink quite a bit less then you’d see at a Michigan Yacht Club.  Anyway, great times, hopefully I can make it for a Wednesday night race or two out there.

 

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