Yearly Archives: 2015

Flying A Class? Cheap and Easy

From sailinganarchy.comcheapandeasy
” … He stuck new pieces onto existing curved boards. Easy. Perhaps not perfect but a great proof of concept, a critical step in development, and an easy way to learn. … ”

” … Total new expense over his existing boat built in 2011? I don’t know but wouldn’t be surprised if it was less than $1K … ”

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Artemis Racing AC 45 Turbo

By Pressure Drop

Artemis Racing

“We knew it was a weapon when it was on the drawing board, and it certainly has lived up to those expectations thus far” says Adam May, Design Coordinator with Artemis Racing from their Alameda California home base. “We call it the AC 45 Turbo, a scaled down version of what we think our AC 62 will be.” Just to be clear to all concerned, the AC 45 Turbo is not what will be competing in the AC 45 World Series. Those boats will all be stock AC 45’s with matching appendages , mechanical conveyances and assorted packages all provided to the teams to keep the competition very even, boat wise.

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The Reel Moth Worlds 2015 by SA

By Sailing Anarchy

The biggest and most talented fleet in the nearly 100-year old history of the International Moth class meets some of the gnarliest, nastiest sailing conditions of any Worlds in Sorrento, Australia at the 2015 McDougall + McConaghy Moth World Championship.
With the support of nautical footwear legend Sperry, Sailing Anarchy’s crack team of media pros broadcast the entire event live, while Petey Crawford and Sander Van Der Borch added their signature high-quality highlight videos and photos to the multi-media, socially curated content.
Whether you missed the live feed or watched every minute of our coverage, here’s the no-holds barred 20-minute look at what the regatta was really about. Watch this one all the way through, and don’t blink or you’ll miss something.