Passion for World Sailing....

Only passion for sailing can move participants in very long races. It is the case of the Barcelona World Race 2011 (BWR 2011). We have seen excellence in every phase of the race. The preparation of the crews and boats have been incredibly well planned and executed. But it is difficult to think that it is just brain what is moving this people. You see passion for world sailing! All of participants live to sail!

The BWR2011 started 90 days ago. Today, Virbac Paprec 3 (France) is leading as it has been the case since the start.

 The second sailboat, MAPFRE, is a 300 nautical miles distance, and the third at 1150 nm. The first two are approaching The Rock of Gibraltar.

A simple account says that seteris paribus once arrive the leader to the finish line, the day after arrives the second sailboat, and the 5th day the third, but the 9th sailboat "We are Water" will arrive 25 days behind Virvac... All of them will make history.

The BWR 2011 has used the best technologies to let us witness the race from our computers. Satellite technologies have combines with web techs to let us enjoy almost in real time every move, every tack of the participants... Enjoy it!

Some interesting links on the BWR 2011:
To track the race:
http://tracking.barcelonaworldrace.org/ES/
http://barcelonaworldrace.geovoile.org/2010/?lg=en

To get info about the race:
http://www.barcelonaworldrace.org/en/index.php

Polaris in Lion's Head, Georgean Bay

This is beautiful Georgian Bay with the Lion's Head light house in the Foreground. The point of land in the back ground is 2 miles away. At night, this light can be seen from 10 miles away. Below is the First Mate aboard Polaris on dry dock after haul out. Here I am beside Polaris in Lion's Head Marina.

Below is one of the main docks in the marina. Polaris's slip is towards the end of it.


Launch date is May 21 in Lion's Head. The skipper and the first mate are looking forward to a great summer on the water.

Yahoo!!!!......new to the HPSA!!!!!

Let's see where the Skippers will take us!!!!
For Sure a place to share a Passion!!!!!
SO, let's make it happen, life is too short and the sailing season too!!!
Would love to know all the skippers that are out there in High Park...cool!
Thanks Alvaro (Pingoyo) for the Blogger master Work!!!! you are good!!!
We do the easy part..... Type!!!!!
Let's get ready for Launch! we will see you at the club's yard...
Cheers!

Pablo

2011 Launch!!!

Next May 7th is the Haul Out Date at the Toronto Sailing and Canoe Club (TSCC) in Toronto.

We all have waited for this day since October 16th when the Haul Out day came to take our sailboat away from us! After 6 months we will sail again and again and again!

We need to be prepared for the Launch of "Chacho" and "Pingoyo". We have only six weekends until then, enough time to plan and execute well the work of the most expected day of the year! Please, be aware that for planning carefully the launch of Chacho and Pingoyo, we will need to co-ordinate volunteers, so we are organizing the planning, preparation and execution of the launch. We will use some communication tools we are experimenting with so be patient. One of them is the calendar, but we may add any other app to that end. At last, emailing will be good!

So, let´s get ready for that!

Volunteers: Show Up!!!

2010 Haul Out...

On October 16th we had our Haul Out Day at the TSCC. It was a very interesting date for a beginner like me who was really getting the most of every minute those days when I got my sailboat. It was a very short but fruitful experience hauling out "Pingoyo". Here we share some of the pictures I took at the date.

Pingoyo moored and waiting turn

Pingoyo at the dock

Another boat being prepared for haulout

Pingoyo in its way to its cradle

Pingoyo in its way to its cradle

Pingoyo´s cradle

Almost ready...

On site...

The little tools... amazing!

Lifting the boats is a very fine work. Well done,

folks!