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Mar 30, 2022

While its deep winter in Canada it’s fun to escape to the swaying palms and blue waters off Key West where the first-ever Southernmost Regatta saw some great action in January.

Here a strong pack of Melges 24s round a robotic mark in hot pursuit. I was set up just right to catch the action.

SinC Sharon Green Southernmost Regatta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sharon Green 160Sharon Green

Canada’s best known sailing photographer, Sharon Green, was born into a family of sailors in Burlington, ON. Taking up a camera while still in high school, Sharon combined an inherent talent with her passion for sailing.

 

SinC Sharon Green Full Throttle Box 2021There’s still some winter left – just enough to conquer a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle.

It’s available across Canada from chandleries like The Binnacle or from bookshops like Nautical Mind. Or order yours at:  https://www.ultimatesailing.com/collections/all

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ucluelet

The European portion of SailGP Season 4 got underway this weekend in Saint-Tropez, France. Having hit record breaking speeds last year on the Côte d’Azur, Phil Robertson and the Canadians were looking forward to this weekend of racing, but things did not turn out as hoped. A penalty in the pre-start of race one was a precursor of what was to come, and it proved difficult for the team to recover.

A collision with Spain early on in race one set the team back and translated into eight penalty points for the event and an additional four penalty points for the season.

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Blue Guard Bilge Pump Switch

From sailing 8-Metres in Port Credit to sailing adventures hither and yon, our pal and occasional foredeck, D Danger Mitchele, is never one to be overheated even now that he’s residing in sunny Spain. He’s also not the kind of guy who would put a dodger on a racing boat. So, here’s the logical solution.

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