Sailing Zone

21.1.12

Young Guns

Laura Dekker, 16 years and 4 months old, has just become the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world, cutting six months off the unofficial record set in 2010 by Australian teenager Jessica Watson, who was days away from her 17th birthday when she completed her own non-stop voyage.

Her website with the late developments can be find here.

And I'm very sure that, like with J. Watson, a book will be on the way very soon. By the way, I strongly recomend "True Spirit", Jessica Watson's book

19.1.12

Team Building

Very interesting post from the Volvo Ocean Race site and the Team Telefónica about team dynamics and the importance of communication. Some CEO's should be learning something from these guys...

Communication is the name of the Game

Laser Performance

Another example of a clever advertising film

8.1.12

Circumnavigation Record!

Congratulations to Loïck Peyron and to his crew aboard Banque Populaire V for the Jules Verne Trophy.
It's the fastest circumnavigation of the world by any type of yacht, now on 45 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 53 seconds!

3.1.12

RNLI Lifeboat

I really don't understand how can someone leave safe harbour with a Force 10 forecast. And this was a boat from a sailing school putting their students and the RNLI crew in danger to rescue them!!

Anyway, brilliant job for the RNLI brave guys once again!

RNLI website

22.12.11

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and safe winds for 2012!

7.12.11

How not to X How to

Two different approaches, a MOB on both.

Lots of mistakes, poor decisions, but above all instructive. "How not to":

Now the "how to". Can you spot the differences?

1.12.11

Photos of the Year

Some of my favourite photos of 2011

Sydney to Hobart Race 2011

Nikon-Walkley nomination for The Daily Telegraph press photos award.

Australian sailor Jessica Watson, the youngest individual to sail unassisted around the world, battles huge seas 60 miles off Sydney on the second last day of her 210-day journey.

The start of the Route du Rhum 2011 - Sailing crowd!

I like this photo because of the huge crowd that went for the start of this race. Who says only soccer can move people?

I'm afraid I can't remember from where did I get this photo but I really like it for the simplicity of it.

This one was taken by me at the Audi MedCup that took place in Cascais, Portugal, back in May 2011.

I love Sailing

Promoted by RYA, monthly prizes are there for the filmmakers and photographers that can best capture this love about sailing.

You can find some more info here

30.11.11

The first 100% Ecopowered Racing Boat

We all be winners...

24.11.11

Plato

"There are three kinds of men: The living, the dead and those who walk in the seas."

18.11.11

Between Home

Another single handed sailor I used to follow. He has a great spirit, determination and seems a great guy.
He has his own site http://www.bigoceans.com/ and some great videos at his youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/bigoceansvoyage

Can't wait for his Between Home film to be released!

Between Home is a high spirited, poetic adventure documentary, that chronicle's a young person's rites of passage, from novice sailor to expert in three years of life aged in salt, sun and wind.