Click on the picture to read more!! A grey morning on a misty Lake Geneva did little to dampen what was a stunning presentation of the new Alinghi Red Bull Racing Team who brought the Cup alive ushering in a whole new generation whilst keeping a strong link to an astronomically successful past. Read here Rule69blog by Magnus Wheatley.
Read MoreSailboat Racing Bahamian Style Presentation
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Sailing Photojournalist Jan Pehrson presents Bahamian Racing for the Richmond Yacht Club Speaker Series. Since 2014, Jan has been photographing and writing about Bahamian Wooden Racing Sloops. See her amazing photographs and learnings from her immersion in this unique racing culture which as been described as the Kentucky Derby, Homecoming and Super bowl all rolled into one, and has now replaced cricket as the national sport of the Bahamas. Learn about Bahamian Sloop Regattas, Bahamian Sailing Racing Rules, Bahamian Sloop Wooden Boat Building, Bahamian Sloop Art, History of Bahamian Sloops, and more.
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Remembering Hartman "Pluck" McKenzie, Rest in Peace 2021
PLUCK'S LAST RIDE. This much loved Bahamian sailor was buried in Rolleville, Exuma, Bahamas today. These are the Family Islands, known as the friendliest in the Bahamas. Large families of cousins race against each other in wooden sailing sloops that have been in their families for generations. These families are so generous they have adopted me, making me one of Pluck's dozens of cousins. Today Pluck's cousins and shipmates, pulling the family sloop “Fugative” as a hearse, carried his coffin through the streets of Rolleville. In his memory, a Bahamian printer and graphic artist made "Pluck buttons" and "Pluck mugs" from my photo of Pluck doing what he loved, sailing “Fugative” fast!
The History of Sailing in the Bahamas
The Story of Sailing Part Five: Should Sailing be the National Sport of The Bahamas?
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Fifth in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.
The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network
Read MoreThe Story of Sailing Part Four: Youth and Women in Sailing (The Future of the Sport)
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Fourth in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.
The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network
Read MoreThe Story of Sailing Part Three: The Story of Sailing "On Da Water"
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Third in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.
The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network
Read MoreThe Story of Sailing Part Two: The History of Sailing in the Bahamas Part 2
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Second in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.
The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network
Read MoreThe Story of Sailing Part One: The History of Sailing in the Bahamas
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First in a five-part TV series, “The Story of Sailing” in the Bahamas.
The Bahamas Ministry of Agriculture presents The History of Sailing in The Bahamas, shown on Bahamian TV Station, ZNS Network
Read MoreSail-World.com, A Hail From Optimist Team Bahamas
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by Erin Tomlinson & Robert Dunkley; Photos and Drone Video by JanPehrson.com
A hail from Optimist Team Bahamas to all our Opti friends, many of whom assisted tremendously after OptiNAM 2019 in helping to rebuild some of our fleets in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorion.
Read MoreRule69blog, America's Cup Flying High
Click on the picture to read more!! Congratulations to Team New Zealand, 36th America’s Cup winner after a hard-fight by Italy. After the victory laps, then what? Read here Rule69blog by Magnus Wheatley to find out.
Read MoreSail-World.com, Bahamas Optimist National Championship 2020
Click on the picture to read more!! The 2020 Bahamas Optimist National Championship was sailed February 27-28 on the waters of beautiful Elizabeth Harbor in George Town, Exuma. Fifty-three sailors came from the various islands of the Bahamas, and were met by challenging conditions of 3 to 4 foot chop with 20 mph winds gusting to as high as 30 mph.
Read MoreScuttlebutt Sailing News, Bahamas Optimist National Championship 2020
Click on the picture to read more!! The 2020 Bahamas Optimist National Championship was sailed February 27-28 on the waters of beautiful Elizabeth Harbor in George Town, Exuma. Fifty-three sailors came from the various islands of the Bahamas, and were met by challenging conditions of 3 to 4 foot chop with 20 mph winds gusting to as high as 30 mph.
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