Thursday, August 19, 2010

Sailing Anarchy ISAF- Coming soon

JKSailing is working to secure funding to charter a Flying Tiger 7.5m for the ISAF regatta in September.  The plan is to put s team of collegiate sailors together to represent our technical partner as well as compete to win the regatta with a boat full of amateurs with years of sailing success under their belt. 

This is an exciting time, not only for JKSailing, but for boat racing in San Diego.  If local businesses begin to see the value of marketing through sailing and the return on investment it generates, Sailing could become more accessible for a wider group of individuals.  Accessibility will no doubt grow participation and more regattas in venues like San Diego Bay, where tourists, locals, fans of sailing, and even those who know nothing about the sport, can come together and watch the wind powering competition.

Fingers Crossed.
Cheers,
JK

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Flying Tiger 7.5 Meter- First OD Regatta

Overall, This boat is Awesome fun.  9.8kn of boatspeed in 11-15knots windspeed True...not to shabby for a 24'er.  Debrief to follow, here's the first set of Pics: