15/06/09 23:29 Filed in:
Tall Ships
| Sailing
| Sail
training
Last
week I gave a talk at St. Joseph's Hall, in Salem,
Mass., on the state of this summer's Tall Ship's
festival in Boston. The organizers of the lecture
series asked me to give the talk because of my Tall
Ship sailing background, and my budding experience
reporting on maritime issues. I touched on the
controversies that arose after Sail Boston 1992 and
2000, as reported by the Boston Globe, and talked to
city, state and federal officials, as well as
representatives of Sail Boston and the American Sail
Training Association. Read
More...
Tags: Tall ship, Sail Boston, Boston, Mayor Thomas Menino, sail training
11/05/09 21:37 Filed in:
Racing | Sailing
The
yachts competing in the
Volvo Ocean Race
raced in Broad Sound on Saturday. The winds were
light and shifty, the sun struggled to shine all day
and at one point a dense fog all but swallowed the
impressive and powerful fleet. But it was without
question a treat for all those who could be there to
watch. Telefonica Blue took the prize in both of the
day's races.
View photos
of the fleet at the dock and on the water.
Watch
video
from one of the day's races.
Read the coverage from Sail World
here.
Tags: Volvo Ocean Race, Telefonica, Boston
