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Day One of the 2022 J/70 World Championship dawned bright and beautiful, but with no wind evident, and none in the forecast neither. At the competitors’ meeting the race committee discussed the wind. Forecast for some building later in the day. Start would be delayed. And then the start was delayed again, and again, andContinue reading “Day One – but no wind”

With day zero on the water in the books, it was time for – ta da – the Opening Ceremony. I’ve been fortunate to have been in a few World Championship regattas recently, and the Opening Ceremonies are each a bit different. The one in Malcesine for the Moth Worlds was pretty cool; a marchContinue reading “Opening Ceremony”

Today was “day zero”, that it, the day before the World Championship regatta begins. We had a practice race which was great practice, though held in light air, and then later in the day would be the Regatta Competitor’s Meeting and the Opening Ceremony. The racing was hampered by a lack of wind which mightContinue reading “Day zero”

Okay, I know you’ve been waiting for this, and here it is… This is a rather rough video with samples from our practice day. We had enough wind to go through all the maneuvers and figure out who does what. Of course, you’d want to have more than a day or two to practice this,Continue reading “Footage”

Okay! So I’m here in Monaco, having a great time tourist-ing, but now it is time to sail … the reason I’m here. I meet Outlier, our mighty steed for the week (my friend Fede’s J/70, from Barcelona), and I meet Món, Matti, and Dario, my crew for the week. There are a few thingsContinue reading “Sailing! – day minus one”

Wanna know the difference between Monaco and Monte Carlo? Well, Monaco is a country, and also a city, whereas Monte Carlo is a mountain and district in the city. Though in practice they are almost synonymous. It turns out that the yacht harbor and the Port Palace hotel are in Monaco but not Monte Carlo,Continue reading “Monte Carlo … and La Momé”

I know, you have been reading this blog with interest, but wondering when will it stop being a travelogue and turn into sailing? Not yet (!) but getting closer… When last we left off I had arrived in Monaco, yay, and so now it was time to walk down the street and visit the YachtContinue reading “At the Yacht Club de Monaco”

Wow what a day. Started early – after yesterday’s week in passport line, I was gunshy of being my usual last-on-the-plane self, so got to the airport in Warsaw super early. And of course – praise Murphy – there was zero line, I was waved through, and ended up with an 90 min to kill.Continue reading “Nice -> Eze -> Monaco”

Hi there, in case you weren’t excited enough about upcoming J/70 World Championships (and maybe you weren’t), here’s a great video from the Yacht Club de Monaco: How excellent is that? Excited now? (!!!)

Can’t believe I am actually going. So … Monaco is reached via Nice, and I’m going there via Warsaw. In fact I’ve arranged a loong layover so I have a night there – can’t wait, have never been, a new experience. Am flying on LOT and so far I like it a lot. Great service,Continue reading “Blastoff”