Single Handed Adrian

This is just a preview for a longer video detailing my voyage from Seattle, USA to Sydney, Australia, in my 30-foot ultralight racing boat "Idefix".

I had a couple days of light winds while sailing solo from San Francisco to Hawaii in the 2012 Singlehanded Transpac, so I thought I'd give a little tour of my boat. This video is dedicated to the sailors in the 2014 SHTP (and Pacific Cup too!). Fair Winds!



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The American Kiteboarding Association is pleased to present the nominees for the 2013 Kite Racer of the Year. This is a group of highly accomplished sailors and the race will be close. The winner will be announced on February 19, 2014 at a prestigious ceremony, likely at the beach. Results will be posted at www.americankiteboarding.org and on Facebook at American Kiteboarding Association: ...

Hobie Alter, the father of the modern beach cat is highlighted in this recent article by
CNN/Fortunes Magazine's Dinah Eng. Here is an excerpt:



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Old timey pics of what may very well be the 1st foiling crafts. The images from 1906 one of Enrico Forlanini's many contributions to aeronautics and the nautical world Enrico, an Italian engineer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer, well known for his works on helicopters, aircraft, hydrofoils and dirigibles. He was born in Milan. His older brother Carlo Forlanini was a famous Italian physician (1847–1918). He began modeling the foils as early as 1898, and using a ladder sy...

If you have ever engaged in any water sports that involved a wetsuit or neoprene anything,
you owe a debt of gratitude to Jack O'Neill, who was recently honored by the City of Santa Cruz
with a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the sport and the huge financial benefits
Santa Cruz has enjoyed over the decades directly and indirectly from Jack's innovation, the wetsuit!



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Hobie History :: June 1973 Interview with Phil Edwards & Mickey Munoz as copied word for Word from Surfer Magazine We open with Phil and Mickey looking at shots of themselves riding Sunset Beach on a Hobie Catamara. They haven’t seen them before and are quite interested to see how large the waves look. Phil, looking at the largest wave shot of he and Mickey riding Sunset, opens with the comment: “That’s the largest wave I’ve ever seen break at Doheny.” Phil : Where’s my pic...

It was an hour before the start of the race, and Philippe Kahn was in a state of panic. He was sailing straight for the starting line off Point Fermin, just south of Los Angeles, and the hydraulic system on Pegasus, his 50-foot open-format yacht, had just failed. Kahn was about to embark on the 2009 Transpac, the infamous, century-old sailing race that takes the bold and well-fixed from the Californian coast to the shores of Honolulu. It’s a voyage through more than 2,500 miles of unsettle...

After many days of frustrating drifting, 70-year-old British sailor Jeanne Socrates has made it home to Victoria in triumph, becoming the oldest woman to single-handedly sail non-stop around the world without outside assistance. Jeanne crossed the finish line in Victoria Monday morning between 2 and 3 am, and she tied up safely in Victoria Harbour. Jeanne set out from Victoria's Inner Harbour in her 11-metre cruiser Nereida on October 2012, on her third - yes third attempt to achie...

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Thierry Schmitter (born in France, 6 May 1969) is a Dutch sailor who was selected as Dutch Disabled Sportsman / woman of the Year in 2011. Thierry Schmitter won a bronze medal in sailing Mixed 2.4mR in Sailing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and came fifth in the same category in Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. He also won a bronze medal in 2012
Phillipe Gadeyne Image © Sander va der Borsch Coincidentally, this weekend, B.A.A.D.S. is hosting a visit by...