After spending a few months in the Bahamas during the winter of 2008/09. We were delivering our sailboat home to Toronto, we decided to enter an offshore Race from Fort Lauderdale to Charleston and then the Charleston Race Week, and Delivery to New York City via Atlantic City on a Jeanneau 39iP, Black Diamond. We [Read More →]
We arrived safely with no injuries or damages in New York City on Sunday Morning at 5AM. The trip started out as a wild one. Just north of Charleston about 50 miles or so, we went through a wild thunderstorm. Sustained winds of 35 knots, gusts topped out at 47 knots. That’s near 100 kilometers [Read More →]
Yesterday prepared for a long haul non stop to offshore voyage New York City…We planned on leaving then, but the forecast called for 70 knots, 2 inch hail and possible tornados. The decision was a tough one to wait it out. ; ) We are leaving today, the bad weather never came, the forecast is [Read More →]
The Black Diamond Team has arrived in Charleston. Ed Radonic, Craig Russell, Derek Pressmen all of PCYC, along with Ivan Vulicevic of Bronte and Charleston Native, Chris Bonner and Dubie & Will due to arrive from North Carolina and Atlanta. Other PCYC competitors at Charleston include Sandy & Rob Butler (Formerly a Thayer) racing their [Read More →]
SAILORS FACE WILD CONDITIONS FOR DAY ONE Wild breeze 20 to 25 knots (Almost 50km) and massive waves 6 to 8 feet, bring wild racing and breakage! CHARLESTON, SC , Competitors are nursing sunburns and sore muscles this evening after spectacular weather made the start of 2009 Charleston Race Week something to remember. Race Committee [Read More →]
Forecast Bodes Well For Hot Racing Dozens of different boat designs will race in thirteen divisions on four courses, but one thing all racing boats have in common is the need for wind, and tomorrow’s forecast promises plenty of it. Up to 20 knots and 6-8 foot waves will propel these racing machines down their [Read More →]
PERFECT CONDITIONS END RACE WEEK WITH A BANG Locals, visitors unanimous in praise for competition, weather and event organization CHARLESTON, SC (April 19, 2009) – With numerous battles on tap this morning between 174 race boats across the 13 divisions that made up 2009 Charleston Race Week, mother nature ordered up a sparkling [Read More →]
The Black Diamond crew is back safely in Toronto (My self, Paul Thornton, Rick, Mark and Monica Doedens)…We had a lot of fun, and a great race. We were competing against professional sailors, hard core amateurs, and locals with knowledge of the gulf stream, and lots of ocean racing experience. As you know we just [Read More →]
Roxane the kids and I have safely brought the boat back to Fort Lauderdale from the Bahamas after 2 months of sailing those beautiful islands. I am currently racing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Charleston, South Carolina. We have five crew which includes myself, Paul Thornton and the Doeden’s of PCYC. This race is a [Read More →]
Here is a really neat video of our half hour dolphin encounter on the Atlantic Ocean. This was during our sail in November 2008 from New York to Florida.
A little clip of some rough sailing from New York to Florida offshore the whole way in 5 days 3 hours.