The Weather

It seems that no matter how hard we might try, as sailors we are always concerned about the weather. While global warming continues to mess things up for sailors and outdoors enthusiasts alike, we can at least keep up to date on what's going on where. Below are some weather resources to help keep you in the know.

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Kirby Designs A-Z

Of the 60 + designs turned out since 1958, when Bruce Kirby was a working newspaperman designing boats in the evenings and weekends, a complete list has never been compiled until now. The purpose of the list to to help owners of these boats to know when and why their vessels came into being, and where possible, to tell where information on them can be found. As more designs are being turned out each year the list will continue to be a work in progress. To view the current list, please use the drop down menu above.

In the news

Recently Australian Michael Blackburn sailed a Laser from Tasmania to mainland Australia - blasting downwind for 115 miles and averaging 8.6 knots for the distance. The wind was fresh and well aft and the seas were big - rolling in from the deep reaches of the Southern Ocean, so Blackburn, an Olympic medalist in Lasers, got