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Royal party
I just sent an email to a UK client. Here's the auto reply I received:Our offices are currently closed for the Royal Wedding and bank holiday until Tuesday 3rd May. I will respond to any emails on my...
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Good intentions get trashed
It can be frustrating when good intentions get trashed. People ask for merchandise from Scuttlebutt, so when we found time to order t-shirts, we picked one of the Curmudgeon’s Observations that spoke...
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Dancing
Not sure what the motivation is for Sailing Anarchy’s frequent attacks on Key West Race Week. Maybe it's influenced by how Charleston Race Week hires SA to provide media for their event. SA's latest...
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Communication
With the sailing season started in the Northern Hemisphere, or at least the warmer season for the hearty frost biters, I suspect everyone is eager to see strong participation in the sailing events they...
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Gettin’ Air
One of LONGOBARDA’s afterguard is flung into the air when the collapsing rig snaps the backstay taut. Who is that ‘daring young man on that flying trapeeze?’ Although it happened nearly 20 years ago,...
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The Flintstones are back
It was on September 13, 2010 when the plan for the 34th America’s Cup was revealed, and a "new era" was promised by the boss of the defending team, Russell Coutts. The boats will be "cool", he said as...
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This past week I was privileged to have won the Etchells World Championship in San Diego, CA. When Bill Hardesty asked if I would sail with him, he warned me that we would be putting in the training...
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Is this true?
From the July 2011 issue of Latitude 38, that prominent monthly magazine distributed along the western U.S.:“The 2011 Etchells World Championship regatta was supposed to be a nine-race series, but San...
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Scewed without a kiss
Providing attribution is critical in the media. For online news, providing links is also standard. How closely a website follows these basic tents is the difference between a reputable organization and...
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He who has the gold makes the rules
This report comes from the “can’t we all get along” department. Ever since Oracle Racing became the defender of the America’s Cup, they’ve been working tirelessly to re-invent the 34th edition into an...
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The Beauty of Waste
The sport of sailing is lucky to have so many passionate people eager to share their experiences. And sometimes, in between these sailing experiences, they share their observations... which...
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Chicken or the Egg
Sprit boats and race course selection. Do you have an opinion? The sprit boat aspect invariably surfaces when suggesting there should be more reach legs offered to augment the current steady diet of...
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Just what the America's Cup needs
Since Oracle Racing won the 33rd America’s Cup, their intent to revamp the 34th edition into a commercially sustainable model has led them to make drastic changes. At times ignoring the event’s base of...
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Guys are struggling
Not sure how much of a secret it is that women are better than men. They look nicer, smell better, and typically have better manners. In grade school, girls tend to be brighter and more mature than the...
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Event communication
We all have our soap box moments, when we’re passionate enough about something ... our emotions just can’t be contained. These moments are tolerated as long as they are brief. So I will try to be...
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'Doing' versus sitting
So there I was, Saturday morning, watching the America’s Cup World Series racing in Plymouth, live on my computer. Very, very cool. I was totally enjoying the YouTube media platform and livestreaming...
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FAMILY TREE OF VINCENT VAN GOGH
His dizzy aunt: Verti GoghThe brother who ate prunes: Gotta Gogh The brother who worked at a convenience store: Stop N Gogh The grandfather from Yugoslavia: U Gogh His magician uncle: Where diddy Gogh...
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The Amazing Claim
The Amazing Race is an eight-time Emmy Award-winning reality series that pits 11 teams, each comprised of two members, against each other on a trek around the world for approximately 25 days. Teams who...
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Sponsor brainstorm session
Regatta organizers are already gearing up for the 2012 events, and the bigger events are on the hunt for sponsors. The following note sent to Scuttlebutt stirred up a brainstorming session:"We are...
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Finally, a real race track
Let's be honest. Would you want the America's Cup if someone gave it to you? What a pain in the butt! Thank goodness Larry Ellison has a ton of money to take on the task of shining up this tarnished...
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