Posts from the ‘Adventure’ Category

  • Sailing Fitness and Training – New Edition!

    Sailing Fitness and Training – New Edition!

    December 21st, 2010 | Adventure, Sail | Michael James | 1 Comment

    ORDER HERE ‘Sailing Fitness and Training – New Edition!’    Michael Blackburn    Secrets of success in sailing are revealed in Dr Michael Blackburn’s new edition of Sailing Fitness and Training now, for the first time, available as a digital version – via download on Amazon.com. What’s New? Blackburn, a Sports Scientist, World Champion Sailor and [...]

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  • Day Trippin’ to Egmont Key State Park, FL

    Day Trippin’ to Egmont Key State Park, FL

    December 21st, 2010 | Adventure | rconradiii | No Comments

    Over the last few months, I have made numerous trips to Egmont Key and I have not once been disappointed.  On any given day boats of all shapes and sizes can be found anchored off of Egmont and their crews enjoying the white sandy beaches and crystal clear water.  I made my trips this spring [...]

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  • Book Review: Ultimate Sailing Adventures

    Book Review: Ultimate Sailing Adventures

    November 18th, 2010 | Adventure | Michael James | No Comments

    What would be your favourite sailing adventure dream? Do you dream of sailing around one of the Great Capes? Would you like to cruise up the Amazon or cross the Pacific on a windsurfer? How about competing in the America’s Cup or Volvo Ocean Race? Maybe you dream of daring to battle monster waves off [...]

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  • Rob Mundle’s latest book not to be missed

    Rob Mundle’s latest book not to be missed

    November 2nd, 2010 | Adventure, Sail | Michael James | No Comments

    ORDER BOOK // ‘Rob Mundle’s newest book, Bligh – Rob Mundle’     In Fatal Storm, international bestselling author, Rob Mundle, took nearly 200,000 readers from all around the world into the eye of the storm and the heart of bravery as the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race faltered. In Bligh, Rob goes back to sea, [...]

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  • Day Trippin’ to Egmont Key (N 27.56281 and W -82.81232)

    Day Trippin’ to Egmont Key (N 27.56281 and W -82.81232)

    August 19th, 2009 | Adventure | rconradiii | No Comments

    Over the last few months, I have made numerous trips to Egmont Key and I have not once been disappointed.  On any given day, boats of all shapes and sizes can be found anchored off Egmont and their crews enjoying the white sandy beaches and crystal clear water.  I made my trips this past spring [...]

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  • Moving the Island Pilot 395

    Moving the Island Pilot 395

    August 17th, 2009 | Adventure, Power, Seatrials & design reviews | Michael James | 1 Comment

    8-17-2009, 3pm est. BJ Conrad, my son Henry and I moved the 2006 Island Pilot 395 from the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina to our St. Pete office on Salt Creek today.  So that our friends at Sailor’s Wharf Boat Yard can haul and block the IP395 at our display yard with our other new & [...]

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  • Manatee (River) Xing

    Manatee (River) Xing

    August 14th, 2009 | Adventure | rconradiii | 2 Comments

    In early June I cruised with a few friends aboard a Beneteau 37 from the Vinoy Basin in downtown St. Petersburg, FL to the Twin Dolphin Marina along the Manatee River in Bradenton, FL. The 40 mile round trip was ideal for an overnight and the conditions in early June were perfect for our weekend adventure. [...]

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  • 99 Days Aboard an Albin 28 Tournament Express; Albin 28 Owner Report

    99 Days Aboard an Albin 28 Tournament Express; Albin 28 Owner Report

    August 1st, 2009 | Adventure, Power, Seatrials & design reviews | murrayyachtsales | No Comments

    From Albin News:  New Albin 28 Testimonial       99 Days Aboard an Albin 28 Tournament Express     We departed John Wayne Marina in Sequim, WA on May 20, 2001 returning 99 days later after completing a round trip to Skagway, Alaska and many points in between. Our northbound route followed, with some [...]

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