Tag: Sailing
Farrah Hall Makes Olympic Sailing Team
Compass Marketing-sponsored women’s windsurfer Farrah Hall has been selected as one of five athletes nominated to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Sailing Team. The athletes—who each compete in different sailing classes—were selected after the ISAF Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia. “I’m so happy to make it onto the U.S. Olympic team,” Hall said. “Going to [...]
Annapolis Performance Sailing Celebrates 20 Years
Annapolis Performance Sailing (APS) is celebrating 20 years of outfitting performance sailors. Best known for stocking sailing gear, having knowledgeable customer service representatives on call, rigging, and developing Crugear, a top-of-the-line custom decoration shop, APS will mark its milestone anniversary with a back yard BBQ to be hosted Sunday, July 10th, 2011 at the APS [...]
Hospice Cup XXX
The Hospice Cup XXX – America’s largest charity regatta – will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011. Entering its 30th year of racing on the Chesapeake Bay, to date the Hospice Cup has raised more than $8 million to support Hospice programs in local communities around the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. area. “Hospice Cup [...]
Annapolis To Newport Race 2011
The Annapolis to Newport Race, first run 64 years ago, is one of the most historic and well-known of the U.S. East Coast blue-water races. In 2007, the Annapolis to Newport Race became the first of the east coast offshore races to provide the capability to follow the race via an internet race viewer. The [...]
History Nights On The Schooner Woodwind
Everyone’s favorite sailing experience, the Schooner Woodwind, has partnered with Historic Annapolis Foundation to bring a bit of history to several Monday evening cruises. Every other Monday evening through September, a guest speaker from Historic Annapolis Foundation will sail on the Woodwind bringing the history, lore and intrigue of Annapolis and the Chesapeake Bay alive [...]
Wednesday Night Racing On The Schooner Woodwind
<–Do you like these pictures? Please click the icons to the left to share them on facebook and twitter! Last night, we took our camera and headed out on the Schooner Woodwind to take part of the Wednesday Night Sailing Races. While the day started miserably, the weather cleared in the late afternoon and a [...]
Wenches Off The Bow
<–be sure to share this with yer mateys on facebook and yer lads and lassies that follow you on twitaarrr. Shiver me timbers, there be pirates on the horizon, maties. Stand fast! Captain Jack Sparrow won’t be the only pirate afloat this season. Schooner Woodwind, a normally staid a law-abiding sailing ship that leaves daily [...]
Party (And Race) Like A Sailor On the Woodwinds
Passengers can experience the thrill of big boat match racing for a third season on the Schooner Woodwind and her twin sister ship Woodwind II on Wednesday nights. For the third consecutive summer the Woodwinds will be racing in company with the Annapolis Yacht Club’s famous Wednesday night series. The Wednesday night races start off [...]
Solo Sailors To Visit Annapolis To Discuss Upcoming Film
Solo sailors Teresa Carey and Ben Eriksen will soon set sail north on an adventure. They aim to glimpse an uncharted iceberg and make a documentary film along the way. Their film One Simple Question will illustrate the undeniable bond between simplicity and happiness. In today’s economy, with “simply living” as a new buzzword, Ben [...]
The Hospice Cup Brightens My Saturday
The banner on the side of Watermark Cruise’s Catherine Marie said it all this past Saturday morning. Hospice Cup: America’s Largest Charity Regatta. I have no idea what qualifies them to make that statement, but I believe it. From the time I stepped onto the press boat to the time I stepped off, I felt [...]
Laura Dekker Sets Sail
After a year of court battles, 14-year old Dutch teenager Laura Dekker has set sail after being given approval by the Dutch government last week to begin her journey. When Ms. Dekker announced her plans last year, at age 13, the Dutch child protective services stepped in and placed her under the guardianship of social workers, [...]
Sunderlands Abandon Fundraising Effort
The website www.savewildeyes was purchased and created on June 12, 2010 to solicit funds to “bring Wild Eyes home with Abby.” Today, after it has become clear that there may be more to the story than an adventurous teen and some encouraging parents, the quest has been abandoned and the links to the site from [...]
The Abby Sunderland Saga Takes A Twist
As a sailing town, Annapolitans certainly have some connection with Abby Sunderland, the 16 year old who was trying to be the youngest person ever to do a non-stop, solo sail around the earth. If you are not familiar with the saga, you can Google it. But in a nutshell, she was in her boat, [...]
Volvo Ocean Race Sails Again Come 2011
The route for the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race was just announced, and there’s a good mix of favorite stops with some new, exciting destinations. However, Maryland decided not to bid for a port for the upcoming 2011 race. In 2009, local lawmakers decided that the “burden would be too great” to ask the state for [...]
A New Persepctive On Sailing
Taylor Michie Eye On Annapolis is thrilled to be able to bring the insight and perspective of Taylor Michie to our sailing enthusiasts. For those who are unaware of Taylor, you need to become aware; as this sailor is quickly making a name for himself across the globe. Taylor has written his first novella Racing [...]
Sailing the Chesapeake
It has only one name–the Chesapeake–but a solo sailing trip from bottom to top and back shows the author a Bay of many faces.
Sunsets & Schooners
Yesterday, we had the chance to take a sunset sail on the Schooner Woodwind II along side her sister, Woodwind. As many of you know, the Woodwind was featured in the hit movie Wedding Crashers. Nothing beats a sunset sail operated by Schooner Woodwind Cruises. The cruises include a snack and a soft drink and [...]
