Oceanhippie.net - Dinghy

Laser 4.7 owns the fleet.

Port end biased line at the Darwin Sailing Club regatta is spotted by a keen eyed 4.7 sailor who shows the radials, full rigs and Tasers how its done.

Shaw Thing Old Man Rock

Shaw 650 onboard clip Darwin SC, Old Man Rock Race

Monkey Me

Darwin Sailing Club, NT, Sunset.

A - Class Tuning Guides

Embedded in a huge post here is a list of A -Class guides. I have blatantly copied the links:  aclass002.pdf – Harken – A Class – 2015 Cascade mainsheet .....

RS600 Video

This is not me, nor is it my video its from blueboat TV. it is an RS600 I have one of these. Epic Boats. The downloa d URL is:http://blueboat.tv/video/ Reaching.wmv  

The Mexican spinnaker drop

Tom’s Tips – Spinnaker tip one. The Mexican Probably the best way of getting asymmetric spinnaker off in a hurry, you could call it a gybe drop. Conventional Wisdom is to send .....

Xmas Ideas for Sailors

Does your loved one love their boat more than you? Win back his/her affections with these handy Xmass gift ideas. Gloves – I went through three pairs last year. The fingerless ones are .....

Crash Gybe

Couldn't go behind couldn't go in front. Gybing....

Shaw Thing - Downhill Harbour Race.

No 7 buoy to No 6 in 5:16 against the tide, nice.

's terrible living in Darwin

DSC Harbour Racing marks

GPX (GPS Exchange Format) KML (Google Earth) GRM (garmin?) TXT (text) MAP (who knows) Online View

Mrs Palmer V Cockatoo

Is that an new Spinnaker?

TEST Ignore 2

Not a gardener.

Classic 18 ft Skiffs

old School 18foot skiffs racing in Sydney 2016.

Swell Chaser

Guys put the hammer down we left the dog on the sand bar and the tides coming in.

18Ft Worlds 2011

This video is dedicated to the "Drinking Monkeys" of Brighton SC (uk). On the way back from the pub, in Matt's boat obviously, we happened on the 18 footer worlds and stopped for a gander. Matt's .....

Lonely at the top

This is the last race of the Brighton Sailing Club's 2009 season. Weird waves, but some good wind. This is my Mates boat. Bimare 2000 A Class Catamaran.

Making dinghy sailing videos

In the last couple of years the number of waterproof video gadgets and more importantly they're price has resulted in a dinghy sailing videos boom. Most of them are shit. Mine included. I'm getting .....

Bugger Bognor

GPS Replay to Bognor GPS Replay back from Bognor Brighton Sailing Club Bognor Raid 2009. GPS Tracks also avaialblesee left. Camera work by me Toby and John. GPS Data from Me, Roger and .....

BSC Regatta (canceled)

I know what You did last sunday.... Camera work by me and Toby, Sailors: Patrick and Piers. Padlers: Paul, Adi, Jim, me, Matt and Piers. Kite Boarder: Kev. Staring at the Sea: Simon. Rescue Boat: .....

Paddle Round the Pier Video

Paddle Round the Pier, 2009. Filmed from the rescue boat (mostly). By Me Chris, Sherm, Matt, Ali and Auzie mark. Totals aren't in but it looks like we raised a hell of a lot for charity.

The Cumulative Points Scoring System

The Cumulative Points Scoring System Deciding the club champion and encouraging turn out for club racing: This is old, the version here is a transcript of a photocopy from the June 1982 Edition of .....

I14 Clip

Here's a clip of me and Matt sailing what's now my International 14 off Brighton beach in very little wind. Right choice of boat for a flat calm.  

A Beginners Guide Skiff Racing.

PREPARATION. Arrive no more than 30 minutes before the race starts. Preferably with the replacement parts you broke last time, still in their wrappers. Don't bring tools, you can always borrow .....

Windswept the movie

Fun with an open 60.   Helly Hannson got a bunch of they're extreme sports athletes. Put them on on Knut Frostats open 60 "Academy". Then then told the lot of 'em to go and have fun. .....

Choosing a Bouyancy Aid

A life jackets just a life jacket, it not expected to be comfortable, practical or attractive. However the reason we wear buoyancy aids is precisely because life jackets are like this. That's not a .....

Fun With Flash

Silly I know but its EDUCATIONAL! Well I'm doing it at work.... must be educational. Woot, this is the result of an afternoon at work learning flash. Good fun stuff. I call it Matt C***s .....

BSC Sailing Instuctions

These are the old Sailing Instructions, written from 2000 to 2003 for Brighton Sailing Club As far as I'm concerned you can use these as a template, or edit it as you see fit. However , many of .....