Hey Look I'm in the Papers Again!

I haven't been completely off the map... I've been all over the map!! Just a brief update, as I promise to get another post up tomorrow with some photos. To wrap up what I've been up to though is this article that I wrote in the BVI Yacht Guide!

I haven't forgot about this...

That's right, I frequently do think that I totally have a bunch of stuff to post up here, but lately have not been making the time to do so. Mostly because I say I'm too busy with the 7 days a week coaching schedule, as well as regattas and the travelling involved with them, but truth is those are just excuses. I'll have some pics and posts up real soon of the whirlwind that has been my life the past few months very shortly. In the meantime, enjoy this rad video I discovered on the Sailing Anarchy blog.



"Time-lapse photography is the ultimate tool in a sport that often moves at walking speed, and this HD video from the 2009 running of the world's biggest overnight race, the Færder seilasen, shows this fact off perfectly.  Over 1000 boats race from the Oslo cityfront, down the Oslo Fjord, and back under the North's midnight sun, and the parties go on for a long, long time." - Sailing Anarchy

Published in the BVI Yacht Guide!

My first published article for which I have actually received writer's credit (unlike the many press releases I have written here in the past few months). This article is in the June issue of the BVI Yacht Guide, a real, glossy, fancy looking magazine! Check it out online. Hopefully I'll have a couple more articles coming out in the coming months.

RBVIYC Dinghy Championships

I'm a little behind on the posts, as usual, but I am now running the entire sailing program at the yacht club. Luckily, next week I will be joined by my good friend, Seamus Ryder, and he will be helping to run our program here for the summer. Maybe I'll be able to get more blog posts up?

Anyway, the yacht club held the RBVIYC Dinghy Champs on the weekend of May 22-23. The event was a lot of fun and the racing was very competitive. Here are a few photos from the BVI Beacon photographer, Todd Van Sickle.

In The Papers

This little photo will be up in the BVI Beacon this Thursday. Chris Brockbank, a former BVI Sailing Team member kindly donated $450 to the BVI Sailing Team and this photo was taken for the newspaper.

Photo: TODD VANSICKLE
Former BVI Sailing Team member Chris Brockbank donated $450 to the team on Monday afternoon. “I really wanted to give something back,” Mr. Brockbank said. He added that “travelling and meeting new people” were valuable experiences that he had with the BVIST. Coach Justin da Silva said the money will help cover expenses to attend two upcoming events — the St. Thomas Scotiabank Regatta and the Optimist North Americans Regatta in Kingston, Ontario. The team has eight youth sailors. The money was raised by Mr. Brockbank’s Cedar School International Personal Project, in which he organised a remote-controlled boat regatta at Brandy Wine Bay.

Happy Belated Birthday To Me

I've been off the whole Internet thing for the past week and a bit as Mallory dropped by for a quick little visit. Not exactly quick, but after being here for just a week and a half it certainly felt like it was on the ferry ride back to St. Thomas. For the past 4 years I have spent my birthdays packing my life up and travelling back from university. So, it was great to have a very different birthday and finally got to enjoy the day with Mallory in arguably the most beautiful place in the world. We went to Jost Van Dyke with Colin, my buddy who owns the boat I live on, his mom and two of her friends. Colin took us to a little secret gem of a spot on Little Jost where we spent the afternoon drinking champagne and wine and eating homemade pate! After, we had delicious mango chutney burgers and Painkillers at Foxy's Taboo and headed over to the Soggy Dollar Bar in White Bay for more Painkillers. Later that evening back in Tortola, Mallory and I went for a very nice dinner at The Dove. Best meal I've eaten on this island without a doubt. Finally, we wrapped the night up at Long Bay where there was a little beach party action going on. So, pretty solid birthday over all, and definitely a great little break from the usual island grind having Mallory back for a well deserved visit. Here are a few photos that I stole from Mal's camera.

Champagne and 'Doogay'

Beaching at Little Jost near the pools

Soggy Dollar bar at White Bay

Dry-aged rib eye steak with balsamic reduction, prosciutto wrapped asparagus, potato pave

Black sesame crusted tuna, kimchi, beef and saffron udon noodles

It's Just Like A Giant Waterski!

My buddy Matt reminded me good sailing should be fast, fun, and pushing the limits of dangerous. 18-foot skiffs demonstrate all 3 of these principles. Take a look-see.