Did you know that J World Annapolis is now the official training partner of the World Cruising Club?  Did you know we are planning special training sessions for ARC Caribbean 1500 and ARC Bahamas participants?  Did you know J World Annapolis planning to sail the ARC Bahamas this fall and you are invited to join us?  Well its true!  Four berths remain for this “bucket list” offshore passage that departs from historic Portsmouth, VA and ends at the sunny Bluff ouse Marina on Green Turtle Cay.

Sailing with J World Annapolis and the ARC Bahamas is best way to get to the Bahamas this winter!

What’s in a name?  The Bahamas Class has been renamed ARC Bahamas, to give the fleet their own identity within the Caribbean 1500 rally.

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J World Annapolis’ J/120 – EuroTrashGirl – is the perfect performance cruising machine.  With great sailing characteristics and a sea-kindly manner she is the ideal platform for learning the skills to cruise in comfort and style.  This week ETG is on patrol with skipper/coach Brad Cole cruising the middle Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis to St. Michaels and many gunk holes in between.  Look for her in Shaw Bay, at the Chesapeake Maritime Museum in St. Michaels and the creeks of Annapolis between now and Sunday.   Check out the flickr album here! Read more

Amendments to the sailing instructions were posted to the Official Notice Board this morning at 0745.

Thursday Night Racing Amendment #1

Thursday Night Racing Amendment #2 – J:22 Fleet Scoring

Ken Read has skippered in the America’s Cup, gone around the world on a Volvo Ocean Race yacht, and today is President of North Sails Group. As Ken says, he owes everything in his life to sailing, beginning with the weekend sails he did with his family on a 30-foot sloop they inherited.

This short clip is from an entertaining talk Ken gave during the inaugural US Sailing Leadership Forum, held in Portsmouth, Rhode Island in March, 2014.

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Courtesy of National Sailing Hall of Fame

Preserving America’s Sailing Legacy  *  Engaging Sailing’s Next Generation

Hello from Atlanta.  ATLANTA?  Do they sail in Atlanta?  In fact they do.  Yesterday I ripped around Lake Lanier in 20-30 knot winds and during that daunting session the concept of knowing how energy to apply at the any given moment came up.  As the intensity of the wind increases, often so does the “input” sailors give the boat.  Interestingly, that’s not always the right move.  The art of doing less is not a new concept – and NPR’s Tom Ashbrook recently had a show about this exact concept – here is what he had to say:

The art and power of spontaneity, in ancient philosophy, in jazz, in everyday life. We’ll look at “Trying Not To Try,” the Chinese concept of “Wu-wei”, and the completely focused mental state of “flow.”

The old reggae song says “Try. Try and try. You’ll succeed at last.”  And we know there can be truth in that.  But we also know that grinding, stressful, pounding effort can turn self-defeating.  My guest today studies philosophy and neuroscience.  He says look to the way of spontaneity.  To the old Chinese philosophers of the Tao and more.  Get in the zone.  Act freely, spontaneously.  And you may find your most productive, creative self.  A Ttiger Mom might not get it.  But Yoda would, he says.  This hour On Point:  the Tao of spontaneity, the way of flow.  And trying not to try. 

Take a listen to the program – it might just make you a better sailor.

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