Editorial- Qindao? or Sailing as Usual?
by Nancy Knudsen, Cruising Editor on 13 Aug 2008
Do they care who’s going faster? BW Media
While the Olympics is grabbing the world's attention, sometimes for all the wrong reasons, and most of Sail-World's racing staff are there in Qindao reporting live, the rest of the sailing world is - well - sailing on as usual.
Outside our own moored yacht Blackwattle, as the sun falls westwards, we watch the yachts return from their Wednesday races, making spectacular silhouettes as they go. Do any of the participants care how fast the rest of the world is going? I doubt it – the joy of a sound boat, finely sailed, is universal.
Lots of rivetting news this week from far and wide. The best news is of the freeing of the German cruising couple who have been released to Kenya on their way home, but the sting in the tail is that Yemen is pursuing another report of kidnapped sailors.
Much news of practical value in this edition. An innovative French group has set up a boat-swapping company – great idea, if they can get it to work smoothly. An American company has won an innovation award for dehumidifying your boat cheaply and simply; BoatU.S is offering handy maintenance check lists for your boat during use, and there are also some great security ideas for discouraging theft.
Our own lovely Blackwattle is for sale – what a champion she has been, but now it's time for her to move on, because, for the time being, her crew are staying put. Sad, but practical.
Read on, enjoy, and...
Sail safe!
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