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The Wetass Chronicles by Tim Zimmermann

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Tim Zimmermann, a freelance writer, cruises and races on the Chesapeake Bay. He has also sailed all over the Atlantic, the Med, and the Caribbean, and is prone to depression if his ass isn't getting wet on a regular basis. His Wetass Chronicles covers anything and everything fun, fast, or exciting in the world of sailing. Read full bio
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Hans Klaar: The Antidote

by Tim Zimmermann
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Voyager Hans Klaar sets off

Tim Zimmermann finds an irresistible pull in the way of life of Hans Klaar, a longtime voyager and builder of Polynesian-style blue water catamarans.

I can’t quite process the sadness of Andrew Simpson’s death during training for the America’s Cup, and what its implications will be (though I do know that the America’s Cup is a far too silly and cosmically meaningless event to be worth the loss of a life).

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Banderas Bay Blues

by Tim Zimmermann
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Camelot and Blue just before colliding.

Injuries during the start of the Banderas Bay Race last month send a reminder of the importance to keep racing in perspective and always anticipate what's coming next.

How many of you have been involved in a major collision at the start of a race? Probably lots.

For those of you who have, were the boats worth hundreds of thousands of dollars? Hopefully, a lot fewer.

How many of those collisions resulted in the tactician breaking both legs? Hopefully, none.

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Speedsailing Chronicles: Joyon Poised

by Tim Zimmermann
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Francis Joyon

The French solo multihull master Francis Joyon is aiming to own the four biggest speed sailing records, which he calls, appropriately, the Grand Slam.

You probably wouldn’t know it, because for Francis Joyon, it is more about the sailing than it is about the glory.
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The World’s Most Persistent Grandmother

by Tim Zimmermann
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Jeanne Socrates

Septuagenarian Jeanne Socrates is 150 days in to a non-stop, solo circumnavigation of the globe aboard a Najad 380.

In sailing, as in life, determination and persistence deliver. No great voyage was ever achieved without hardship and adversity (any voyage without those two monsters is called a “milk run”). It’s no coincidence that the paragon of persistence himself, Ernest Shackleton, adopted the Latin “FORTITUDINE VINCIMUS” as his family motto. It means “by endurance we conquer,” which pretty much sums up the Shackleton experience.
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Time to Embrace the Inner Pirate?

by Tim Zimmermann
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One of the Sea Shepherd's fleet approaches a whaling ship.

Is a little civil disobedience justified in the name of our oceans?

In case you missed it there is a pitched battle going on down in the Southern Ocean, between the ships of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Japanese whaling fleet. It’s a battle that has been going on for years, and has been featured on the surprisingly engrossing TV show called Whale Wars. Usually, the skirmishing involves a lot of close passes, shouting, water cannons, and the throwing of stink bombs.

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Hubris and Hurricanes

by Tim Zimmermann
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The HMS Bounty found itself directly in the path of Hurricane Sandy.

What led to the sinking of the HMS Bounty off of Cape Fear during Hurricane Sandy?

For the Atlantic coast of the United States, Hurricane Sandy was the biggest hurricane event in years. Luckily for me, it blew past the Chesapeake with minimal damage. But hurricanes tend to write their own stories, and often enough it is the story of a ship that didn’t make it.

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The Smallest Club

by Tim Zimmermann
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American and Vendee sailor Rich Wilson

Rich Wilson became the second American to complete the Vendée Globe in 2009. Read his story, and this interview, to get a look at one of the smallest clubs on this planet.

The Vendée Globe, the greatest solo ocean race on the planet, is starting to wind down with the survivors sailing one by one across the finish line in the wake of Francois Gabart Macif. But if you are waiting for an American sailor, don’t bother. This year, there aren’t any. In fact, most years there aren’t any.

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Maserati's Classic Passage

by Tim Zimmermann
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Maserati off on a wild ride from New York to San Francisco.

The Volvo Open 70 Maserati sets out to take a stab at the record of the legendary clipper ship Gold Route.

Ocean passage record setting is all about the big three: the Jules Verne (around the world, non-stop), the West-East Transatlantic (from Ambrose Light to the Lizard), and the 24-hour distance record. I have no argument with that. Those are intense, risky, and sometimes brutal sailing challenges. And it is fascinating to watch skill and technology inexorably raise the bar.

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Frostbiting: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

by Tim Zimmermann
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When the temperature drops, the real Laser fun begins.

Tim Zimmermann goes for a couple of a dips and gets in the frostbiting spirit of the season.

"It's the most wonderful time of the year."
 
That chorus keeps running through my head because it's the holiday season. Cold weather is settling over the mid-Atlantic, the leaves are gone from the trees, and there is talk of snow and freeze warnings from weather forecasters. It's my favorite time of the year, so of course I am excited. But my enthusiasm and anticipation has little to do with a fat, bearded, old guy in a red suit, or mistletoe, or presents.
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All Hail Paul Larsen and Sailrocket2

by Tim Zimmermann
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Paul Larsen on Sailrocket 2 makes his record-setting run.

Tim Zimmermann admires Paul Larsen's Shackleton-like determination in his 10-year quest for the outright speed sailing record, an achievement Larsen realized this November.

How many times over the course of Paul Larsen's singleminded, decade-long quest to break the outright speed sailing record did you scoff, scorn and doubt his oddball, waterbug craft? I know I did. Plenty.

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