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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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Extreme Family Voyaging, the Anasazi Girl Way

by Tim Zimmermann
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James Burwick on Anasazi Girl

For James Burwick, Somira Sao, and their two young children, 200-mile days on the Open 40 Anasazi Girl are just part of the everyday routine.

It's always interesting and worthwhile to hear the thinking and motivations of sailors who are doing something unusual. Last month, I checked in with Webb Chiles, who at 70-plus plans to solo circumnavigate on a Moore 24.
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Surviving Sandy: The Moondust Chronicles

by Tim Zimmermann
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Moondust (left) at her pier

Tim Zimmermann battens down the hatches on the Beneteau 36.7 Moondust on the Chesapeake Bay for Hurricane Sandy.

Thanks to Sandy, I have now nursed sailboats through two hurricanes (or hurricanes that were fading into the tropical storm category, if I am totally honest). One sailboat, a Bristol 35.5, was at sea, and we ran into Hurricane Mitch in 1998, after the storm surprised everyone by doubling back east and running over the southbound Caribbean 1500 fleet. And the other, my new-old Beneteau 36.7, Moondust, was sitting at a pier on the Rhode River on the Chesapeake Bay when Sandy roared through this week.

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Is SpeedDream Just A Dream?

by Tim Zimmermann
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A 27-foot prototype of SpeedDream sets sail, and Tim Zimmermann takes notice.

I've seen it kicking around online for a few years now: Russian designer Vlad Murnikov's quest to build the fastest monohull on the planet. Usually any mention was accompanied by a cool looking drawing, but not much else. SpeedDream, as the project was called, seemed like just that: a dream.
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The Webb Chiles Way

by Tim Zimmermann
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Webb Chiles in his natural habitat.

Tim Zimmermann gets the scoop from Webb Chiles on his latest circumnavigation dream, which he plans to sail on board the Moore 24 Gannet.

If you are a sailor and a wanderer, here's someone I definitely think you should know. 
 
Webb Chiles is an American original, a sailor, poet, and explorer who has circumnavigated the globe five times (once in an 18-foot Drascombe Lugger called Chidiock Tickbourne).
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The Upside Of Global Warming

by Tim Zimmermann
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Exploring the unknown

The shrinking ice cap in the Northwest Passage affords unique opportunities to explore the unknown for those adventurous enough.

There is no question that global warming, on the whole, threatens all sorts of catastrophe for the earth and its inhabitants. But any time there is dramatic change there is also dramatic opportunity. Take the Northwest Passage, which connects the Atlantic and the Pacific.
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Where Have the Tacking Duels Gone?

by Tim Zimmermann
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Match racing at the America's Cup World Series just hasn't been cutting it for Tim Zimmermann.

The multihulls of the America's Cup have speed and excitement, but Tim Zimmermann finds the subtleties of match racing tactics and strategy to be lacking.

Stu explained why he declined to watch the ACWS the other night. I guess I should explain why I am worried I may decline to watch the America's Cup Match itself. Well, let's be real. I'll watch it. But I am worried that it's going to be boring.

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Is Hell Freezing Over? Moondust Might Race

by Tim Zimmermann

Tim Zimmermann's Beneteau 36.7 Moondust was purchased with cruising in mind, but she might just get to the starting line this coming year.

I used to be one of those sailors who believed deeply in racing ... other people’s boats, especially when it came to big boats. Racing your own boat seemed like such a hassle (organizing and provisioning for lots of crew), as well as a potentially voracious, money-sucking, black hole (new sails, bottom jobs, and divers, just to name a few). So the biggest boat I ever owned and raced was a J/22. Even that was downgraded to my current race ride: a Laser. And I was content.

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Sailing Into My Youth

by Tim Zimmermann
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The 46-foot, centerboard ketch Antilles.

A trip to the sailing paradise of Buzzard's Bay reminds Tim Zimmermann of his summers sailing as a child.

I should play the lottery more, because this has been a lucky summer. A few weeks back, work took me to the San Juan Islands, one of the most beautiful cruising grounds in the Pacific Northwest (don’t you love it when work does that?). And this week—in fact right now, as I type—I am looking out at sunrise over Martha’s Vineyard Sound. That’s two slices of sailing paradise in one month, the sort of island hopping that a sailor could get hooked on.

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One For My Bucket List

by Tim Zimmermann
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The Pacific Northwest's San Juan Islands move to the top of Tim Zimmermann's "Places To Cruise Before You Die" list.

When you are a cruising sailor, your perspective on the world is permanently warped. No matter where you go, if there is water, if there is wind, if there are harbors, you tend to ask one question: Would this make a good cruising ground? Sometimes that question can distract from your ability to see a beautiful place for what it is, especially if the Great Sailing God has not specifically placed it on the earth for your cruising pleasure. So worthy locations can be unfairly diminshed, even if they have lots of other qualities to recommend it. But too bad.
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Wednesday Night Is For Racing

by Tim Zimmermann
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What's not to love?

Wednesday nights are for racing, not sitting at a desk.

I love all kinds of sailboat racing--inshore, offshore, dinghy, keelboat, one-design, handicap (well, I don't really LOVE handicap--you shouldn't need a stopwatch and a spreadsheet to know how you've done). But the type of racing I think I love above all others is casual weeknight racing. It's got just enough of an edge of competition to keep it intense and exciting. But it's also got the laid-back, playing-hooky-from-the-work-week and it's-okay-to-have-a-beer vibe. That is a unique, and perfect, balance.

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