
Finding Room to Breathe
Fanatical devotion to keeping clear air at all times has propelled Brian Keane’s Savasana team to the top of the J/105 class and earned Boat of the Day honors.

Fanatical devotion to keeping clear air at all times has propelled Brian Keane’s Savasana team to the top of the J/105 class and earned Boat of the Day honors.

Photos by Billy Black Access SW‘s complete Key West coverage.

We made some adjustments to improve our upwind speed, and what do you know, we won the race!

Hooking a crab pot at the start only added to our tribulations.

When you’re not sure what the breeze is doing, a conservative strategy will keep you in the game.

Day 2 turned out to be another episode in my personal Willy Wonka land.

Photos by Billy Black Access SW‘s complete Key West coverage.

Overcoming the oddities of Key West helped the crew of the Melges 24 Uka Uka earn Boat of the Day honors.

After another day of searching for the breeze, we find ourselves one point out of first.

As guest crewmember aboard the RC 44 Oracle Racing, I got a sneak peak at the upper echelon of sailing. (It looks a lot like the middle echelon.)

Photos by Billy Black Access SW‘s complete Key West coverage.

Today, we found new focus—solving a case of the slows.

Fanatical devotion to keeping clear air at all times has propelled Brian Keane’s Savasana team to the top of the J/105 class and earned Boat of the Day honors.

Photos by Billy Black Access SW‘s complete Key West coverage.

We made some adjustments to improve our upwind speed, and what do you know, we won the race!

Hooking a crab pot at the start only added to our tribulations.

When you’re not sure what the breeze is doing, a conservative strategy will keep you in the game.

Day 2 turned out to be another episode in my personal Willy Wonka land.

Photos by Billy Black Access SW‘s complete Key West coverage.

Overcoming the oddities of Key West helped the crew of the Melges 24 Uka Uka earn Boat of the Day honors.

After another day of searching for the breeze, we find ourselves one point out of first.

As guest crewmember aboard the RC 44 Oracle Racing, I got a sneak peak at the upper echelon of sailing. (It looks a lot like the middle echelon.)

Photos by Billy Black Access SW‘s complete Key West coverage.

Today, we found new focus—solving a case of the slows.
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