UPDATE: Thanks to all of our applicants. It was so nice to speak with such a great group of interested parties. The sailing community is certainly unique in having a great bunch of people around! We’ll be announcing our new General Manager shortly! Port Tack Charter – coach boat supplier to the dinghy and Olympic [...]
Read moreEver since I started sailing I knew that when winter hit and the temperatures drop it was best practice to pack up the dinghy and move on to other sports for the winter. There’s the classics, soccer, football and rugby. But a true sailor has always been addicted to hitting the mountains. These are the [...]
Read moreMike Bullot the laser sailor has put together a fantastic Q&A website forum. Have a look. http://www.asksailors.com/ Way to go Mike, from the front of the pack to the masses! It’s so nice to see a top sailor put together a useful tool for teaching other sailors how to improve their skills on the water. [...]
Read moreJust over 2 weeks until the 2nd test of Theater Style Racing for 49ers in Perth. We expect to have a very competitive fleet with most of the top sailors in the world competing. The Perth 2011 Race Committee have been gracious enough to conduct the racing for us, many thanks to them for stepping up to [...]
Read moreThe container of coach boats made it’s way successfully through Australian Customs and Quarantine. Engines are being fitted now and the boats will be launched and tested by weeks end. If you are looking for a boat for the Sail Melbourne Regatta, please be in touch, we still have availability.
Read moreTop Level Goals Good and fair competition for all competitors. Fun for athletes and spectators. Challenge the competitors and produce a worthy champion. Simple format for spectators to follow Be easy to produce media – tv / video, tracking, commentary, written, live viewing. Culminate in a Final race in which the winner takes a gold [...]
Read moreHi there sailors and coaches, Port Tack Charter still have a couple of coach boats available for Sail Melbourne. Email us with your dates and we’ll be happy to send you a quote. regards, Ben
Read morePort Tack Charter is embarking on another milestone. We are increase our fleet size to 10, and our fleet now includes two bigger RIBs, the 5.9 meter coach boats with 60 HP engines. Here are a couple shots of the coach boats being loaded. Interestingly, I was speaking with another former Canadian Olympic sailor the [...]
Read moreA note from Mike Leigh as he prepares for the Laser Worlds at Hayling Island starting next week. “I have been training for five of the last six days and we have had some great wind over that time. Later this afternoon a front is supposed to pass generating quite large winds which will remain [...]
Read moreSam and Will Phillips of Australia hit a fast time in the Seiko Speed Challenge this week in Weymouth. They got video of their run and may well win the prize for the fastest speed of the season. Seiko watches, the long running sponsor of the 49er class, as sponsored a speed challenge each of [...]
Read moreDear Sailors and Sailing Fans, The test of Theater Style Racing went well on Aug 4th in Weymouth. Two separate tests fleets were run, with 5 races each. Each series resulted in two 1 on 1 races to determine Bronze and 4th and also to determine Gold and Silver. We have kept the media coverage [...]
Read moreGet your entries in for the trial on Aug 4th in Weymouth, UK asap all you 49er sailors! So far we have 4 of the top 8 in the World Rankings signed up, Manu (FRA), Morgan (FRA), Nathan (AUS), and Allan (DEN). There is still room for more entires. At 6:00 pm on the [...]
Read moreHi Sailors and Sailing Fans, After the 49er AGM in Poland, the 49er class has spoken clearly that we continue to push the limits of sailing. The mainsail flags looked fantastic. The media coverage was comprehensive and progressive, and the racing intense, as always. In response to the 49er sailors consensus, there will be two [...]
Read moreHello sailors and sailing fans, Before the big debate at the AGM I wanted to post a couple of diagrams to outline how the class and sailors can be in control of how ‘extreme’ the change needs to be, even within the ‘theater style’ concept. First, lets look at the current course. So without changing [...]
Read moreDear Sailors and Fans, The 49er Class held a survey to ask our 49er sailors, the people directly affected by the ‘Theater Style’ Racing initiative, what they thought. The 5 questions were: 1. Do you think ‘Theatre Style Racing’ would be better for spectators and the media? 2. Would you support a trial of ‘Theatre [...]
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