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What is VMG – sailing term explained #shorts
If you've been watching the Americas Cup you'll have heard this term. VMG or velocity made good measures how quickly you are progressing directly upwind or downwind. It is a compromise between the angle sailed and the speed of the boat Optimal VMG will ge...
January 2021 Peanut Regattas – Sailboat Racing on Galveston Bay
Highlight video of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew sailing in the Peanut Regattas of Waterford sailboat races on Galveston Bay. Five races in January, we sailed in four, finished two of them. Ran out of wind in one race and stopped racing in another...
2021 GBCA Icicle Rum Race #3 – January Sailing in Texas
Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and Hunter 40 "Hobgoblin" and their crews race in the 2021 GBCA Cruzan Icicle Rum Race #3 on Galveston Bay on January 16th. Highlight clips from cameras mounted all around the boats. More than 30 boats out on the Bay for the race...
2021 GBCA Icicle Rum Race #2 – January Sailing in Texas
Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew race in the 2021 GBCA Cruzan Icicle Rum Race #2 on Galveston Bay on January 9th. Highlight clips from cameras mounted all around the boat. 45 boats out on the Bay for the race, could have used just a little more wind! Cl...
2021 GBCA Icicle Rum Race #1 – Texas Sailing
Sailboat racing highlights, Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew race in the 2021 GBCA Cruzan Icicle Rum Race #1 on Galveston Bay. Highlight clips from seven cameras mounted all around the boat. I know I've used this song before, but it is so appropriate fo...
2020 Peanut Regattas #42 & #43 Highlights – Sailboat Racing on Galveston Bay
Highlight video of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew sailing in the Peanut Regattas of Waterford #42 & #43 sailboat races on Galveston Bay the weekend between Christmas and New Years. The last two races on the bay in 2020. Finished lousy, but had ...
2020 Peanut Regatta #41 Highlights – Sailboat Racing on Galveston Bay
Highlight video of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew sailing in the Peanut Regatta of Waterford #41 sailboat race on Galveston Bay on December 20th. Ten boats racing, pursuit start, about nine nautical mile race. Light winds, beautiful Texas day and a...
2020 Peanut Regatta #40 Highlights – Sailboat Racing on Galveston Bay
Highlight video of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and crew sailing in the Peanut Regatta of Waterford #40 sailboat race on Galveston Bay on December 12th. Eight boats racing, pursuit start, about nine nautical mile race. Light winds, beautiful Texas day and...
2020 GBCA Chili Chase Regatta – Texas Sailing!
Video clips of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and Hunter 40 "Hobgoblin" and crews racing in the 2020 GBCA Chili Chase Regatta on beautiful Galveston Bay on December 5th. Thirty boats raced in 20 knot winds that dropped to zero knots and shortened the race. ...
TASS 2020 Commodore’s Cup
Sailboat racing highlights and clips from the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and Hunter 40 "Hobgoblin" and their crews in the TASS Commodore's Cup on Galveston Bay on Saturday, November 14th, 2020. Ten boats raced on a beautiful, windy Texas day, with lots of g...![What Could GO WRONG? – We Drop the RUDDER in Annapolis [Ep. 11]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/c_j5-Ah2p6w/maxresdefault.webp)
What Could GO WRONG? – We Drop the RUDDER in Annapolis [Ep. 11]
The rudder comes out!!! We drink champagne from a 100 year old trophy and do major boat surgery! Track us on our website! http://www.sweetruca.com Join our crew on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/ruca Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! @ruc...
Racing on Galveston Bay 2020 (So far…, Remake of the Revised Update)
I couldn't stop myself, I had to do a remake of this highlight video. There's been a lot of great racing action since I posted the revised version back in July. So, here's the latest remake of the video clip montage of highlights of the Hunter 340 "Sunspot...
Texas Sailboat Racing Highlights – Rum Race #8
Sailboat racing highlights and clips from cameras on board the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and Hunter 40 "Hobgoblin" and their crews in the GBCA Cruzan Rum Race #8 on Galveston Bay on Saturday, September 26th, 2020. About 40 boats raced on a beautiful Texas ...
2020 GBCA Rum Race #7 – TEXAS SAILBOAT RACING
Sailboat racing highlights and clips from the Hunter 340 "Sunspot Baby" and the Hunter 40 "Hobgoblin" and their crews racing in the GBCA Cruzan Rum Race #7 on Galveston Bay on Saturday, September 5th, 2020. About 50 boats raced in wild sailing conditions o...