Monthly Archives: October 2008

Scuttlebutt – The Daily Sailing Newsletter (Issue 2715 – October 31, 2008)

SCUTTLEBUTT 2715 – Octover 31 2008: The latest news in the sport of sailing, letters from the ‘buttheads, and the Curmudgeon’s Observation. Continue reading

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Volvo Ocean Race: The fight is still on for Green Dragon

There are under 600 miles remaining for the crew onboard Ericsson 4 before they cross the finish line in Cape Town. Whilst Torben Grael and his crew look fairly safe for taking line honours, the battle for second, third … Continue reading

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Discovery Route: Difficult times ahead for Francis Joyon

Change of rhythm on board IDEC since the middle of the night. After having driven his boat hard for three days and three nights, Francis Joyon has come to the strategic part of his record attempt. In the absence … Continue reading

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Session: Media Relations and Management

MEDIA RELATIONS AND MANAGEMENT – Nov. 15
Summary
We will discuss our experience engaging the media to enhance a Tall Ships event’s brand and value while reinforcing the key public messages before, during and after events.
Speakers
David Choate:
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Conventures, Inc.
David oversees the day-to-day operations of Conventures Event Management, Public Relations, Sports Marketing, Destination [...] Continue reading

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Halloween Bonus Song for Friday: The Late Great Warren Zevon – Werewolves of London

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Disney’s “Morning Light” plays around Florida

A while back I posted something about the Disney movie, Morning Light, about 15 teenagers competing in the TRANSPAC race. Someone just asked about the movie so I thought more readers would be interested. Showings are limited and I have not found any in the Orlando area, but it will be playing around the country. Continue reading

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Iowahawk: A Note to the Hoi Polloi

Humor Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 2:20:42 pm PST When my late father T. Coddington Van Voorhees VI founded the iconoclastic conservative journal National Topsider in 1948, he famously declared that “Now is the time …

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Song For Friday: Radiohead – Reckoner

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Eleven challengers attend meeting called by Alinghi and ask BMW…

The meeting was called for by the Defendera TMs event organising entity AC Management and chaired by Alinghi skipper Brad Butterworth.

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Sailing, Sun 10/26

We had 8 souls out in 4 boats. Winds were 6-14 mph. Sunny with few clouds. If you weren’t here, you missed a great opportunity.
Mike (Harbormaster)
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