Pimpin
2005
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Eye
in the Sky 12/21/05 |
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One
for the Money 12/20/05 |
There
is a new kid in town. Maybe many. It is the new
Annapolis 30, built by a new company,
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Give and Get Our friends at Mauri Pro Sailing want to save you some money, so they are offering not only some Holiday specials, but also free shipping on everything ordered by Dec 31. Hurry if you want something cool for yourself (the best kind of gift)or that someone special by Xmas! Mauri is a big supporter of SA, and like all our advertisers, we count on you the reader to do support us by supporting them! 12/14/05 |
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In the Bag Our friends at Performance Sailing Gear (Joe Londrigan, 1993 Star World Champion), would like to invite you to enjoy a little of the Holiday giving spirit. Order some of their fine gear and get in on deals below: Free Fusion Sailcloth Duffels and Wallets for the month of December. Bags and Wallets are available in a white or grey sailcloth. For
orders over $75 = FREE Fusion Sailcloth Wallet For orders over $150 = FREE Fusion Sailcloth Bag Small (white or grey) A $39.95 Value 22" x 10" x 10" For orders over $250 = FREE Fusion Sailcloth Bag Large (white or grey) A $49.95 Value 26" x 12" x 12". Check it out and enjoy the deals! 12/09/05 |
Big Pimpin' Covering Your Assets Not just your run of the mill clothing company anymore, these guys have turned their small idea into a company known all over the world with sales in Europe, South America, Australia and the USA. Camet International Clothing - This long time sailing family has taken their talents into the clothing business and has been producing some of the best clothing in the industry. Their shorts and performance tops can be seen just about everywhere! (Meaning: This stuff is good and made in So Cal!) Their gear combines the newest developments in functional and performance fabrics with a unique new look. New features that manage moisture, breathe, control temperature and offer ultraviolet protection from the sun. (So you don't get burned!) If you don't have Camet shorts, you better get your Anarchist’s butt in some. Check it out! 12/05/05 |
Pimp Daddy The Best The best racing magazine on the planet is Seahorse. We've maintained that for years, and it remains as true today as it did 25 years ago when we first started subscribing. If there has ever been a caveat, it was that it was expensive - but no more! Seahorse has come aboard, not only as front page advertisers, but also as the title sponsor of our TJV/VOR forum, and they have an unreal subscription deal for Anarchists only. Click here or their new banner ads and get on it! 12/02/05 |
Pimp Daddy Re-Up
We also have just signed deals with some amazing new sponsors - we think you'll be most impressed. Stay tuned. 12/01/05 |
Pimp Daddy Not Nutty Our newest advertiser, SplicingNut (see banner, upper right) has an interesting new product to share with you. What is a SplicingNut? It is a two part device that screws together (quite easily we hear) to mechanically form a loop in braided line similar to an eye splice. SplicingNut speeds the attachment of hardware onto line shackles, beckets, harness assemblies and unlike knots or splices, it's mechanical nature allows for precision - cut two inches off the bitter end of your eye to eye assembly and your harness is two inches shorter. We've not used them yet, but these things might also be really good for halyards and sheets. Take a look at their website. Yeah, it's not as sexy as a lot of the stuff you see here, but YOU can afford it and it'll make your life easier. Oh yeah, for those who care about such stuff, it is not made in some low-wage country with a tyrannical government, it's made in B.C. Canada where the American Dream lives on. Check 'em out and give them an Anarchist hello. 11/16/05 |
Pimp Daddy 45% Off Our friends at the Sailing Pro Shop are having an incredible Christmas sale, with some great deals, up to 45% off. Don't forget that SPS has been with us for a very long time, have been supportive and contributed to not only getting you all good gear and good prices, but have also shared a ton of info with you in the forums. Support the guys who support us and get some Holiday savings too! 11/15/05 |
Pimp Daddy More Performance We are happy to have Performance Sailing Gear join Sailing Anarchy. They offer a unique approach to retail performance gear for one designs, and here they describe what they are all about: Performance Sailing Gear is an offshoot of the successful Stargear.net website. We have had a lot of sailors asking us to sell them specific gear for other classes than the Star. You can browse the site either by a certain class or by manufacturer. We offer specific items for 12 classes right now and will be adding more classes and more gear for the classes we already list in the future. Our goal is to get you to spend you time on the water not trying to figure out whether a certain line or hardware item is going to work for your specific boat . What we want to avoid is giving you a bunch of choices and you trying to figure out what works and what doesn’t. We sail a variety of boats and in classes we don’t sail are talking with the top folks getting their input on what works and what doesn’t. Some of the features on the site is a Free classifieds section and a free Crew List section where you can list based on a specific area or regatta. To kick off our advertising on Sailing Anarchy Performance Sailing Gear is offering a special on MovStar Ultraneema line. From time to time we hope to offer articles on Sailing Anarchy letting everyone about class specific developments we are seeing and hearing. Thank you! 11/14/05 |
Pimp Daddy Stomping Around
11/02/05 |
Pimp Daddy Looking Good One of the very coolest things to have is a half model of a favorite boat - maybe your own, one you sailed on, our just one that you've always admired. Given that, we're happy to have Trident Studio on board with us as our newest advertisers here at SA. They bill themselves as The Half Model Company and have got an incredible list of half models to choose from. Hell, your Editor even found the Garret Farr 40 that he used to sail 15 years ago and ordered one! They match hull colors to suit and these things make for stunning Christmas gifts for that deserving skipper, friend or significant other. Check out their banner ad on the upper right column here and see if they have your boat! 10/20/05 |
Pimp Daddy Testify A progress report from the folks at Rocket Boats. Of a number of startup boat builders, these guys are doing a good job selling new their boat. Sure they are advertisers here, and we are glad to help be a part of their success. - Ed. We just got back from the Annapolis Boat Show which was great. Apart from the unbelievably bad weather we had a great time, met a ton of people and even signed a couple of orders. This was icing on the cake as we had just expected to introduce the Rocket to the East Coast, but the reception was incredible and interest levels very high. Since the show the traffic on our website, has jumped by about 30% and we’ve been getting a lot of follow up e-mail. We will definitely be going back next year. The Rocket looked great with a brand new set of North 3DL sails and a new rig. We’re now using a stiffer and slightly larger carbon mast section which allows us to do away with the backstay. This is a huge improvement from both a functional and aesthetic standpoint and the look generated a lot of positive comments. We were also draped in nomination banners for Sailing World’s Boat of the Year competition and Best Boats 2006 from SAIL magazine. These added a nice touch and raised our profile even further. We ended up staying after the show to run a couple of days of demo sails and also to let the Boat of the Year judges take the Rocket out for a sail. The conditions were perfect and we brought a lot of smiling faces back to the dock. After we left Annapolis we drove up to Raritan Bay New Jersey to deliver the boat to its new owner. Before we launched the Rocket 22 project in 2004 we did a ton of market research and it is paying off in spades. We identified two key markets, both of which have been responding very favorably. The first group is the 35-40 and older market that wants a high performance racer/day sailor that is easy to manage but still provides the thrill of performance sailing they remember from earlier boats. We’re doing really well here and have sold boats to individuals ranging from 36 to 75 years old. The other group is the yacht clubs and sailing associations that need a replacement training boat for the younger sailor who is moving up in the sport. We’re also getting a lot of interest here as we meet many of their criteria such as both spinnaker set ups, very manageable, huge cockpit, ramp launchable and highly stable. You’ll be glad to hear there was a large and supportive Sailing Anarchy community at the Annapolis show. Thanks to your site they have been following the Rocket since the beginning and it was great to talk to them all and show them the boat. We’ve been in contact with many of them by e-mail and it was great to meet them all personally. If you have any advertisers sitting on the fence, tell them from Rocket Boats that it is worth every penny! Thanks again, Anthony
Dutton 10/18/05 |
Big Pimpin' Down Mexico Way The very first long distance race that your infamous Editor ever did was the 1975 Puerto Vallarta race. And while we did win the thing overall, it was memorable for a lot more than just the win. A combo of a thousand ocean racing miles, ending up in sunny Mexico in the dead of winter, and those frosty adult beverages, make for one nice winter getaway... We tell you this because we are pleased to have SDYC on board with us to promote their upcoming race to Puerto Vallarta, starting Feb. 21, 2006. This one will be the 26th biennial race, and if a bitchin' slide south isn't enough, the Mexorc follows this race, offering some good buoy racing in some great conditions. Boats including Magnitude 80 (Doug Baker), Mongoose, SC 70 (Dennis Conner), and the 62' Medicine Man - (Bob Lane) have signed up. How about you? Please see their banner, upper 10/17/05 |
Pimpin' Special Delivery
10/13/05 |
| Pimpin' We Like to Look We like to look at lots of different kinds of pictures, but for the sake of this ad, we'll keep it to sailing! The Dr. Crash calendars have shots we like to see - carnage! And they are now available here. Yes, we see the irony of selling Sailing World Dr. Crash calendars, but business often does make for strange bedfellows... 10/10/05 |
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Pimpin' RBS specializes in the production of epoxy E-glass and epoxy carbon fiber battens to bring the end user a reliable product constructed using the highest quality material available, improving the performance of your sail. In
production, RBS uses a proprietary epoxy resin matrix in an
unique roll form process using E-glass or carbon fibers that
are immersed in our flexible epoxy resin matrix that passes
through a series of rollers optimizing the glass to resin content
to achieve the highest strength to weight ratio. The laminate
then passes through their computer controlled curing tunnel
for a very consistent curing process. After being sized, the
battens are individually tapered to fit your sail on their
custom design CNC machine to match the sail designer's requirements. |
| Pimpin' Closer....  Here's
a recent look at the Stomp38 hull
#1 after infusion, with bag removed and prior to peel ply coming
off. Word is it looks very fair and we hear the boys are
"hugely proud" of the accomplishment so far.09/27/05 |
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Pimpin' Lookin' Good  We
know you love good shots of sailboats, especially high
performance ones, so it makes perfect sense to order up
the 2006
International 14 calendar by Renée Speak. This
is a high quality limited edition calendar (11" x
17" when open) showing the I-14 class at fun locations
to catch the racing action, then watch some get burned!
Renee has traveled around the world to photograph these
boats. She takes great shots, the cost is nil and you get
to look at good shots all year long. Do
it.09/26/05 |
Big Pimpin' Fun Factor Okay, our newest advertiser (see banner, upper left), Skiff Asia, might offer some of the most fun anywhere. Click on their site and tell me us if that doesn't look like the perfect vacation! We're pleased to offer such a unique experience to our community. Good times, indeed. 09/23/05 |
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Pimpin' Rock On We like boats. We like boats that are innovative, and we like boats that are creative. The new Rocket 22 is that. They took a cool and innovative Mull design, updated it, and made a very trick little thing. The boys at Rocket Boats have sold somewhere around 10 Rocket 22's so far, and have just signed up for another six months of advertising here at SA - see thier new banner ad, upper left. If you are in the market for a pocket sport boat, check them out! 09/06/05 |
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One Design Racing at 30 Knots! Got yer attention, didn't we? Our newest SA supporter, Class Action Racing, is launching its CARTs time trial series to introduce the sport of blokart sailing in the US. Developed by those outrageous Kiwis down under, blokarts are a fun, fast, compact landsailor that is more like a go-kart with a sail, instead of an engine. The CARTs racing series is set up to promote competition between sailors in different locations by timing the blokart sailors performance over a predetermined track that can be set up virtually anywhere. Top contenders in each division will be invited to compete head to head. blokart sailing is a great family activity with all ages and skill levels invited. To sign up, or get more info, go to www.classactionracing.com Read on. 25-Aug-2005 |
Pimpin' Game On
BTW, Stomp Craft have just agreed to extend their title sponsorship of the SA Sport Boat Forum - thanks boys! 08/22/05 |
| Pimpin' Head Trip SA advertisers Quagga have the following limited time offer for cell and office phone users. That's just about all of us, isn't it? Check out the soul deals from Quagga! 08/12/05 |
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Pimpin' Local Motion We are pleased to welcome Staaf Sails to the SA fold! Staaf Sails is and has been an independent full service sail loft since 1976. They have survived in this business by producing a superior product at a reasonable price. They use only premium materials in their sails, which improves both performance and the lifespan of the product. They also service many different areas of our industry including: sail boat hardware, halyards, running rigging and boat canvas. They also build a variety of products for the industrial textile industry. This includes industrial curtains, furling shade systems, cold air advertising inflatables, welding screens, etc… If it’s made out of fabric they can build it! Check out their site (and banner upper right), and give them an SA hello! 08/11/05 |
Pimpin' Manage This SA advertisers 1bigthink would like to share with you that Larchmont Yacht Club will be using 1bigthink's Regatta Manager package for its 2005 Columbus Day Regatta to be held in Larchmont, NY on October 8-9, 2005. Regatta manager is the first comprehensive tool to help race organizers manage their events from the initial planning all the way through the awards ceremony. This product is designed to handle all types of events, whether it is a small one-design regatta, beer can series, premier offshore event or a championship level regatta. Regatta manager is a cross-platform, multi-user, web-based software package accessible from anywhere in the world via the Internet. There is no software to install and configure. All the user needs is a computer with a compatible browser and an Internet connection. This web-based system not only takes the headaches out of regatta management but also allows boat owners the ability to process their entries on-line (paperless). 8/4/05 |
Pimpin' Down With It
7/12/05 |
Big Pimpin' That's a Match
We're also happy as hell to announce that the Swedish Match Tour has re-signed with your pals here at SA for another advertising stint - we greatly appreciate it. And this after a certain has-been in the sport tried to advise them not to advertise here. Tsk, tsk, my dear, best not to F with SA, especially when one resides in a glass house! 7/11/05 |
SA
Kicks Ass No
surprise to us - the SA community is an active one that spends
money and isn't afraid to do so with advertisers who support
this site. We have become the #1
most visited sailing site because of you readers who
are down with the SA scene. Thanks y'all. |
Big Pimpin' Gul Flies We're happy when our advertiser have good things to share and here's some of that from one of our newest supporters, Gul International. RYA Team GBR, The British Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Team, announced today that Gul International has been selected to be the Official Clothing Technology Partner to the team from 2005 up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 7/1/05 |
Big Pimpin' Real Deal
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Pimp Daddy Originators
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Big Pimpin' Nice to See Ya We are happy as hell to welcome another top drawer sailmaker to the Sailing Anarchy community - Lidgard Sailmakers. See their banner, upper left and read their words below. be sure to give 'em a look for your next sail purchase. Lidgard Sails, one of New Zealand's best known sail making brand, have reestablished themselves on Auckland's North Shore. "The benefits to our customers from being part of a global network with Halsey have been superseded by our ability to quote on-line and deliver plans, shapes and quotes electronically any where in the world to any size yacht, says Sean Lidgard. Lidgard Sails started in New Zealand in 1973. With success in the local racing and cruising market, the loft soon progressed to become a leading brand globally with sails designed for America's Cup, Whitbread and then Volvo Ocean Racing campaigns, plus ocean racing record holders - Cheyenne (formerly Playstation). The team are proud to mention Super Yachts like Shenandoah 165' Schooner, Mirabella 130', Philanderer 130', Aventure 108', Aquell 11 122', Sapphire 100' and more, as examples of the loft's ability to design for and service larger projects. The new loft has been busy with sails for Farriers and Corsair multihulls, Beneteau, Bavaria and J Class yachts with a steady demand from racing and cruising custom yachts of all sizes. "There are some exciting new sailcloth's we can choose from now, and this appeals to the racing and cruising fraternity - looking for that competitive and durable edge at affordable New Zealand prices. 6/20/05 |
Business QUAGGA … Redefining the way you communicate Plantronics
CS50 From the originators of the headset, the Plantronics CS50 brings the ultimate in hands-free mobility to your office or home telephone. The CS50 gives you 8 hours of talk time and the wireless convenience to roam up to 300 feet while having a secure conversation. Taking a call is as simple as pressing a button on the headset with optional HL10 handset lifter. The headset is as stylish as it is comfortable and can be worn over the head, over the ear or behind the neck. QUAGGA offers you a 30 day money back guarantee on all Plantronics products that we sell. Take a moment to check it out when you click on our banner ad and go to Products - Plantronics Headsets - Wireless Or contact us at (866) 233-6878 ext. 5060 or phil.keester@quagga.com 6/10/05 |
Big Pimpin' Parts Isn't Parts We're happy to welcome JCD Custom Race Parts back to the SA fold. Makers of some of the best OD gear anywhere, these are guys dedicated to offering great gear. Do us, JCD and yourself a favor, and do check them out. 6/6/05 |
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This SA advertiser 1bigthink wants you to know that SailSystems manager, a web-based system uniquely designed for the needs of Pro/ Pro-Am Sailing Teams and Grand-Prix Campaigns, now offers Version-2. This system offers high-level functionality and team interaction that includes crew data management, event management, photo galleries, management of the sails & sail inventories, sail range overlap charts, polar speed table, inventory management of running rigging as well as yacht & container equipment, tracking of rig tuning data, and tracking of event budgets & financial data. SailSystems
manager-V2 now offers increased flexibility and
power required by professional teams. |
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Our newest advertiser here at SA is Gul (see banner upper right), the UK’s largest action sports company, producing clothing for water sports enthusiasts across the world. From being one of the first to make wetsuits in the 1960s, Gul has developed into an international organization with four major divisions; Board sports, Marine, Kayak and Clothing, providing clothing and accessories for action water sports and the lifestyle around them. Gul is involved in events and regattas at all levels from grassroots up to professional level and has sponsored crews on racing yachts from J24’s to Volvo 60's. Gul provides support for a large team of international sailors and board riders, including top US sailor Carole Cronin, British No 1 Surfer Russell Winter and World Champion Windsurfer Scott McKercher. Gul has expanded its range into the United States and Canada, placing product in key stores across the country, including Team One Newport, Annapolis Performance Sailing, Sailing Pro Shop and many more. To see the full line of products go to www.gul.com or call 888 234 0771 to speak directly to a representative. 6/1/05 |
Q'ed Up We're happy to tell you the The Quantum Sail Design Group has continued their advertising program with us here at SA. The new Quantum sponsored TP 52 is just getting put together and we'll be sure to have a report for you. 5/23/05 |
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Pimpin' Techy Our newest advertising partner is Quagga (see banner, upper left) a technology company that specializes in voice, video and data solutions. They recognized that many of you are savvy in these areas and want to expose you to their products and services. We are glad they did and though this represents a departure from "conventional" advertisers here at SA, we think that many of you will respond to them. If you or your company has a need in the areas that Quagga specializes, please do not hesitate to get in touch with them!.Click here to read a bit more about what they have to offer. 5/18/05 |
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New We've added a new and separate forum specifically for the new Flying Tiger 10M sportboat. The response to the boat has been incredible, and with well over 30 confirmed orders, we thought it might make sense for owners, the designer, and others interested to have a place to call home. Flying Tiger is sponsoring The SA Flying Tiger 10M Forum and will be launching their web site soon. 5/17/05 |
Pimpin' Multi Deal "Sailing Anarchy still is the best value for money advertising for me." - Roger Hall, Sails Online. Hell of a Deal on Multihull sails! Supreme racing sails and affordable and durable cruising sails for Multihulls. Dacron, cruise laminate, Kevlar and Cuben Fiber Mainsails, jibs, screechers and asymmetrics. That's the deal this month from sails-online. Building on the wide interest from Corsair and Farrier owners, sails-online are offering the best deals on all Multihull sails for the month of May. Join in and take advantage Check here to get started! 5/17/05 |
Big Pimpin' Viddy Up We're pleased that Sportzboats have re-upped with us as advertisers and they have the following info to share with you: You can now see the video of the Australian production of the "Duncanson Sports 8" by clicking on the above link. (The vid is good but the music is god awful - you might want to turn your speakers down! - Ed). Hull number #8 is now sold to a group of guys in the Atlanta area. From a marketing stand point Sportzboats USA has decided to approach the US market for the DS-8 in a couple of different ways. Production boats and a two part DS-8 kit version. Production will continue in Australia on the DS-8 and DS-10. The builders in Phuket will continue to handle the overload. We are also actively seeking a few builders in the USA to express interest in building locally from kits, no special tooling required. We are particularly interested in the Florida area boat builders for all year round support. For the avid home builders we intend offering a complete 2 part kit produced in Australia. The first kit includes the hull and deck components and materials required. The hull will include the DS-8 frame and 3 partially molded pieces to minimize the build effort, the second kit will include all the completed carbon parts rudder, keel, boom and rig. This way you can space out the cost to build over a period of time. Hull serial numbers and boat certification will be handled in Australia and the USA. A video/CD will be supplied outlining the build process. This is not like buying plans from a designer and starting from scratch as we supply all materials and component necessary to complete. The kits are modular in nature and hard to deviate from, so modification to the original design will not be a factor as all major components are all ready finished. These kits are primarily focused at the individual that wants to complete all his own finish work and save some money. The US boat builders will support these efforts as part of an ongoing arrangement for the builder to resell the kits. Using this method its possible to own a completed DS-8 under US $35K. The production fully finished DS-8 retails at USA $55,000.00. This is a very competitive sailing yacht inline speed wise with the Mumm 30's it should not be compared with the Melges 24 at $48K, if anything it should be considered a faster replacement with a cabin. Interested buyers and boat builders should contact Sportzboats USA direct at 401-885-7785." or email: richard@sportzboats.com. 5/11/05 |
The
Stomp Speaking
of sponsors, the new division of T Boats, known as Stompcraft (who
are the title sponsors of our new Sport
Boat Forum) has their website up and you should have
a look at the new 38 and 51 footers they have under way.
Nice.5/9/05 |
Big Pimpin' STOMP
4/19/05 |
Big Pimpin' X Men GPSNavX offers charting and navigation functionality at a very affordable price for Mac users. Version 3 adds AIS receiver, Radar and GRIB file weather overlay support. Charts which work with GPSNavX are available for immediate download from marineplanner.com. GPSNavX works great aboard for tracking and recording current position or at home planning routes. A free trial version is available at the GPSNavX website. Give it a try!! Do not hesitate to contact us with your questions. 4/4/05 |
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Match Game
24-Mar-2005 |
NEW!
JUST RELEASED!
The protest room is the wrong place to learn the racing rules, especially when the easiest and most pain-free method is the 2005-2008 edition of the animated UK Sailmakers Real Time Racing Rules Quiz CD. Along with the new rules, the CD is packed with new quizzes, sound effects, exciting video clips, all the appendices, the appeals, and a protest form you can fill out when needed. After reading the situation, play the animated movie illustration the question. In each movie window there are play, pause and rewind buttons. Viewers can pause and resume as many times as is necessary. You will not see any lines on the screen to show overlaps or the two-boat length zone because you don’t see those aids on the water. After you analyze the situation you can read the “Facts Found” followed by the “Conclusions and Rules That Apply”. In the answers, each rule is hot linked so that you can call up the rule mentioned with a click of the mouse. The animations can be enlarged to full screen for easy viewing, or you can choose to view the animation along with the answer to the quiz and the text of any rule you have a question about – all on the same screen, no page flipping. Truly the easiest way to learn the rules. The cost is $45, or $25 for those who are upgrading from a previous version of the CD. Order online at www.uksailmakers.com 3/18/05 |
SA Sport Boat Forum We will be launching our new Sport Boat forum this weekend, and are quite pleased to announce T Boats as the new Sport Boat forum title sponsor. Steve Thompson from T Boats is stepping up to support this new feature, and he has some major developments to announce regarding T Boats, who we regard as one of the supreme Sport Boat designer/builders anywhere. 3/4/05 |
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Big Pimpin' B&G Back We're most pleased to announce B&G Instruments have re-signed as title sponsors of the SA forums. They are onboard for at least another six months and we're pleased that despite our occasional efforts to derail it, B&G see the value of being here with such an active and committed group. Thanks. 2/25/05 |
Pimpin' Good Thing We wanted to let you know that Mauri Pro Sailing, who occupy the big banner ad at the tope of the home page, have not only re-signed for another year of advertising here at SA, but also have a good thing that you might want to know. Mauri Pro Sailing will be donating 2% of all their January sales coming from Sailing Anarchy to the Tsunami Victims. After placing your order, just send an e-mail to them saying that you saw the ad in Sailing Anarchy, and then they can link your order to the amount they will be donating. 1/11/05 |