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Adam Turinas
New Jersey
Sailor, blogger, husband, father
Interests: we sail out of raritan yacht club on our 1981 26' s2 on lovely raritan bay.
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Please visit the new imprived Messing About In Sailboats
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Posted Jul 21, 2022 at Messing About In Sailboats
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How Do You...?
When I speak with folks who aren’t familiar with sailing, I often get asked “How do you” type questions. Here are the answers to some of these: Q: Where do you stop at night? A: You don’t. You keep sailing in the dark. When conditions are benign, sailing at night is a beautiful thing. The night sky is truly awesome in the real sense of the word, not awesome like a good sandwich. You can see the Milky Way and the blackness is almost silver as you can make out clusters of millions of stars that you would never see on land due to light pollution. There is phosphorescence in the sea is stunning and the boat leaves a trail of luminescent pearls behind it. But, also the Night is Dark and Full of Terrors. When the boat is sailing fast, heeled over in high winds and bigger waves, it... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2022 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Sailing from Bermuda to Newport Part 3 - The Passage
Posted Jul 4, 2022 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Sailing from Bermuda to Newport Part 2 - The Boat, the Crew and Preparation
Posted Jul 4, 2022 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Sailing from Bermuda to Newport Part 1 – An Incomplete Sailor
Posted Jul 4, 2022 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Putting This On Hold
Putting this on hold. I have not been updating this blog for a while as my creative juices has been re-directed to more entrepreneurial areas. you can follow more about what I am up to in business at my Turinas Consulting site. Continue reading
Posted Nov 16, 2019 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Question Of The Day
Posted Jan 26, 2014 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Points Of Sail
Posted Jan 22, 2014 at Messing About In Sailboats
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I believe it's a USCG requirement these days
HELICOPTER EVACUATION: Abandoning Be Good Too
via www.wavetrain.net This is a truly great read and shows how easy it is for a good crew on a good boat to get into unavoidable problems. Tough call to abandon a lovely boat but the right call.
HELICOPTER EVACUATION: Abandoning Be Good Too
Reblogged Jan 19, 2014 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Song For Friday: Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks
It's a got a baot in it, right? Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2014 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Storm Sailing - Skip Novak on Shortening Sail In A Blow
Storm Sail Vs Fourth Reef -- Interesting! Continue reading
Posted Jan 14, 2014 at Messing About In Sailboats
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The Arctic Vortex? Discuss
Posted Jan 7, 2014 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Sailing Photos Of The Day - Sydney to Hobart 2013
Posted Dec 30, 2013 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Weather Map
Posted Dec 27, 2013 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Sydney-Hobart Slideshow (2010)
Back in 2010, I created this slideshow using the wonderful photos of Carlo Borleghi. Enjoy! Continue reading
Posted Dec 26, 2013 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Phoenix Rises
I guess the title of this post is a little ironic as it has been a year since my last post. No excuses and no dramas, I have been all consumed by starting a business.Will try a little harder to keep this puppy going despite other distractions. I received an email today from Paul Gelder, the former editor of Yachting Monthly that inspired me to get off my provervial and start posting again. Since his retirment he has been all consumed by the refit of a 1978 trimaran. This video shows Paul enjoying the fruits of his labor and an awe-inspiring refit sequence. In his own words: This was my biggest DIY project ever! I guessed it might take me 1,000-hours-plus, at least. It turned out to be nearly 1,500 hours. Phoenix is a 1978 Mark II Telstar trimaran, which I've owned for 21 years. Designed by Tony Smith, she... Continue reading
Posted Dec 23, 2013 at Messing About In Sailboats
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One More Time - Vote For Brice
US Sailing and Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky recently announced its top six finalists for the Old Pulteney Maritime Heroes Award. The award sought out unsung heroes in sailing communities across the country making a significant contribution to the sport. Each finalist was nominated by another member of their sailing community based on their charitable and selfless efforts. The top nominees were then carefully selected by Old Pulteney and US Sailing representatives. The finalists draw from different backgrounds as well as experiences and are as follows: Bruce Bertucci – Perth Amboy, NJ -- Bruce created the Perth Amboy High School Sailing Team and implemented the summer program which is open to all aspiring sailors regardless of their ability to pay. Chris German – Ashford, CT -- Chris founded Connecticut Community Boating in 2007 which gives inner-city and underprivileged children a chance to experience the sea Donald Backe – Annapolis,... Continue reading
Posted Dec 12, 2012 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Sailing Photo Of The Day - 22 footer skiff on Sydney Harbour
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Posted Dec 5, 2012 at Messing About In Sailboats
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How Not To Board A Boat
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Posted Dec 4, 2012 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Vote For Bruce
US Sailing and Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky announced its six finalists for the Old Pulteney Maritime Heroes Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their sailing community. A public vote is now being held at www.maritimeheroes.com and is open until December 16, 2012. One winner will be honored at a gala event on January 23rd during US Sailing’s National Symposium in Clearwater Beach, Florida. I stronlgy suggest you vote for Bruce Bertucci. Bruce created the Perth Amboy High School Sailing Team and implemented the summer program which is open to all aspiring sailors. It makes a huge difference for these kids. Bruce in his own way is saving sailing. Full disclosure, Bruce is good friend and crew-mate. Continue reading
Posted Nov 14, 2012 at Messing About In Sailboats
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Old Orchard Lighthouse - Another Victim of Sandy
Posted Nov 8, 2012 at Messing About In Sailboats
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RYC Boatyard After The Storm - We Will Rebuild
Posted Nov 4, 2012 at Messing About In Sailboats
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RYC - Aerial View
Posted Nov 3, 2012 at Messing About In Sailboats
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So gald you made it. What a terrible sight the aplce was
Sandy's Devastation Part 3 - Three (nearly) Lucky Escapes
So what happened to Cadence? I got very lucky. As you can see below, Cadence is still upright on stands. I am not exactly sure what happened but I think, the boat to port washed up from the dock as the storm came in and jammed in against her side. The boat to starboard fell off her stands as the...
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