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Category Archives: Sailor Interviews
Dude, Where’s My ProStart?
Anthony Kotoun, the 2013 Moth North American Champion, took a moment to check in with us from Newport, RI. Here’s a photo and a ProStart story from Anthony: The day before Charleston Moth North Americans, Anthony and other Moth sailors … Continue reading
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Roma per Tutti
Check out the clarity on the ProStart! COG – 155 degrees. SOG – 4.3 knots. French offshore legend, Jacques Vincent (of Hydroptere fame), took his Velocitek ProStart offshore in the 2013 Roma per Tutti. Roma per Tutti is a 530nm … Continue reading
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Barefoot Kiwi Prodigy Snatches Aussie Moth Title
A big congratulations to Kiwi wunderkind Peter Burling on his resounding victory over a ridiculously stacked fleet at the 2013 Australian Moth Nationals. To win this event Pete (an Olympic Silver Medalist himself) had to beat no fewer than three … Continue reading
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Old Meets New
Usually when we receive pictures of the ProStart in action, the device is mounted on a boat made in the past decade, such as a Moth or Melges 24. Yesterday, however, proved to be quite the exception. Stephan Sloan … Continue reading
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Castaway ProStart – Update!
A week ago, we posted the story of how a Santa Cruz resident and good Samaritan, Doug, recovered a ProStart that washed up on the beach. We hoped the rightful owner of the working ProStart would come forward to claim … Continue reading
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Pros using ProStarts: Malcolm Page
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to connect with two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and eight-time 470 World Champion, Malcolm Page, and ask him a few questions. Below, Malcolm shares his insights on the nail-biting 470 medal race of the London Olympics, … Continue reading
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Knowledge is Power
The Melges 24 Worlds kicked off today in Torbole Italy, with an incredible 125 teams from around the world competing for the title. To mitigate OCS chaos, the race committee has split the fleet into two divisions with separate race … Continue reading
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Anthony Kotoun: How a ProStart Aides Racing in Current
A professional sailor since he was 25 years old, Anthony Kotoun has earned accolades in a variety of classes; including the Moth, J-24, Melges 20, and Melges 32. One item he never leaves the dock without is his Velocitek ProStart. … Continue reading
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BloKarts!
Land sailing competition has grown significantly in the past decade, explained mostly by the invention and worldwide spread of BloKarts. Compact, simple to learn, super fast (up to 70 kph!), and most of all, fun, the OD BloKart has been embraced … Continue reading
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Pros using ProStarts – Bora Gulari
Yesterday, I was able to connect with recent 2012 Key West Melges 24 winner and former $1000 Velocitek Speed Challenge champ, Bora Gulari, and ask him a few questions about KW and how he used his ProStart to aide his performance. … Continue reading
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