Upcoming Events

I meant to post this much earlier, but I've been slacking.

SAILBOAT AND PIRATE SHIP SHOW! ARRRRR!
Start Time: 6 PM SLT, Saturday, 20 May, 2006
End Time: 6PM SLT, Tuesday, 23 May, 2006
Location: Sanchon(224,91)
Hosts: Static Sprocket and the Vagabonds Yacht Club

Calling all sailors and builders!

You are invited to display your custom boat builds at the upcoming Sailboat and Pirate Ship Show at the docks in Sanchon(224,91) this coming May 20th! A competition will be held specifically for boats that use the Flying Tako sailboat scripts found either at the LSL Wiki (Flying Tako 2 script) or in-world at Gray(34,163) (Flying Tako 3 script).

This is the second boat show hosted at Sanchon, and hopefully we've ironed out a few of the quirks from the previous show. Thanks to the donations of the Foundation for Rich Content, the Second Life Sailing Federation, and a top-secret pirating society, we currently have over L$15,000 to give away to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in categories such as Best Sail, Best Hull, Best Theme, Deadliest Pirate Boat, and Best Overall.

The official unveiling of boat entries will be at 6 PM SLT this Saturday, May 20th, but you are welcome to bring your boats by at any time if the time zone or other committments prevent you from attending. Voting will start later in the night and be ongoing to all the public until 6 PM SLT the following Tuesday, May 23rd. Presumably you'll be allowed to change your vote up until the deadline, to accommodate for newer entries that strike your fancy.

Any boat is welcome, so long as it sails!

Grog will be available at the Pirate Pub. Har!

More information (such at Tako templates, voting procedure, and crucial pirate translations) is available along the boardwalk at Sanchon.

Questions? Answers? Send IM to...
Event Organizer: Static Sprocket
VYC Contact: Pixeleen Mistral
Person Mostly Likely to Respond: Pacifien Massiel

The Sailboat and Pirate Ship Show currently running in Sanchon(224,91) has proven such a success that we've decided to extend the timeframe until Saturday, May 27th!

Because of the show's extension, voting will now close at 6 PM SLT, Thursday, May 25th.

Everyone please take the time to come down and vote for your favorites. We have a considerable amount of prize money to divvy up among the winners. Show them how much you appreciate their craftsmanship by making sure they win sweet, sweet cash!

2 pm Novice sailing course - we need both novices (to be students) and experienced sailors (to serve as coaches). See you then.

3 pm Regatta - four races - Tradewinds Course - throw out one race.

Come and sail with us!

Our regularly scheduled class for novice sailors is at 2PM with our weekly regatta at 3PM. I have been trying to post the events on the Events pages. They appear to be broken however.

Kick off the Summer Sailing Season with the Second Life Sailing Federation!

Join us for the grand opening of Flapjack's Sailing and Yacht Club as we celebrate the Second Life Sailing Federation's first anniversary with a classic Exhibition Regatta featuring the new Trudeau Defender. Hobnob with old seadogs and uninitiated landlubbers alike as we follow the races with an hour of Recreational Sailing and then ring in the night with Fireworks and the music of Starr Singer.

Saturday, 10 June, 6.00-9.00 PM SLT
6.00 - EXHIBITION REGATTA
7.00 - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT followed by RECREATIONAL SAILING
8.00 - FIREWORKS followed by live performance of STARR SINGER

Flapjack's Sailing and Yacht Club

Plenty of experienced coaches will be on hand and eager to show the ropes to anyone curious about the amazing Flying Tako sailing system. Interested racers are requested to IM Myrrh Massiel in advance for pre-regatta instructions.

Also, don't miss our Special Announcement which promises to change the face of Second Life sailing forever. See you on the water!

Since I want to go hear the special annuoncement that will change Second Life Sailing forever (sounds like one of those end-of-the-season TV show teasers) the VYC saturday races are moved to 4PM. Next week we will go back to our now traditional 7PM.

Oh, and by the way... this is the 50th VYC event (I've been keeping count).

See you in Sanchon saturday at 4 PM.

TEAM TRIALS HAVE BEGUN!

The first four weeks are dedicated to team selection amongst sponsor clubs. Major venues will likely host a series of regattas to determine their club champions, but many smaller clubs will also be actively recruiting crew throughout the various sailing fleets. The best way to secure a position on a sponsored team is to get out on the water and sail - keep an eye on the Second Life Sailing Federation group forum's Upcoming Events, talk to people at the major club regattas.

Inquire with any sailing club director for more information about sailing on their team. Clubs already conducting team trials include:

Starboards Yacht Club - Hollywood (96,149,25)
Thursdays 6PM SLT, Sundays 3PM SLT
Vagabonds Yacht Club - Sanchon (225,91,22)
Tuesdays, Saturdays 7PM SLT

THE SUMMER 2006 SLSF CUP SERIES...

The Second Life Sailing Federation Cup is a perpetual challenge trophy for friendly competition between sailing clubs. Modeled after the real-life America's Cup, the SLSF Cup regatta series encourages the proliferation of sailing enthusiasm across Second Life through a season of realistic fleet and match racing between club-sponsored teams of Second Life's top sailors.

The Summer 2006 SLSF Cup season lasts twelve weeks:

10 June - 10 July - Team Selection
15 July - Challenger Act 1
22 July - Challenger Act 2
29 July - Challenger Act 3
05 Aug - Challenger Act 4
12 Aug - Challenger Act 5
19 Aug - Challenger Act 6
26-27 Aug - Challenger Cup
02-03 Sep - SLSF Cup

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Anyone! Challenger teams consist of up to four crew, with a minimum of one skipper and one tactician required to sail in any particular race. The only requirement is that teams be sponsored by an active sailing club. Team trials last four weeks, and are at each sponsor club's discretion.

Can't find a sponsor club to suit your needs? Start your own! It's very easy to qualify as an active sailing sailing club: simply agree to host six public regattas over the next six months. The SLSF is full of resourceful people eager to help new clubs get off the ground, so don't hesitate to ask.

New to sailing, but still interested in participating? Teams need crew! Inquire with the SLSF or any participating yacht club for a bounty of experienced real-life and second-life sailors raring to take new people under their wing.

TEAM TRIALS ARE UNDERWAY!

The first four weeks are dedicated to team selection amongst sponsor clubs. Major venues will likely host a series of regattas to determine their club champions, but many smaller clubs will also be actively recruiting crew throughout the various sailing fleets. The best way to secure a position on a sponsored team is to get out on the water and sail - keep an eye on the Second Life Sailing Federation group forum's Upcoming Events, talk to people at the major club regattas.

Inquire with any sailing club director for more information about sailing on their team. Clubs already conducting team trials include:

Mowry Bay Yacht Club - Nightly, 7PM SLT
Starboards Yacht Club - Thursdays 6PM SLT, Sundays 3PM SLT
Vagabonds Yacht Club - Tuesdays, Saturdays 7PM SLT

THE SUMMER 2006 SLSF CUP SERIES...

The Second Life Sailing Federation Cup is a perpetual challenge trophy for friendly competition between sailing clubs. Modeled after the real-life America's Cup, the SLSF Cup regatta series encourages the proliferation of sailing enthusiasm across Second Life through a season of realistic fleet and match racing between club-sponsored teams of Second Life's top sailors.

The Summer 2006 SLSF Cup season lasts twelve weeks:

10 June - 10 July - Team Trials
15 July - Challenger Act 1
22 July - Challenger Act 2
29 July - Challenger Act 3
05 Aug - Challenger Act 4
12 Aug - Challenger Act 5
19 Aug - Challenger Act 6
26-27 Aug - Challenger Cup
02-03 Sep - SLSF Cup

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Anyone! Challenger teams consist of up to four crew, with one skipper and one tactician required to sail in any particular race. The only requirement is that teams be sponsored by an active sailing club. Team trials last four weeks, and are at each sponsor club's discretion.

Can't find a sponsor club to suit your needs? Start your own! It's very easy to qualify as an active sailing club: simply agree to host six public regattas over the next six months. The SLSF is full of resourceful people eager to help new clubs get off the ground, so don't hesitate to ask.

New to sailing, but still interested in participating? Teams need crew! Inquire with the SLSF or any participating yacht club for a bounty of experienced real-life and second-life sailors raring to take new people under their wing.

TEAM TRIALS CONTINUE!

Just two weeks remain to join a team sailing for the SLSF Cup! Major venues are hosting a series of regattas to determine their club champions, but many smaller clubs are also actively recruiting crew throughout the various sailing fleets. The best way to secure a position on a sponsored team is to get out on the water and sail - keep an eye on the Second Life Sailing Federation group forum's Upcoming Events, talk to people at the major club regattas.

Anyone can sail, regardless of experience. Inquire with any sailing club director for more information about sailing on their team. Clubs presently conducting team trials include:

Mowry Bay Yacht Club - Nightly 7PM SLT
Kazenojin Seiringu - Saturdays, Sundays 10AM SLT
Starboards Yacht Club - Thursdays 6PM SLT, Sundays 3PM SLT
Vagabonds Yacht Club - Tuesdays, Saturdays 7PM SLT

THE SUMMER 2006 SLSF CUP SERIES...

The Second Life Sailing Federation Cup is a perpetual challenge trophy for friendly competition between sailing clubs. Modeled after the real-life America's Cup, the SLSF Cup regatta series encourages the proliferation of sailing enthusiasm across Second Life through a season of realistic fleet and match racing between club-sponsored teams of Second Life's top sailors.

The Summer 2006 SLSF Cup season lasts twelve weeks:

10 June - 10 July - Team Trials
15 July - Challenger Act 1
22 July - Challenger Act 2
29 July - Challenger Act 3
05 Aug - Challenger Act 4
12 Aug - Challenger Act 5
19 Aug - Challenger Act 6
26-27 Aug - Challenger Cup
02-03 Sep - SLSF Cup

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Anyone! Challenger teams consist of up to four crew, with one skipper and one tactician required to sail in any particular race. The only requirement is that teams be sponsored by an active sailing club. Team trials last four weeks, and are at each sponsor club's discretion.

Can't find a sponsor club to suit your needs? Start your own! It's very easy to qualify as an active sailing club: simply agree to host six public regattas over the next six months. The SLSF is full of resourceful people eager to help new clubs get off the ground, so don't hesitate to ask.

New to sailing, but still interested in participating? Teams need crew! Inquire with the SLSF or any participating yacht club for a bounty of experienced real-life and second-life sailors raring to take new people under their wing.

Love to sail but frustrated by terribly late North American hours?

Kazenojin Seiringu, Home of the Flying Tako, debuts its fleet schedule this weekend - Saturdays and Sundays at a Europe-friendly 10.00 AM SLT! Join us each weekend for fun sailing, races, tips, lessons, and more...

IM Myrrh Massiel for more information, or feel free to just drop in unannounced.

TEAM TRIALS CONCLUDE!

This week is your last chance to join a team sailing for the SLSF Cup! Clubs are actively recruiting crew throughout the various sailing fleets, so don't miss this week's scheduled regattas - keep an eye on the Second Life Sailing Federation group forum's Upcoming Events, talk to skippers on the water.

Anyone can sail, regardless of experience. Inquire with any sailing club director for more information about sailing on their team. Participating Challengers and fleet schedules include:

Buccaneer's Sailing Federation
Flappy's Marina and Yacht Club
Kazenojin Seiringu - Saturdays, Sundays 10AM SLT
Mowry Bay Yacht Club - Mondays 7PM SLT
Starboards Yacht Club - Thursdays 6PM SLT, Sundays 3PM SLT
Vagabonds Yacht Club - Tuesdays, Saturdays 7PM SLT

THE SUMMER 2006 SLSF CUP SERIES...

The Second Life Sailing Federation Cup is a perpetual challenge trophy for friendly competition between sailing clubs. Modeled after the real-life America's Cup, the SLSF Cup regatta series encourages the proliferation of sailing enthusiasm across Second Life through a season of realistic fleet and match racing between club-sponsored teams of Second Life's top sailors.

The Summer 2006 SLSF Cup season lasts twelve weeks:

10 June - 10 July - Team Trials
15 July - Challenger Act 1
22 July - Challenger Act 2
29 July - Challenger Act 3
05 Aug - Challenger Act 4
12 Aug - Challenger Act 5
19 Aug - Challenger Act 6
26-27 Aug - Challenger Cup
02-03 Sep - SLSF Cup

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

Anyone! Challenger teams consist of up to four crew, with one skipper and one tactician required to sail in any particular race. The only requirement is that teams be sponsored by an active sailing club. Team trials last four weeks, and are at each sponsor club's discretion.

Can't find a sponsor club to suit your needs? Start your own! It's very easy to qualify as an active sailing club: simply agree to host six public regattas over the next six months. The SLSF is full of resourceful people eager to help new clubs get off the ground, so don't hesitate to ask.

New to sailing, but still interested in participating? Teams need crew! Inquire with the SLSF or any participating yacht club for a bounty of experienced real-life and second-life sailors raring to take new people under their wing.

After four weeks of arduous Team Trials, five of Second Life's finest sailing clubs have come together to vie for the right to Challenge for the SLSF Cup. The next five weeks continue an intensive series of fleet regattas to seed the Challenger Cup:

CHALLENGER ACT 2 - July 22 - 12.00-2.00 PM SLT

Starboards Yacht Club hosts the second Challenger Act:



THE SUMMER 2006 SLSF CUP SERIES...

The Second Life Sailing Federation Cup is a perpetual challenge trophy for friendly competition between sailing clubs. Modeled after the real-life America's Cup, the SLSF Cup regatta series encourages the proliferation of sailing enthusiasm across Second Life through a season of realistic fleet and match racing between club-sponsored teams of Second Life's top sailors.

The Summer 2006 SLSF Cup season lasts twelve weeks:

10 June - 10 July - Team Trials
15 July - Challenger Act 1
22 July - Challenger Act 2
29 July - Challenger Act 3
05 Aug - Challenger Act 4
12 Aug - Challenger Act 5
19 Aug - Challenger Act 6
26-27 Aug - Challenger Cup
02-03 Sep - SLSF Cup

SERIES PROGRESS

Challenger Act 1 was abandoned, unscored, and does not weigh upon series standings.

Series Challengers include Flappy's Marina and Yacht Club, Kazenojin Seiringu, Mowry Bay Yacht Club, Starboards Yacht Club, and Vagabonds Yacht Club.

Detailed series information is available on the Second Life Sailing Federation forum. Further inquiries may be directed to the Summer 2006 SLSF Cup Committee, consisting Course Director Al Kaiser, Event Director Myrrh Massiel, and Race Director Oliphant Ming.

We will be sailing Thursday night at 6 pm in Hollywood. Come and join us. Sailing the Tradewinds Course. Admiral Svar Beckersted will be helping with this event.

Let's sail!!

After seven weeks of arduous sailing, the stakes ramp up for five of Second Life's finest sailing clubs vying for the right to Challenge for the SLSF Cup. The Challenger Acts enter their second phase, a progressively weighted series of intensive fleet regattas building to the Challenger Cup:

CHALLENGER ACT 4 - August 5 - 12.00-2.00 PM SLT

Mowry Yacht Club hosts the fourth Challenger Act:



THE SUMMER 2006 SLSF CUP SERIES...

The Second Life Sailing Federation Cup is a perpetual challenge trophy for friendly competition between sailing clubs. Modeled after the real-life America's Cup, the SLSF Cup regatta series encourages the proliferation of sailing enthusiasm across Second Life through a season of realistic fleet and match racing between club-sponsored teams of Second Life's top sailors.

The Summer 2006 SLSF Cup season lasts twelve weeks:

10 June - 10 July - Team Trials
15 July - Challenger Act 1
22 July - Challenger Act 2
29 July - Challenger Act 3
05 Aug - Challenger Act 4
12 Aug - Challenger Act 5
19 Aug - Challenger Act 6
26-27 Aug - Challenger Cup
02-03 Sep - SLSF Cup

SERIES PROGRESS

Challenger Act 3 Regatta Results (low point system)
07.25 points - Starboards Yacht Club
07.25 points - Kazenojin Seiringu
14.00 points - Mowry Bay Yacht Club
16.00 points - Vagabonds Yacht Club
30.00 points - Flappy's Marina and Yacht Club

Challenger Act 3 Series Results (high point system)
09 points - Starboards Yacht Club
09 points - Kazenojin Seiringu
05 points - Vagabonds Yacht Club
05 points - Mowry Bay Yacht Club
02 points - Flappy's Marina and Yacht Club

Detailed series information is available on the Second Life Sailing Federation forum. Further inquiries may be directed to the Summer 2006 SLSF Cup Committee, consisting Course Director Al Kaiser, Event Director Myrrh Massiel, and Race Director Oliphant Ming.

Come to beautiful Hollywood Sim and the surrounding Channel Islands for a fun time on the water. Sailing starts at 6 pm on Thursday night, August 3rd. We will use the Tradewinds Course. Admiral Svar Beckersted is the co-host for this event. Let's have some fun folks!

Learn to Sail class Sunday (today) at noon at Starboards Yacht Club. Need experienced skippers to help mentor novices. Need novices for experienced skippers to mentor.

Come to beautiful Hollywood Sim and the surrounding Channel Islands for a fun time on the water. Sailing starts at 10 am on Thursday, August 10th. We will use the Tradewinds Course. Admiral Svar Beckersted is the host for this event. While this event is being held to accommodate the European sailing community everyone is welcome. Let's have some fun folks!

Sorry about the day SL chooses Wednesday to be permanently patching the game. We will hold these events on Thursday instead.

Join us in Hollywood Sim and surrounding Channel Islands for sailing. We will race using the Tradewinds Course. Admiral Svar Beckersted will be co-hosting this event. Come and have some sailing fun. 6 pm - August 10th

Learn to Sail class Sunday at noon at Starboards Yacht Club.

Need experienced skippers to help mentor novices. Need novices for experienced skippers to mentor.

Special treat this week - Faykin Odets will be the instructor.

After eight weeks of arduous sailing, the stakes are raised for five of Second Life's finest sailing clubs vying for the right to Challenge for the SLSF Cup. The fifth Challenger Act weighs heavily as the penultimate fleet regatta building to the Challenger Cup:

CHALLENGER ACT 5 - August 12 - 12.00-2.00 PM SLT

Kazenojin Seiringu hosts the fifth Challenger Act at their Proving Grounds on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:



THE SUMMER 2006 SLSF CUP SERIES...

The Second Life Sailing Federation Cup is a perpetual challenge trophy for friendly competition between sailing clubs. Modeled after the real-life America's Cup, the SLSF Cup regatta series encourages the proliferation of sailing enthusiasm across Second Life through a season of realistic fleet and match racing between club-sponsored teams of Second Life's top sailors.

The Summer 2006 SLSF Cup season lasts twelve weeks:

10 June - 10 July - Team Trials
15 July - Challenger Act 1
22 July - Challenger Act 2
29 July - Challenger Act 3
05 Aug - Challenger Act 4
12 Aug - Challenger Act 5
19 Aug - Challenger Act 6
26-27 Aug - Challenger Cup
02-03 Sep - SLSF Cup

SERIES PROGRESS

Challenger Act 4 Regatta Results (low point system)
07.50 points - Mowry Bay Yacht Club
08.50 points - Starboards Yacht Club
13.75 points - Kazenojin Seiringu
14.15 points - Vagabonds Yacht Club
30.00 points - Flappy's Marina and Yacht Club

Challenger Act 4 Series Results (high point system)
17 points - Starboards Yacht Club
15 points - Kazenojin Seiringu
15 points - Mowry Bay Yacht Club
09 points - Vagabonds Yacht Club
04 points - Flappy's Marina and Yacht Club

Detailed series information is available on the Second Life Sailing Federation forum. Further inquiries may be directed to the Summer 2006 SLSF Cup Committee, consisting Course Director Al Kaiser, Event Director Myrrh Massiel, and Race Director Oliphant Ming.

Want to get out on the water in a fun transcontinental setting?

Kazenojin Seiringu, Home of the Flying Tako, resumes its fleet schedule this week - Saturdays and Sundays at a Europe-friendly 10.00 AM SLT! Join us every weekend for sailing, races, tips, lessons, and more...

Beginners are always welcomed - IM Pacifien Massiel for more information, or feel free to just drop by unannounced.

Come to beautiful Hollywood Sim and the surrounding Channel Islands for a fun time on the water. Sailing starts at 10 am on Thursday, August 17th. We will use the Tradewinds Course. Admiral Svar Beckersted is the host for this event. Let's have some fun folks!

Come to Hollywood and adjoining sims to play in the water. We begin our sailing at 6 pm. Come on by and watch or sail. No grumpy people allowed. Let's have some fun.

Hosted by the lovely and vivacious Nber Medici ))

(errrr is that OK to say?)

Starboards Yacht Club will host its weekly "Learn to Sail" event in Hollywood. Noon on Sunday August 20th. We will have a brief slide show followed by one on one help on the water in your sailboat with an experienced skipper. You can rent the Tako sailboat at the Hollywood dock for free for one hour.

We need experienced skippers to help with the one on one tutoring. We need novices so that the experienced skippers will have someone to help. Admiral Svar Beckersted will be helping teach this class. Come and join us!!

Saturday, 26 August 2006 - 12.00 PM SLT
Home of the Flying Tako Sailboat

It's time once again for our semi-irregular semi-quarterly in-world bull session! Bring your ideas, inspiration, and guidance for our burgeoning community. Topics for discussion include:

SLSF Officer positions
SLSF Accounts, Expenses, and Fundraising
SLSF Website
SLSF Clubboards
SLSF Cup Committee vacancies
Club fleet record interoperability
Fall boat show
...and any other ideas?

The Second Life Sailing Federation is dedicated to promoting sailboats and sailing enthusiasm in all its forms across Second Life. Community participation is always welcomed and encouraged.