http://teamceleritas.com/blog Results / Blog Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:23:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sailing System 2008 
The older I get the more I appreciate sailing on boats that have a working sailing system. I was sailing in Scarlino Italy a few weeks ago sailing on a Swan 45 named Blue Nights. The boat has a mixed crew of Americans and Finish sailors. It became ... http://teamceleritas.com/blog/2008/09/02/a-good-article-by-wally-cross/ More and more on the race course we are seeing staysails becoming increasingly prevalent again. Once upon a time the staysail was a very popular sail. In the days of the RORC rule in the late 60’s it was commonplace for every serious racer to have a reaching rig of ... http://teamceleritas.com/blog/2008/09/02/a-good-article-on-trimming-the-staysail-a-must-read/ celerity \suh-LAIR-uh-tee\, noun: Rapidity of motion or action; quickness; swiftness. Though not in the best of physical form, he was capable of moving with celerity. -- Malachy McCourt, A Monk Swimming: A Memoir Furthermore, as is well known, computer technology grows obsolete with amazing celerity. -- Alan S. Blinder and Richard E. Quandt, "The Computer ... http://teamceleritas.com/blog/2007/05/10/the-word-of-the-day-what-does-celeritas-mean/