Posts from — January 2009

Anthony and 25 OCSC friends went to Antarctica over Christmas 2008. Check out this amazing picture they took.

They named him Solomon the skiing penguin. While all the others were trudging up and down the slopes, this single penguin invented skiing for himself.

As part of OCSC Sailing’s ongoing commitment to help conserve the environment we helped “Health in Harmony” raise over $45,000 in funds last year.

What is “Health in Harmony”?
HIH is partnering with the Indonesian International Rural Agricultural Environmental Foundation, a community development project in Indonesia that shares a comprehensive vision.

This project is developing health care facilities in West Kalimantan, Indonesia (see maps). The health care work is tightly linked with conservation efforts to preserve Gunung Palung National Park –one of the last places where orangutans still live.

Click here and learn how this money has been put to use…

(c) Gar & Nicole Duke

OCSC Sailing Alumni Gar & Nicole Duke appear in the January edition of Latitude 38′s “Changes in Latitude“. Here is a quick exerpt:

“It’s eight in the morning in the beginning of November here in the Solomon Islands, and we’re already dripping with sweat. A cup of dark roast Vanuatu Tanna coffee, freshly-baked sourdough bread, and some delicious organic homegrown Solomon Island pineapple start the day…”

[Read entire article in Lat 38]

Dates: February 19-22, 2009.

Place: Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center

www.oceanfilmfest.org

The San Francisco Ocean Film Festival is the largest and most eclectic festival of its kind, featuring dozens of documentary, animated and scripted films from around the world. These include short and feature-length looks at sailing, surfing, kayaking and other saltwater sports, plus views of ocean explorations, activists’ environmental efforts and marine animals in action. [Read more →]

This was forwarded to us from OCSC Member Sue Lofquist. Thanks Sue!

Mass Migration of Stingrays

Looking like giant leaves floating in the sea, thousands of Golden Rays are seen here gathering off the coast of Mexico . The spectacular scene was captured as the magnificent creatures made one of their biannual mass migrations to more agreeable waters.
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Anthony and a group of friends went out sailing last Sunday-

Click here to check out the gorgeous pictures our good friend Martin Sundberg took!

The December issue of Latitude 38 featured two OCSC Alumni who are living the dream. Two years ago, the adventurous couple set out on a voyage to sail around the world. They’re currently in the South Pacific aboard their 40 foot Pacific Seacraft, the s/v Dreamkeeper. In the article, they encourage you to live your dream too… [Read Lat 38 Article]

OCSC Alumni Gar & Nicole Duke

Our Greece sailing vacation was written up by Outside Magazine in their “Best Trips” edition. Writer Rolf Potts, and photographer Max Kim-Bee joined us on this two week vacation to chronicle the experience of sailing on an OCSC Flotilla.

OCSC Sailing's Greece Flotilla. Photo by Max Kim-Bee.

Rolf Potts writes in the article:

“The only problem is that I know very little about sailing—which is why I’ve joined an eight-boat flotilla organized by Berkeley-based OCSC Sailing. Our goal for the next two weeks is to island-hop through the Cyclades to the gorgeous volcanic crescent of Santorini, then loop our way back to Athens—a journey of 300 nautical miles.”

[Click here to read the entire Outside Magazine article]