Sunsail/Paradise Found #11: Green Key and The Indians
All of our cruisers come together for a visit to Green Key off of Little Jost Van Dyke. During a stroll down the beach, there are lots of stories to share. Next, there is snorkeling at The Indians: four rocks that rise from the ocean floor to a height of 90 feet. Located next to tiny Pelican Island just north of Norman Island, the bottom is just 50 feet deep. The Indians offer our cruisers a chance to swim amongst a wide variety of tropical fish and brilliantly colored corals. Stay tuned for Episode 12, Million Dollar View, the final episode of Paradise Found: Saling the BVI. TheSailingChannel.Com brings Gary Jobson’s outstanding film about sailing the British Virgin Islands to video podcasting. Sunsail, the world’s largest sailing vacation company, wanted to showcase it’s British Virgin Islands fleet. So it ran a contest among its former charter customers. The winners, a family and two couples, would cruise free while staring in a promotional video produced and narrated by sailing legend Gary Jobson–not a bad deal! Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other podcasts for cruising sailors at TheSailingChannel.Com. We are surveying our podcast viewers to learn more about you and the sailing content you want. If you could give us a few minutes of your valuable time, we would greatly appreciate it. Click here for the survey or visit www.TheSailingChannel.Com.
BMW Oracle Yacht Racing Keel
The BMW ORACLE America’s Cup racing yacht features a state-of-the-art keel that accounts for 19 of the vessel’s 24 legal tons. Designing and manufacturing the keel posed an exceptional engineering challenge. Engineers needed to balance strength with maximum hydrodynamic efficiency. The keel’s bulb or “bomb” must be heavy enough to keep the yacht upright and stable. At the same time the keelfin and bulb must have limited resistance to water flow to maintain maximum boat speed. Further complicating the design is the fact that the keel tends to vibrate as the yacht increases speed. These vibrations transfer to the hull affecting the yacht’s structural integrity. To improve the yacht’s stiffness, BMW engineers have applied similar technology used in stiffening the companies motor cars. They’ve also refined the shape and position of the keel wings to increase boat speed. Watch SailTV to see live events and special features from the 2007 America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain, full screen on your PC, 24x7x365. Be sure to subscribe to this free video podcast series and our other sailing podcasts at TheSailingChannel.TV.
Chevy V8 305 / 5.0L – OMC / Volvo / Merc – 1500 – $1,500
Marine Chevy V8 305 (5.0L) motor. Motor only has about 50 hours on a NEW, not reconditioned, motor. This engine is build by Chevy and currently set up for an OMC application. This engine will also replace Chevy V8 setups including Volvo and Merc. This engine includes everything – ready to go – Carb, Intake, Valve covers, Fuel pump, Water pump, Starter, Alternator, Hoses, Fuel filter set-up, coil, distributor, cap, wires, plugs, oil sender, temp sender…
2005 Rinker Captiva 192 bowrider – $22,000
New 2005 rinker 192 60th anniversary with only 6.5 hours. Allways ben in heated garage wakeboard tower speakers amp lights swimming platform snap cover 4.3 MPI 220 HP alpha I Mercruiser , 19′ 2″ length plus an additional 2′ swim platform, AM/FM CD player with remote control, 2 captains chairs, bimini awning, cockpit and bow covers, rear swim ladder, and single axle trailer. PHONE # 605 209 7374 Emal me for pix
MINT 27 FT SEA RAY – $13,500
1987 Searay 270, 10′ beam, twin Mercruiser V-6 205′s, New canvas, new upholstery in cabins, 16K A/C and heat, new hot water heater, refrig/stove/microwave, 3 new batteries,2 new starters and alternator in 07, R20 radar, GPS chart plotter,VHF, remote spot light and power anchor, stereo. Boat has always been maintained, bottom was soda blasted and barrier coated, new bottom paint, runs and looks like new Look at the rest then look at th…
July 12th, 2007 at 1:03 pm
[...] Sunsail/Paradise Found #11: Green Key and The Indians All of our cruisers come together for a visit to Green Key off of Little Jost Van Dyke. During a stroll down the beach, there are lots of stories to share. Next, there is snorkeling at The Indians: four rocks that rise from the ocean floor to a height of 90 feet. Located next to […] [...]
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