http://www.torresen.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:42:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The foremost life-saving advice I can offer water goers is when you let down your guard around water that’s when you should be foremost on guard. This holds true regardless of one’s level of experience. A recent drowning involving a 52-year-old female kayaker in Lake Michigan drives home the point. On ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4348 In the first official position report after 17 hours of the Transpacific Yacht Club’s 13th Tahiti Race, Doug Baker’s Andrews 80 maxi sled from Long Beach had traveled 234 of the 3,571 nautical miles at an average speed of 13.7 knots, including 98.5 miles at 16.4 knots between midnight and ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4347 Never mind Tahiti, which way’s Catalina? Good question to ask when four boats started the Transpacific Yacht Club’s 13th Tahiti Race Sunday in a dense offshore fog off the Point Fermin bluffs. To further disorient observers, the onshore breeze was only 3-6 knots and the Los Angeles Yacht Club’s ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4345 NEWPORT, R.I. - With an entry list flush with famous boats and crew lists stacked with stars, it's fair to say the New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) 154th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex is set to be one of the most talked about regattas of the summer. It all ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4344 Most sailboats have winches, from snubbing winches to eight man coffee grinders. Some are electrically or hydraulically powered. They run from halyard winches to swing keel winches. Small boats with no winches on board often have a winch mounted on their trailer to assist with hauling the boat. The thing ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4334 Torresen Marine, Inc. is proud to be a part of Summer Sailstice, a global event started in 2001. The goal of Summer Sailstice is to connect the community of sailors, to celebrate and share their common passion for sailing, and go out on the water the weekend of (or closest ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4342 Coast Guard pilot Lieutenant Jeremy Loeb’s involvement in the rescue of seven people from the frigid waters of Lake Michigan more than validated his career change from Army to Coast Guard. After graduating from Bucknell University’s ROTC program Loeb earned his ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4343 Newport, Rhode Island - The top 18 college sailing teams in the nation have begun the contest they hope will end with their win of the most coveted title of the year – the ICSA/Gill National Championship. From June 2-4, Narragansett Bay will be the stage for this grand ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4341 PORTO CERVO, ITALY - The Volvo Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, got off to a challenging start today with the 114-strong fleet from 16 nations completing two of 12 scheduled races. The large number of competitors means that the fleet must be divided across ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4340 PORTO CERVO, ITALY (2 June 2008) - There was no racing today at the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo. The second day of the championship dawned with overcast skies, rain showers and extremely light winds, so initially the race committee ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4339