Hi guys people want more photos! Well if that is the case go to http://sailannie.multiply.com/photos?&album=&page_start=20
and get tons of photos from years gone by. More newbie sailors, more vet sailors and tons of pictures of Annie too.
Enjoy my friends,
Roger
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Paralympics to Learnsailing.org
Final Paralympic Update – Sept. 19, 2008
The Paralympics are officially over, and everyone is now on their way home. For the last update I have
put together two emails from John and Stacie sharing their feelings on the whole experience.
From John:
Wanted to send out a HUGE Thank you to everyone who was involved both directly and indirectly in our
campaign, all our sponsors and team mates David Cook and Brenda Hopkin.
It wouldn't of been possible without you all.
The event went really well for our team, all of us were ready and we delivered when we needed to.
Stacie was amazing throughout, she really came through for us and our coach Steve was rock solid. We
also had great support from Brian Todd and Craig Guthrie throughout the event. Two other people I
would like to recognize is our sport psych Colin Guthrie who helped keep my head together and our
physio Dinah Hampson who kept my body going.
It was truly a great experience which I will cherish forever.
It really hit home when we were up on the podium and I watched the Canadian flag flying for us! It was
at that point when the tears flowed and felt so very PROUD!
Qingdao was an amazing venue, with fantastic volunteers which we would of been lost without.
Hello Everyone,
The past few days have been filled with celebration, sightseeing in Beijing and the spectacular closing
ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.
The sailing ended with a podium experience that I will always remember. We approached the final day a
mere one point ahead of the Australians so the fight was on for Silver. The US had cinched Gold.
On the first of two races Australia had their best result of the week with both the speed and tactics to
finish first. Now the Aussies were two points ahead of us so we needed to gain three points in the next
race. After an even start, the Aussies beat us to the windward mark. However they fouled their
spinnaker hoist and we passed them downwind and to the leeward mark. Unfortunately we could not
hold our lane as they had awesome upwind speed they passed us on the next leg and to the finish.
While we were slightly disappointed in the final day, we were also jubilant to have medaled in one the
greatest sporting events in the world.
Once off the dock we were escorted to the medal ceremonies. It was here when it finally sunk in. This
was a very emotional experience. We felt such pride to stand on the podium and to be given a beautiful
bronze medal inset with jade. It felt like a dream.
Page 2
My teammate John and I could not have made this journey or achieved this success without the support
and encouragement of so many people. This includes our coaches, teammates and training partners,
sponsors, friends, family and colleagues. Thank you all.
Stacie
The Paralympics are officially over, and everyone is now on their way home. For the last update I have
put together two emails from John and Stacie sharing their feelings on the whole experience.
From John:
Wanted to send out a HUGE Thank you to everyone who was involved both directly and indirectly in our
campaign, all our sponsors and team mates David Cook and Brenda Hopkin.
It wouldn't of been possible without you all.
The event went really well for our team, all of us were ready and we delivered when we needed to.
Stacie was amazing throughout, she really came through for us and our coach Steve was rock solid. We
also had great support from Brian Todd and Craig Guthrie throughout the event. Two other people I
would like to recognize is our sport psych Colin Guthrie who helped keep my head together and our
physio Dinah Hampson who kept my body going.
It was truly a great experience which I will cherish forever.
It really hit home when we were up on the podium and I watched the Canadian flag flying for us! It was
at that point when the tears flowed and felt so very PROUD!
Qingdao was an amazing venue, with fantastic volunteers which we would of been lost without.
Hello Everyone,
The past few days have been filled with celebration, sightseeing in Beijing and the spectacular closing
ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.
The sailing ended with a podium experience that I will always remember. We approached the final day a
mere one point ahead of the Australians so the fight was on for Silver. The US had cinched Gold.
On the first of two races Australia had their best result of the week with both the speed and tactics to
finish first. Now the Aussies were two points ahead of us so we needed to gain three points in the next
race. After an even start, the Aussies beat us to the windward mark. However they fouled their
spinnaker hoist and we passed them downwind and to the leeward mark. Unfortunately we could not
hold our lane as they had awesome upwind speed they passed us on the next leg and to the finish.
While we were slightly disappointed in the final day, we were also jubilant to have medaled in one the
greatest sporting events in the world.
Once off the dock we were escorted to the medal ceremonies. It was here when it finally sunk in. This
was a very emotional experience. We felt such pride to stand on the podium and to be given a beautiful
bronze medal inset with jade. It felt like a dream.
Page 2
My teammate John and I could not have made this journey or achieved this success without the support
and encouragement of so many people. This includes our coaches, teammates and training partners,
sponsors, friends, family and colleagues. Thank you all.
Stacie
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
1500 Different Sailors on Annie
Just to let the crew know we finally got to 1500 different sailors on Annie.
The first Sailor was Ted Piete. The 1500th was his widown Margret Piete. Her family joined her.
Soon there will be a Youtube of the 1500 different people (sorry it is only a 5 minute slideshow not all of you are on it).
Search Aubinators.
Roger
The first Sailor was Ted Piete. The 1500th was his widown Margret Piete. Her family joined her.
Soon there will be a Youtube of the 1500 different people (sorry it is only a 5 minute slideshow not all of you are on it).
Search Aubinators.
Roger
Friday, March 28, 2008
Where has "Learnsailing.org" sold?
(As of 3/26/08)
Where has “Learnsailing.org” been sold?
Canada (8 Provinces and 2 Territories)
Alberta
Medicine Hat
British Columbia
Victoria, Vancouver, Saltspring Island, Maple Bay, Sidney, Sooke, Nanaimo, Vernon Prince George, Kelowna, Campbell River, Vernon, Coquitlam, Lake Cowichan, Saanichton
Manitoba
Winnipeg
New Brunswick
Fredericton, Shediac, Bathurst
North West Territories
Yellowknife
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Nunavut
Iqaluit,
Ontario
Morpeth, Sarnia, New Market, Toronto, Oshawa, Cambridge, Orleans, Ajax, Owen Sound, Dryden
Quebec
Shawinigan-Sud
Saskatchewan
Outlook
U.S.A. (35 States)
Arizona
Scottsdale
California
Needles, Juniper Tracy, Palmdale, Lafayette, Roseville
Connecticut
Gales Ferry, Berlin, Waterbury,
Florida
Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Lynn Haven, Apollo Beach, Melbourne
Georgia
Maysville, Lawrenceville, Rocky Face
Hawaii
Kailua, Honolulu, Kaaawa
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Indiana
Anderson
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Louisville, Edmonton, McKee
Louisiana
Slidell
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Maine
Hampden
Maryland
Easton, Cumberland, Ocean City, Easton, Annapolis,
Michigan
Spring Lake, Ortonville, Holly,
Minnesota
Mound, Duluth, Cold Springs
Montana
Lee's Summit
New Hampshire
Alton, Hooksett
New Jersey
Medford, Pennington, Brick, Oak Ridge
New York
Holtsville, Brooklyn, Wynantskill, Ithaca, Gansevoort, Niskayuna, Freeport, Waterford,
North Carolina
Mooresville, Greensville, Charlotte
New Mexico
Placitas
Ohio
Cleveland, Rocky River
Oklahoma
Del City
Oregon
Portland
Pennsylvania
Avondale, Havertown
Rhode Island
Pawtucket, Providence
South Carolina
Roebuck, Rock Hill, Port Royal
South Dakota
Rapid City
Tennessee
Memphis, Nashville
Texas
Austin, Corpus Christi, Springtown, Aransas Pass, El Paso, Teague, Whitesboro, Hitchcock, Plano, Dallas
Utah
Salt Lake City
Vermont
Rutland
Virginia
Norfolk, Floyd, Winchester
Washington
Bremerton, Belleville, Tacoma, Port Angeles, Clinton, Seattle, Gig Harbor
Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay, Waterford, Shorewood
Other Countries:
Australia
Mitchell, Brisbane, Balnarring
Greece
Athens
United Kingdom
Falkirk
Where has “Learnsailing.org” been sold?
Canada (8 Provinces and 2 Territories)
Alberta
Medicine Hat
British Columbia
Victoria, Vancouver, Saltspring Island, Maple Bay, Sidney, Sooke, Nanaimo, Vernon Prince George, Kelowna, Campbell River, Vernon, Coquitlam, Lake Cowichan, Saanichton
Manitoba
Winnipeg
New Brunswick
Fredericton, Shediac, Bathurst
North West Territories
Yellowknife
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Nunavut
Iqaluit,
Ontario
Morpeth, Sarnia, New Market, Toronto, Oshawa, Cambridge, Orleans, Ajax, Owen Sound, Dryden
Quebec
Shawinigan-Sud
Saskatchewan
Outlook
U.S.A. (35 States)
Arizona
Scottsdale
California
Needles, Juniper Tracy, Palmdale, Lafayette, Roseville
Connecticut
Gales Ferry, Berlin, Waterbury,
Florida
Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Lynn Haven, Apollo Beach, Melbourne
Georgia
Maysville, Lawrenceville, Rocky Face
Hawaii
Kailua, Honolulu, Kaaawa
Illinois
Carol Stream, Harvard, Chicago, Deerfield
Indiana
Anderson
Kentucky
Louisville, Edmonton, McKee
Louisiana
Slidell
Massachusetts
Marion, Millis
Maine
Hampden
Maryland
Easton, Cumberland, Ocean City, Easton, Annapolis,
Michigan
Spring Lake, Ortonville, Holly,
Minnesota
Mound, Duluth, Cold Springs
Montana
Lee's Summit
New Hampshire
Alton, Hooksett
New Jersey
Medford, Pennington, Brick, Oak Ridge
New York
Holtsville, Brooklyn, Wynantskill, Ithaca, Gansevoort, Niskayuna, Freeport, Waterford,
North Carolina
Mooresville, Greensville, Charlotte
New Mexico
Placitas
Ohio
Cleveland, Rocky River
Oklahoma
Del City
Oregon
Portland
Pennsylvania
Avondale, Havertown
Rhode Island
Pawtucket, Providence
South Carolina
Roebuck, Rock Hill, Port Royal
South Dakota
Rapid City
Tennessee
Memphis, Nashville
Texas
Austin, Corpus Christi, Springtown, Aransas Pass, El Paso, Teague, Whitesboro, Hitchcock, Plano, Dallas
Utah
Salt Lake City
Vermont
Rutland
Virginia
Norfolk, Floyd, Winchester
Washington
Bremerton, Belleville, Tacoma, Port Angeles, Clinton, Seattle, Gig Harbor
Wisconsin
Sturgeon Bay, Waterford, Shorewood
Other Countries:
Australia
Mitchell, Brisbane, Balnarring
Greece
Athens
United Kingdom
Falkirk
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Sunday Feb 22nd Race
Hi Annie Sailors,
There is a race on the 22nd of February. Anyone who would like to join us just let me know.
Roger
There is a race on the 22nd of February. Anyone who would like to join us just let me know.
Roger
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