Category Archives: sailing

Addictive: Volvo Ocean Race Game

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Thomas Purves

Friends and I are having an inordinate amount of fun playing a virtual sailing race these last few days. Great little flash app lets armchair sailors race along through the same course and weather as the round the world Volvo … Continue reading →

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And then somebody remembered that the oceans are full of free wind

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Thomas Purves

On the theme of ‘Old media don’t die. They just pine for the Fjords.’ French vineyard owners are returning to a slower pace of life by starting to export their wine by sailing boat – a method last used in … Continue reading →

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