All Is Lost, Lost Is Not Alone

Sailor Lost In Indian Ocean 

Battles For Survival

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There is one kind of film which critics always deride.  That is the film in which a single actor is required to carry the entire performance.  Rarely are they able to keep the audience's attention, the audience dozes and the film flops.  

Robert Redford made film history when he burst onto the scene as a youth.  His acting skills bloom as a veteran as he changes the traditional view film critics have of single actor films in All Is Lost!  No one dozes during this tense and exciting performance.

Imagine the adventure of a lifetime.  Man against nature.  A sailor goes to sea single-handing his yacht.  He will fight against sleep, the elements, other ships and animals in the sea.  In this case, one of the first battles is against the nemeses of man, garbage at sea, which leaves a gaping hole in Redford's yacht.

Soon enough, our single-handing sailor finds himself in dire straights.  The unthinkable becomes reality, with conditions deteriorating.  Man meets nature and soon, the prospect of man meeting his maker is artfully played by Redford.

It took a special team to pull this Academy Award nominated film off.  Director Jason Chandler and Robert Redford are that team.  Every sailor and every adventurer should answer the SOS call from the Virginia Jean by seeing All Is Lost.  It is rated PG-13 for strong language.
  

We have been providing front row, raw coverage, of a rescue of 7 sailors aboard the sailboat Nina. She is a 1928 schooner that went missing in the Tasman Sea. What will they do for food and water?  How will they survive the elements?  How will they manage the mental stress of being lost at sea?   That crew may be facing the real nightmare Redford and Chandler skillfully depict in All is Lost.  The truth for the Nina Sailors, Lost is Not Alone.

Australian At Sea Rescue Saves 1

Helicopter Pulls 1 Person to Safety

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Wayne Sorensen is an Australian commercial fisherman who was 110 miles offshore when disaster struck.  He was on his way back to Australia when he started to have chest pains.  

Rescue Copter Pulls Man To Safety Over Sea

"It was about 8 am and I started having pains in my chest. I called in the guys at about 11am to head back. We got about two hours into the (20-hour) trip home and I felt like I was no good."

Sorensen was put in radio contact with a doctor.

"You are having a heart attack," he was told.

An RACQ Capricorn helicopter was sent to rescue the ailing skipper.  The chopper located Sorensen's fishing boat and lifted him aboard during a risky hover over the boat.  

"I guess it was pretty frightening, but there wasn't a time I thought I was going to die. I've always been pretty fit ... so I definitely wasn't expecting it; I thought it was just heart burn," Sorensen said.

"When they came, I waited on the roof and helped them out. The man said, 'Who's the guy having a heart attack?' and I replied, 'You're looking at him'," he laughed.

After arriving at the hospital, Sorensen was told he had experienced a massive heart attack.  However, thanks to RACQ Capricorn, the salty sailor plans to be "out there" as soon as he recovers.  Sorensen gives the rescue crew an "11 out of 10" for their rescue.

Unlike twin engine aircraft, if a helicopter experiences engine failure they must ditch in the sea.  

Some of the information in this article was obtained from the Fraser Coast Chronicle.

Nina Families Ask Department Of State To Take Leadership Role

Change.org Petition Launched To 

Encourage Department Of State Support

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Check out Change.org to see why the people who are working on the rescue of the schooner Nina are signing an on-line petition.  They are asking the U.S. Secretary of State to stand behind the families and their search for the missing sailors aboard the historic schooner.

TES Executive Advisor, Ralph Baird, Poses Issue

The families ask the Department of State to take a leadership role in the search for the schooner Nina.  They say a text message they got from crew member, Evi Nemeth, shows the 1928 schooner which disappeared in the Tasman Sea, June 4th, 2013, survived two horrific storms in the area.  With no evidence the sailboat sank, the families suspect the boat remains afloat and the sailors waiting for rescue.

Tomnod Image

Today, team members launched a twitter campaign to underscore the significance of the petition drive.  They want the DoS to support running drift models to determine where the Nina may have drifted to.  The U.S. Coast Guard has the SAROPS software which helps predict the location of drifting vessels.  The family also wants the National Geo Spacial Intelligence Agency to task satellites over the Tasman Sea to help locate the Nina.  Finally, the families seek the assistance of U.S. Navy ships which visit the Tasman Sea to search for the Nina while they are in the area.

Twitter tweet

"Become Famous, Find Sailboat #ninarescue on satellite images from Digital Globe, http://tinyurl.com/tomnod @state @foxnews"


In the meantime, the families are using information provided by Digital Globe through satellite photographs.  The Fort Collins, Colorado, company serves images using a social network site called Tomnod.  Search representatives say Tomnod is working with them very closely.  People can log onto the network to see if they can spot the Nina.  The above image is a likely possibility, though there are many targets that don't resemble the Nina or a raft.  Why not test your talent and see if you can find the Nina?

Kiwi's Push To Take Cup Today!

Two Wins To Victory!

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Oracle Team Fighting For Survival!

Oracle Team has fallen hopelessly behind the New Zealand team.  All the Emirates Team NZ needs is two more wins.  If those come today, the planned press conference will turn into a final award of the America's Cup.

Oracle Team is defending the Cup.  New Zeland is on it's toes, the entire nation of 4 million anxious for any news.  Oracle Team inched closer to making this an even race with one win during the past race day.  However, they needed both wins to keep the Kiwi's from marching to victory.

The video is of the Luis Vuitton Cup, which helped the Kiwi's practice their style!





Stay tuned to Sailing Savoir Faire for news about the America's Cup and the quest of two nation's to win the Cup.  The Kiwi's push for a steal, while the U.S. Oracle Team seeks to keep the Cup here in the U.S. 

NEWS OF THE MISSING RACING SCHOONER THE NINA!

Volunteers continue to work on the search for the Nina.  Official government efforts halted on July 5th, 2013.  The family believes the sailors are on a disabled yacht, floating in the reverse circular currents of the Tasman Sea.  Eventually, the boat will float to Australia or New Zealand.  Past boats which took this route have floated for up to a year.
You can help find the Nina on satellite images taken by Digital Globe and served on a crowd sourcing site called Tomnod. Why not find the Nina HERE and put your name in the history books?

My First Bit Part In A Music Video, the Sailor's Life For Me!

Colorado Musician Releases Latest Video

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Page 70  Oracle Team Has Everything To Lose, and Everything To Gain

I am not only a sailor, I am an adventurer.  As a traveler in my own time and upon this great Earth I have had the privilege to get to know some great people.  Franjo Pacifico is one of those.  What counts to Franjo more than anything is his family.  Though his musical talents are eternal, nothing counts like his wife and child.

The photographer and editor, Milter, also is an incredible talent who has many productions to his credit!  We spent two days shooting this video plus Franjo spent more time professionally recording the music track.  I learned a lot on this set, now if I can learn to sing like Franjo...some things have to be saved for the next time around!

Franjo has worked very hard for this opportunity.  I congratulate him for his great success!

Oracle Team Has Everything To Lose, And Everything To Gain

US Falls To Long Odds For Keeping Cup

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Page 69  Kiwi's Push For Win At America's Cup

Will the America's Cup remain in America?  So far, the odds are not on the side of the United States.  The U.S. Oracle Team is down 0-6.  The New Zealand contender, Emirates Team, only needs three more wins to take the coveted America's Cup back to New Zealand!

When things are this lopsided, changes are in order.  This morning, the Oracle Team changed tacticians.  Four time Olympic Medalist Ben Ainslie took the place of past America's Cup champion John Kostecki.  This represented a major change for the team representing the Red, White and Blue.  Although this is a sailboat race, not a horse race, there is an old American expression, "It is bad to change horses in the middle of the stream."  Unfortunately, changing tacticians did not pay off for Oracle Team.

“You’ve got to remember, changing personnel at a time like this has never worked in the past so we’ve got to be cautious about making a change like that,” Russell Coutts, Oracle CEO said. “We wouldn’t be thinking about it unless it had a really good chance at working.”

It is clear the high tech Kiwi boat is better upwind and in heavier winds.  Today, the course was blowing 10 to 18 knots, which gave the New Zealand team a distinct advantage.  Even so, the second race finished up neck to neck in an exhilarating sprint to the finish line.

“We still haven’t seen some conditions. Those guys have an edge upwind and tacking, but we still haven’t seen the light-air end of the spectrum and we haven’t seen the Code 0s,” said Oracle Team skipper Jimmy Spithill said. “We still have to look at the boat and what we can do to improve it. There’s a long way to go in my mind.” 

In New Zealand the America's Cup is major news.  It is on every channel and the subject of excited talk between many of the island nation's 4 million citizens.  New Zealand is a nation with strong maritime traditions.  It's people are proud of their heritage and that heritage includes sailing and racing.

Defender ORACLE TEAM USA and Challenger Emirates Team New Zealand are contesting the 34th Match for the America’s Cup on San Francisco Bay, Sept. 7-21, 2013.

 The America’s Cup is named after the schooner America, which won a race around the Isle of Wight on August 22, 1851, against a fleet of British yachts. The America’s Cup is sailing’s pinnacle trophy and the oldest trophy in international sport, predating the modern Olympics by 45 years.

Four nations have won the America’s Cup in its 162-year history: the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. ORACLE TEAM USA won the 33rd America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain, in February 2010, and selected San Francisco.


NEWS OF THE MISSING YACHT NINA

On June 4th, 2013, the 1929 schooner, the Nina, went missing in the Tasman Sea.  The Nina is a fabled boat that started winning races in her first year, 1928.  She won the Fastnet race for the U.S. and many races afterwards.

The families have started a private search after New Zealand suspended the formal search.  The non-profit organization, Texas Equusearch, (TES) is advising the families.  TES has brought in high technology, including the use of satellite images from Digital Globe.  The Longmont satellite image provider is serving those images on a crowd sourcing web site called Tomnod.  The public is invited to see if they can find the missing yacht, the Nina, on one of those images.  The person who finds the yacht will become famous!

You can see those images HERE.

KIWI'S PUSH FOR WIN AT AMERICA'S CUP

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New Zealand is pushing for a win during the America's Cup finals.  Many Americans don't know, New Zealand is a nautical nation.  Sailing forms a strong part of their history.  Americans follow football, but the Kiwi culture follows things nautical.  

The America's Cup is like the Super Bowl to New Zealanders, but it only comes around every four years.  With the Kiwi's leading, the American team is under pressure to retain the cup for the U.S.

The Kiwi team has worked hard to perform as a strong team, each person taking his own responsibility in running a complicated racing sailboat.  Ego takes second fiddle to the bigger picture, winning the cup.  Personal best and getting priorities clear is part of the process.

The search continues for the grand dame of yachting, the schooner Nina, which disappeared in the Tasman Sea.  The search coordinator, Texas Equusearch, is using high tech social media to help locate the yacht.  The organization is recruiting volunteers to see if they can find the Nina on satellite images taken by Digital Globe and hosted on their subsidiary site, Tomnod.  You can see those images HERE.