John Casey Worldwide

Olympics, yes, Olympics!

jcasey — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:59:35 +0000

I’ve been pretty under the radar lately. It’s for a reason though. I started working at Ullman Sails Florida and I’ve been working hard on starting an Olympic campaign for Rio in 2016 on the new Nacra 17 catamaran with Sarah Newberry. When I was in Europe I was writing every day and telling all of you, my friends, about what was happening with my while I was away. Well, it’s starting up again since I’m absolutely excited about our new adventure into Olympic sailing. Most of you enjoyed the culture and food side of this site, and that’s gonna stay for sure, along with sailing from my perspective. We’ll be updating our new site for the Olympic on our new site. If you’ve enjoyed what I’ve done in the past it’ll be a damn bit better. Of course, since this Olympic stuff costs quite a bit of money, if you would support us along the way it will help out more than you can imagine. You can even buy a shirt here!

The new site is: USA MULTIHULL 2016!

Find us on Facebook and even Twitter where we’ll update all along. Thanks for checking out my site for the last few years. I promise we’re going to make something special happen and keep following me along the way.

WWWIPEOUT WWWEDNESDAY!

jcasey — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:23:49 +0000

Since I’m going to be a little busy tomorrow and I’m waiting out the Tropical Storm Debby deluge, here’s a pre-Wednesday edition.

Team Yost Auto has some powerful SI sails, maybe too powerful! They show a textbook pitchpole because they eased traveler instead of mainsheet. Keep the pressure off the bows boys! Yost was one of the sponsors of the Great Texas 300, and this vid shows a great view of the storm we narrowly escaped from on the last day. Apparently, there was more than one mine drilling capsize in this squall. Just replay the first 10 seconds over and over and it’s all good.

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Cirrus-ly Excellent Deal!

jcasey — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:19:34 +0000

Recently the dollar has crept closer to the Euro, which is good news for us! An already incredible package put together by Boulogne Conception Marine for the Cirrus R has gotten better. If you’re in the market for a new, fast, ultra-stiff F18, look no further.

CLICK HERE FOR CIRRUS R F18 FEATURES!

Special U.S. Intro Offer

Click on the following link to see the great offer by Boulogne Conception Marine for the Cirrus R F18 delivered at F18 World Championships at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club in Long Beach in September 2012. THIS IS A SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY U.S. PRICE!!

Extras Include:

Extra Carbon Daggerboard $1276.80 Value!
Extra Carbon Adjustable Tiller Extension $246.05 Value!
Foam Stern Chocks $106.40 Value!
Daggerboard Covers $89.11 Value!
Rudder Covers $89.11 Value!
Total Extras Value $1,807.47!

** Price in the following price list is in Euros and is subject to change due to exchange rate. The exchange rate has gotten significantly better since the 2012 price list was made! To find the current currency conversion enter the total price here.

Cirrus R Price List

Contact BCM or John Casey for more details

Peg’s Blog

jcasey — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:01:09 +0000

As part of our growing relationship with St. Barth Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, I’m ‘guest blogging’ on their website. Here’s my first installation:

John Casey, who is a U.S. Multihull Champion, has fallen in love with St. Barts, too! I am pleased to present his first guest blog with hopes of more to come.

John Casey (left) with racing partner Dalton Tebo

With St. Barthélemy’s rich sailing tradition, being discovered by Columbus in 1493 and used by French pirates to stash Spanish galleon spoils, the eight square mile island has remained a number one world sailing destination.

When I first arrived from Florida in 2009 to sail in the prestigious catamaran regatta, the CataCup, I was taken aback by how unique the island actually was compared to other Caribbean destinations. There was not a piece of trash anywhere. There was no McDonald’s or Subway. There were no people milling around with nothing to do. It felt like a productive island. We arrived at an open island villa built on the side of the mountain. It felt as if the structure itself admired the view as much as I did. At that exact time I thought, “This is a place for me!”

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Introduction of Robbob the Groundcrew

jcasey — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 23:37:03 +0000

500 miles from South Padre on the way to the Great Texas 300

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Preppin and Primpin

jcasey — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:23:21 +0000

I’m prepping the Cirrus R out for the coming Great Texas 300. It’s one of those things where it’s a damn far way to go, 22 hours driving, but it’s always a test of oneself and their craft. There aren’t many races out there anymore where we can stretch our legs out and drive it insane for 100 miles in a day and not turn around….so we’re in. Then it’s about 90 miles day 2, 45 miles day 3, and a 33 mile shorty day four.

Come to think of it, I’m not prepping much except checking over every bit on the Cirrus R, whipping splices, putting in waypoints, cleaning out my not used enough Camelback, and charging every piece of equipment my little paws can get a hold of.

My longtime crew, Kenny Monster, and I gave this race a shot a while back. I think we were fist to finish every leg, but lost out in the corrected time trophy after some down home big country shenanigans. Yeah, I said it…shenanigans. But that was then and this is now. I’ve got my crew, Dalton Tebo, groundcrew Rob (Robbob) Remmers ready to go. We are all ready to tackle the unknown off the sun laden and oven riddled coast of Texas. This is the last beachcat race with the comradeship of finishing, not just placing high on the list. It’s friggin difficult is what I’m sayin’. Last year was a gnarly ride up the coast and the forecast has gotten bigger for the start on next Wednesday off South Padre Island…..20 plus knots-six foot jackers and enough seaweed to satisfy Adam Richman’s taste. From what I remember Texas goes big, so I expect nothing less.

Just so you know I’m not lying, you can catch most of the action starting Monday. Here’s the live streaming schedule: ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL TIME. So tack on an hour to our home time sugarplum. Click on the Great Texas Justin.tv Channel to catch what’s goin’ on ya’ll.

All kidding aside, we’re ready.

Monday, June 11, 8-9 pm: Pre-Race Interviews and Analysis
Wednesday, June 13, 9:30 am – 10:15: Leg 1 Analysis and Start at 10 am

Wednesday, June 13, TBD (est 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm): Leg 1 Finish

Thursday, June 14, 9:30 am – 10:15: Leg 2 Analysis and Start at 10 am

Thursday, June 14, TBD (est 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm): Leg 2 Finish

Friday, June 15, 9:30 am – 10:15: Leg 3 Analysis and Start at 10 am

Friday, June 15, TBD (est 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm): Leg 3 Finish

Friday, June 15, 8:00 pm, Race Analysis

Saturday, June 16, 8:45 am – 10:15: Leg 4 Analysis, Dash Start at 9 am and GT Start at 10 am

Saturday, June 16, TBD (est 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm): Leg 4 Finish

Saturday, June 16, TBD (est 8:30 pm): Awards

Cat Chat

jcasey — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 14:57:13 +0000

I had a quick sit down recently with Mainsailnews.tv about our local fleet, juniors in cats and F18 Worlds. Don’t bag on me too bad for getting hung up on the trap ring in the beginning of the vid…….Why do they have to put my one and only imperfect mark rounding in the video?? Yeah right…..Check it.

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The Revolution-With Wings

jcasey — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:26:41 +0000

I had a chance to chat with Sail Revolution recently about the new Youth Americas Cup, and how our favorite sport has finally received some real attention. I’ve really been getting into coaching some fun, driven youngsters lately. The future of our sport is here!

Sail Revolution: Last week, at two world-spanning press conferences, one held in San Francisco, and one held 9 hours prior in Venice Italy, Red Bull announced that they will be partnering with the America’s Cup to bring youth onto the AC45 circuit. Youth teams, with members between the ages of 19 and 23, will get a chance to race one of several Red Bull AC45s alongside some of the best sailors in the world. The youth boats will add one sailor to the normal number crew for a total of 6 on board, and in a move toward nationality rules, each youth team will be required to hold a passport in the country that they represent. There’s a ton of speculation on how the U.S. will be formed, and as soon as we hear definitive word, we’ll be sure to let you know. As of now, one hopeful team has come forward, and surely more will follow. Read Onwards…..

The Knockout

jcasey — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:53:08 +0000

Here is a video from this year’s Bolster Teamrace Knockout in The Netherlands. After a few technical difficulties last year, it looks like they have it together.

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Here are the replays if you wanna check them out.

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From Miami to Key Largo Any Way Possible

jcasey — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:39:02 +0000

In case you missed it, I did a report on the Miami-Key Largo race this year for Sailing Anarchy.

Let’s go back, way back, to the beginning of April 2012 for the Miami-Key Largo yacht race. The MKL is a 50-mile drag race starting just off Key Biscayne in Miami, finishing on the west side of Barnes Sound just racing in what is referred to as the ‘inside.’

This year’s installment is not quite like any I’ve ever been a part of. We arrived on Thursday to step the stick on the carbon Marstrom 20 and the jitters of the competitors were already starting to resonate. As I walked around the Miami Yacht Club I overheard conversations of, “this is going to be a crazy year.” And, “Is that forecast for real?” Read On..

Check It Here.