{"id":2659,"date":"2021-07-13T16:22:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2021-07-13T16:22:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T16:22:28","slug":"karen-rick-two-years-gone-world-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/13\/karen-rick-two-years-gone-world-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen &#038; Rick Two Years Gone: World Round Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rick and Karen chat about a variety of boating interests. Rick wondering when he crosses the Bay Bridge and spots a pack of boats \u2013 are they all racing together? And yes \u2013 that particular viewpoint covers a lot of racing ground off of Emery Cove and the Berkeley Yacht Club \u2013 plus those coming up the waterfront from Oakland  and across from Treasure Island \u2013 where the sailing center is very active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sailsporttalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/WaltRaineri.jpg?resize=1024%2C916&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-261\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Walt Raineri with Karen Lile and Rick Tittle on Sail Sport Talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think of the SF Bay as several arenas all neatly defined and yet totally invisible. Certain teams race in certain arenas. Take South Beach Yacht Club for example. All 18 race courses are confined to south of the Bay Bridge \u2013 with container ships to contend with. But the width and length are enormous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"(Audio 111) Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile and Rick Tittle:  USCG Sneaker Wave Safety Message; Two Years for Sail Sport Talk!\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/552168385?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you watched SAIL GP and or Americas\u2019 Cup in 2013 \u2013 that arena was well defined on television with overlay graphics. The spectators were on boats with their nose on the line of the field of play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karen moved on to the stories of sailors stuck out at sea when the pandemic hit. Unable to return to their harbors as the world scrambled to understand the threats and threw up barriers to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America\u2019s Cup \u2013 typically a two year event many countries was reduce to the main competition in New Zealand where COVID containment was marveled at. Karen was scheduled to cover the event but the risks were too high. Good news is the future holds another Cup Challenge in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the topic turned to the reed boats in Zanzibar and how they stay afloat. Bail bucket anyone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shown above is one of their favorite interviews of all time \u2013 Walt Raineri. Walt is a winning blind racer. Catch that <a href=\"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/13\/blind-sailor-walt-raineri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview from August 2019 here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to the livey segment \u2013 its a return to the studio and a celebration of two years on the show!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick and Karen chat about a variety of boating interests. Rick wondering when he crosses the Bay Bridge and spots a pack of boats \u2013 are they all racing together? And yes \u2013 that particular viewpoint covers a lot of racing ground off of Emery Cove and the Berkeley Yacht Club \u2013 plus those coming up the waterfront from Oakland and across from Treasure Island \u2013 where the sailing center is very active. Think of the SF Bay as several arenas all neatly defined and yet totally invisible. Certain teams race in certain arenas. 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