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Christopher’s Geronimo

Christopher’s Geronimo

Jul 26, 2021 | Blog, Haul Out, Projects, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

The 8-Day Transformation of our Victory 21’ Sailboat My heart pounded as adrenaline rushed through my veins, the wind...

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What better way to celebrate the longest day of the year than with your best buddies out on the water? Chris and I were honored to be ambassadors for the 2021 Summer Sailstice and organized a fun crew to join us on a quick weekend jaunt to Santa Cruz Island. This is not a regular "episode" as it is short in nature, but we wanted to capture this event to look back on - hopefully, we will see you out there next year!

Want to know more? Read all the details here: https://www.svavocet.com/2021/06/29/the-summer-sailstice/

Shout out to our friend Scott for the thumbnail pic, our friends on Esprit for the drone footage (www.qmtravels.com) and our friend Kris from Big Sierra for the first track you heard. Check out his music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4jss3TXyhVQMcSg8EiNPz2
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Summer Sailstice 2021

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I am still working on writing a full recap of the

I am still working on writing a full recap of the #HighSierraRegatta but am having trouble summarizing the experience and emotions and in a way that will do it justice. We have been crewing together for over half a decade now, learning how to work as a team on and off the water. This little boat has inspired us to improve our skills and laid the foundation for our life aboard Avocet. Returning to our roots is always a wonderful homecoming, and although we didn’t take home 1st we still looked damn good out there and had fun. ⛵️🏁

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Oh hi there! Just dropping in to let you know we h

Oh hi there! Just dropping in to let you know we have a LOT of new content coming your way. I hope you’re ready to read and watch! 🤓🍿 Any questions for us? Ask below ⬇️

What a weekend! We may not have won a spot on podi

What a weekend! We may not have won a spot on podium, but it was great racing all around. The wind conditions were tricky, even throwing us a legendary “Mono Wind” the second day causing us to sail downwind UP the lake! It was extremely tactful, and we were excited to showcase skills rarely seen here on the lake. Geronimo preformed well, her new rigging tuned perfectly the second day which showed because we managed to snake up from our consistent 5th to 2nd on the last race 🏁 We are always thrilled to come together with our #Victory21 fleet, they are our competition on the water but dear friends all the time. Here is video evidence of Chris and I holding 1st place on an downwind adventure up the lake, our sails filled by the mono winds. That’s @qmtravels with the black sails to the left… we are incredibly proud of them and on behalf of the Voctory 21 fleet they are welcome back anytime ⛵️🥳

A full recap is coming soon, stay tuned! 🤓

The day is here! It’s the 68th annual #HighSierr

The day is here! It’s the 68th annual #HighSierraRegatta hosted at Huntington Lake. Chris was born and raised on this mountain, sailing this little #Victory21 with his father. It has been an absolute privilege and honor to race with Chris and help restore this boat. We have a tradition to watch the movie Wind the night before a race, so to commemorate the film we have renamed the boat from Christopher to #Geronimo ⛵️ “Never surrender, GERONIMO!”

The first 3 races are today, we will be doing an Instagram takeover for @latitude38magazine … don’t miss it! 🏁