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Saturday, Feb. 26 – Small Boat Raids Around the World

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Small Boat Raids Around the World

Saturday Feb. 26, 2022 at 3:00pm EST in the U.S. (+ 5 GMT/UTC)

Learn more about camp cruising and some of the top small boat “raids” around the globe with the organizers from some of the top raids to learn more about these small boat cruising events that stretch from Tasmania to Scotland


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Here’s a recorded video of the live presentation.

Photo Credit: Kathy Mansfield

 

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26 responses to “Saturday, Feb. 26 – Small Boat Raids Around the World”

  1. Jonathan Cline Avatar
    Jonathan Cline

    I found this presentation very incomplete. No detailed comparison to the various raids is discussed, in terms of creating a managing organization, organizer funding, insurance issues, logistics (trailering, shipping, moorage, booking land/campsites), provisioning recommendations, required/recommended safety equipment, required/recommended weather clothing, handling human waste, managing trash, handling weather prediction/routing, etc etc etc. All of these are necessary considerations in order to replicate such a larger group outing successfully. Nav charts are discussed only briefly, by requiring paper charts, and shared dinner is discussed also very briefly without detailing the logistics of that. No comparisons are made to the many general yacht club cruising rallies, which are regularly hosted throughout the sailing seasons. Finally towards the end there is mention of committee style organization to manage raids, and then charging participants for organizational costs ($120 per PERSON per night for nine nights!! $$$$! That completely changes the demographics of attendees and should have been described at the very beginning).

    Turning an event into a race where there are points and/or winners with prizes is a significant drawback. Even if the prizes are token prizes or gimmicks. It is well known that prizes induce very different and poorer motivational behavior in participants’ psychologically compared to reward-free events.

  2. Detlef Duecker Avatar
    Detlef Duecker

    What an informative and wonderful presentation !
    Special thanks to Claudio and the CVC-Vela Raid team of the Vela Raids, we could participate with our wherrys “MARIE” and “FALCONE DE PALU`” !
    “Arturo”
    Detlef Arthur Duecker

  3. Ian Milne Avatar
    Ian Milne

    We have happy memories of Sail Caledonia 2004 and Raid Pomerania 2017. Thanks for the mention, Wojtek. Great to see you. Well done!
    Ian Milne, Dunedin, New Zealand

  4. Lawrence Litvak Avatar
    Lawrence Litvak

    Are you still planning on posting this presentation?

    1. Nate Rooks Avatar
      Nate Rooks

      Yes, for sure, but it’s requiring a little more editing than foreseen, so it won’t be up today. Hopefully tomorrow (Tuesday).

    2. Nate Rooks Avatar
      Nate Rooks

      Hi Lawrence – it’s up!

  5. Dale Simonson Avatar
    Dale Simonson

    Great presentation, thanks to you all. I’ve been following the “Raiding” movement from afar for many years, and, more recently, participated in the last three Barefoot Raids here in BC (as well as the first “Salish 100” in Washington State). I sure hope to keep raiding for many more years… and join you in Tasmania, Scotland, Venice, and the Baltic!

  6. Rob vanNostrand Avatar
    Rob vanNostrand

    Fascinating. I never heard of a Raid before. Interesting fun.

  7. Louise Drinnan Avatar
    Louise Drinnan

    a great topic… Thanks!

  8. Eile Weile Avatar
    Eile Weile

    Well done!

  9. Tad Roberts Avatar
    Tad Roberts

    Great diversity of ideas on how to do this, thanks to all…

  10. Onno van Sandick Avatar
    Onno van Sandick

    Thank you for the interesting evening!
    Here is the link to several raids in the Netherlands: https://www.natuurlijkvaren.nl/

    kind regards,

    Onno van Sandick

  11. Thomas Ireland Avatar
    Thomas Ireland

    Isn’t there a raid in the Everglades?

    1. Suzan Wallace Avatar
      Suzan Wallace

      Yes, Everglades Challenge is sponsored by Water Tribe. https://www.watertribe.com/events/evergladeschallenge/

  12. Suzan Wallace Avatar
    Suzan Wallace

    What is the range of costs involved to participate? Who is the sponsor and are they organized by, “on your own” or “catering from food/lodging/insurance”?

    1. Suzan Wallace Avatar
      Suzan Wallace

      WaterTribe has been a long time sponsor here on the North American coast…Florida, North Carolina, etc.

    2. Suzan Wallace Avatar
      Suzan Wallace

      Yes, the Traditional Small Craft Association sponsors the Small Reach Regatta.

      1. Suzan Wallace Avatar
        Suzan Wallace

        Former President of the TSCA here~ _/) Thank you everyone!!

  13. Janusz Ostrowski, PJOA Avatar
    Janusz Ostrowski, PJOA

    Hi, in case Wojtek can’t come back on line, I can try to share some from Raid Pomerania 2019, if you wish.

  14. FRANCO MAITAN Avatar
    FRANCO MAITAN

    Hi Claudio, do you think to organize a Velaraid this year 2022? Thanks

  15. Tad Roberts Avatar
    Tad Roberts

    Nice talk Claudio, looks great!

  16. Marco Seno Avatar
    Marco Seno

    Good performance Claudio!

  17. Jonathan Margolis Avatar
    Jonathan Margolis

    Who would not want to join the Vela Raid just for the chance to see Venice from the sea!

  18. Tad Roberts Avatar
    Tad Roberts

    The first Raids I knew about were in a river in Portugal and Raid Finland.

  19. Kai U. Homann Avatar
    Kai U. Homann

    Wojtek is my HERO!

    1. Janusz Ostrowski, PJOA Avatar
      Janusz Ostrowski, PJOA

      mine too 🙂

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