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As seen in Yachting Magazine
Check out the June issue of Yachting Magazine for the Best Summer Gear Guide. Featuring the Camet Hobart Shorts.
Behind closed doors - BMW Oracle's Compound
(San Diego, CA.) - Today I had the priviledge of getting a behind the scenes tour of the BMW Oracle compound by Tom Ehman, spokesman for BMW Oracle.
11:00am - 30 minutes until BOR trimaran leaves dock.
I arrive to meet security at the gate. As I get escorted into the compound there is a flurry of activity going on. The design team crunches numbers behind thier laptops while the crew members load sails. Things are gearing up of another day out on the water. I sat with Tom and we discussed the future of the America's Cup. We talked about what the next steps were for Ernesto Bertarelli and Team Alinghi... all things that are highly sensitive to the outcome of Cup. Unfortunately, I have been asked not to write about our conversation until the information is officially released.
As we get up and walk to the boat you get to see all the containers full of the gear. Carbon this, carbon that, and some stuff that I have never seen before on a boat. As you turn the corner you get a glimpse of just how big and powerful the trimaran is. With it's 160 foot rig towering over you, you see the crew getting ready. As we walk down the dock I see many familiar faces... James Spithill, John Kostecki and Franck Cammas. I can't help but to be a little star struck as Franck Cammas (one of the best multihull sailors in the world) takes the time to pose for a photo. Way cool!
As I step back to take it all in, Tom talks to me about the boat and how the crew's safety has now become the number one priority on the boat. The tenders have two divers on standby with a medical team. When you stand next to it you quickly realize that the power to weight ratio is way off the charts and one wrong move sailing just might be the last move. Flipping a 90 foot trimaran is not going to be a fun ride if you fall 90 feet and hit the water. It's like hitting concrete... it's going to leave a mark!
The boat is loaded with sensors to monitor all the loads. A few miles of fiber optics run throughout the hull. They have alarms on them that are set to go off when the load gets near it's breaking point. I'm not sure helmets are going to save your life when something gives way... but they do look cool! As the team jumps on, it's quite the show. The tenders push and pull her away from the docks. She slips away without a wake as she heads out for more sea trials. More to come... - Brian Camet
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Camet Shorts Featured in the Morning Light
Camet Aruba shortsare featured in the Morning Light "Making the Cut" documentary produced by Roy Disney on the Transpac Race shown on ESPN2.
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Point Loma Outfitting Grand Opening
 Point Loma Outfitting celebrated the grand opening of its new location in Liberty Station. Guests gathered at the sailing and outdoor clothing retailer to enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres, and get a sneak peek of the 6,500-square-foot space. In honor of the opening, 10 percent of all sales was donated to the San Diego Coastkeepers, a local nonprofit. PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAUREN RADACK
Kristie is holding a Camet Molokai Vest
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Delta Lloyd makes it to Alicante
Photo: Dave Kneale/Volvo Ocean Race
Delta Lloyd, Ger O'Rourke's eleventh-hour entry into the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 arrives into Alicante completing the fleet of eight yachts. The boat was sailed from Cork, Ireland with a crew of nine people from three nations, Ireland, Britain and New Zealand with the rest of the team from Holland joining the boat in Alicante. Many of the crew are from Ger O'Rourke's old boat Chieftain and have made the step up to the Volvo Open 70. - Crew member wear Camet 3000 Sailing Shorts.
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Speedboat Orders Up Camet Hobart Shorts
Built to break records... the team of Speedboat turned to Camet to deliver a 150 pairs of Hobart sailing shorts in 3 weeks to meet the crew in Newport, RI for the Bermuda race.
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Hobart Extreme Technical Shorts by Camet
These lightweight sailing shorts are perfect for hot-weather sailing. "Gear Up" from our July 30, 2008, SW eNewsletter
The "How awkward would you feel wearing this item into a Thai restaurant?" test has figured prominently in my recent reviews of Sebago sailing shoes(not too awkward) and Slam salopettes(very awkward). I, for one, like to know just how dorky a given piece of sailing gear is going to make me look in the eyes of the non-sailing public.
Camet's Hobart Extreme Technical Shorts pass the Thai test with flying colors. Despite their tech-y name, these shorts have a remarkably simple look. If not for the tiny, red, "Camet" logo above the left hem, you'd never know the Hobarts were designed with "extreme" activity in mind. The absence of cargo pockets--or rear pockets for pad inserts--cuts down on the bulk, and the use of a feather-light, water-repellent, UPF 40 nylon keeps the garment's total weight at a mere 9 ounces. With an adjustable Velcro waist and a casual, 10-inch inseam, the Hobarts are comfortable enough for a long day on the water and discreet enough to wear to dinner afterwards.
They may look modest enough, but the Hobarts benefit from all of Camet's careful, race-inspired design, from the tough Cordura fabric reinforcing the seat of the garment to the large, obsessively stitched button. If it's any testament to techiness, I saw the crew of Speedboat wearing the Hobarts at the start of the 2008 Newport-Bermuda Race.
The best thing about these particular Camet shorts is their spartan design. Four pockets is plenty. I have no use for a floral stripe. Silver (or sand) is a good color-- not so dark as to absorb heat, not so bright as to reveal the stain from the spilled beer I just sat in. Did I mention these shorts are quick drying?
$80, www.camet.com
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Rolex Farr 40 World Championship Copenhagen, Denmark
Once again CAMET is aboard the Farr 40s, in particular on Twins and Flash Gordon, for the occasion of the World Championships which are taking place in Copenhagen from 24th August (the Pre-World event being until the 25th) to 1st September.
"This is a great event as the best sailors in the world will be here to compete. It’s important to have the best team and gear and what we wear is one of the most important pieces in keeping the crew sailing at their best. That is why we chose CAMET Hobart shorts and their VPS shirts. They give us the best range for all the conditions that we will see in Denmark."
Farr 40 – Twins
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