Killian Hammerbeck was asleep in his downstairs bedrooms when he heard someone unplugging his iPhone from the wall… he was still lying down when he grabbed the suspect's write and arm and forced the guy to the floor while using his legs to scissor the man's torso...
"Ondeck/Charleston Announced Great Fall Facing," USMCA, July 19, 2010 Ocean Sailing Academy (OSA)/Ondeck Charleston is pleased to announce
the upcoming Charleston Harbor Challenge to be held September 18 and
19, 2010, hosted by the Charleston Yacht Club. This exclusive Melges 24
regatta...
"A day into the 2009 Charleston to Bermuda Race, the wind died. The Tohidu crew -- which included instructors and students from the Ocean Sailing Academy -- passed the time in productive ways like practicing sextant skills and in less productive ways like attempting to hook dinner... Eventually Rick just dove into the water, trying to catch one with his hands."
OSA is one of 11 picks for North American adventures: "If you're lucky you'll race alongside a playful pod of dolphins during OSA's exciting six-day hands-on course..."
"Charleston to Bermuda Race" BYM Sailing and Sports News, May 30, 09, May 31, 09 Apart from the Spirit, there's Jay Cook's Beneteau 423 Tohidu,
which will be serving as an instructional platform for the
Charleston-based Ocean Sailing Academy with four students on board...Twenty miles astern of Nova at the time, Dave and OSA Instructor Shelly Warters' Able Apogee 50, Cadence, was putting on a good show as well.
"2009 Race Week a Success," Post Courier, April 25, 09 Charleston Race Week 2009 was the biggest and best ever. We've
talked for years about Charleston's growing reputation as a sailing
destination. Last week proved that.
Having been a spectator for
two days and a participant for one, I am handing the first very random
On The Water Awards based on what I observed. And the winners are:
The Ocean Sailing Academy, headquartered at Charleston Harbor Marina, is coordinating sunset flotillas of sailboats in celebration of the spring and fall equinoxes and summer and winter solstices this year..."
OSA-Sponsored Melges 24 Nationals: "Locals Eye Next Chance in Adams," Charleston Post & Courier, Sept. 26, 2008 "The OSA Sailing.com U.S. Melges 24 Nationals held here last weekend, hosted by Charleston Yacht Club, was a huge hit. Long-time participants in the class said it was one of the best-run events in class history..."
"I've lived in Charleston for 20 years and sometimes I'm amazed at all the recreational doors I've yet to open..."
"Sailing Away," Post & Courier, June 26, 2008 If you want to sail but skip the trappings of the yacht club scene,
you're in luck. Charleston has three different programs that offer to
get you on the water without joining a club, dropping a chunk of change
or even buying a boat.
"Emily Whitworth grew up sailing but recalls always being "just a passenger." She and husband Chip wanted things to be different for their four children. "I wanted to be able to go anywhere in the world and lease a sailboat," says Chip. "And I knew that learning to sail as a team would always bring us together." ...
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