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The osCA Nick Mines

We can finally reveal the first-ever winner of the CA’s inaugural Vlog (video
log) competition
The osCA, sponsored by MS Amlin Boat Insurance

The entry “Ollie and friends” from Nick Mines on Hejira, a Southerly 135,
emerged from a bumper crop of 15 entries. A first for 2019, the osCA was
introduced alongside the popular CA log competition in recognition of in-
creasingly creative sailing vlogs appearing on sailors’ websites and social
media. The log and vlog contest judge, Mark
Jardine, who is Vice-Chair of the Yachting
Journalists’ Association and editor of the
websites Yachtsandyachting.com, Sail-World
and Sail-World Cruising, commented that
Nick’s video kept on giving and is “just hilari-
ous.”
“What a great way to highlight the fun side
of sailing. Sailing is about enjoying the jour-
ney and these guys look like they have. Nick
wins a stunning trophy and a Hero GoPro,
both kindly donated by MS Amlin Boat Insur-
ance. The prizegiving was originally scheduled
to be at the CA’s Hanson lecture in late
March, but due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the lecture, being delivered
by Mike Golding OBE, and the prizegiving, will now be held on October 7 at
CA House in London. Meanwhile, you can view Nick’s winning video on
YouTube click here. and he also has a well populated and entertaining
Hejira website which includes a number of other videos at
www.hejira-sailing.com. The CA thanks all those who en-
tered the competition, MS Amlin Boat Insurance for their
support, and Mark Jardine for the time he took to review all
the log and vlog entries from 2019.

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