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Macho Slavich, who was born in Croatia but calls New Orleans his home, learned to sail in his thirties in big boats. He started off by sailing on a 50-foot PHRF cruiser and has since sailed in everything from a J/130 and Irwin 31 to his own beloved S2 7.9. He fell in love the sport and the racing crowd and truly enjoys cruising the Gulf Coast and lake area around New Orleans. A funny thing happened though when he was watching the Finn sailors in the last Olympic Games: this big boat sailor who had never sailed in dinghies got charged up to start a local Finn fleet. After picking up the pieces post-hurricane Katrina (where he stayed behind and helped rescue friends and neighbors), he’s back re-building his Finn fleet. Macho jokes about “going backwards” in sailing, that is, starting in big boats and moving toward dinghies and adds, “Maybe in a year or two, I’ll be in an Opti. Does anyone know if there is a Gray Fleet?” In his spare time, he's also working to help create a new sailing center for the City of New Orleans.]]> http://dyfb4wahkziyr.cloudfront.net/core/images/empty_speaker_m.gif http://www.sailgroove.org/rss/speaker/6918-Macho-Slavich en-us Sun, 27 May 2012 06:37:17 GMT Sun, 27 May 2012 06:37:17 GMT http://www.sailgroove.org/coverage/236425-Southern-Nichols-Cup-Team-Race/video/314056-New-Orleans-Macho-Slavich Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:36:00 CST http://www.sailgroove.org/coverage/236425-Southern-Nichols-Cup-Team-Race/video/314056-New-Orleans-Macho-Slavich