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Here is a suggested Song for Friday:
http://youtu.be/KqZ95a249p0
The Black Water of Doom
Cadence is the first boat we have ever owned that is substantial enough to warrant anything more than a porta-potty. She is equipped with a fine Wilcox Critenden head, holding tank, macerator (God I love that word) and all kinds of hoses, sea-cocks, valves and what-not. In my humble opinion the ...
Oooh, not just bedding, but bedding a winch! Aarrrh!
Satisfactory Bedding
Lots of work done this weekend, re-bedding the pulpit, six chain-plates and a winch. The latter was a big deal for me. The main halyard winch on the coach-house seemed to be the source of a high reading on a moisture metre and a crack that appeared next to it. As in many things related to boat ...
Well, water rescue is what Newfies were originally bred for. Nice to see these haven't lost touch with their heritage.
Boat Dogs to the Rescue! Photo of the Week | YachtPals.com
via yachtpals.com This post about dog-rescuers is awesome. Happy Friday. Woof
Myth Busters did a test of motion-sickness remedies some time back. Most of the remedies they tested didn't work at all. The two remedies that did work were over-the-counter pills and ginger. They were equally effective; the pills had the disadvantage of causing drowsiness. I now keep ginger cookies on hand -- they may not be as effective as straight ginger, but they're more convenient.
How to Avoid Seasickness - A Guest Post By Angelita Williams
Though some people just seem to be born with their sea legs already intact, the majority of us will have the unpleasant fortune of dealing with seasickness at least once while trekking out on a water craft. Unfortunately, there is no surefire way to totally avoid seasickness, but there are som...
Looks like both boats were on starboard, though.
TP52 Accident Cagliari
Photo: Stefano Gattini-Guido Trombetta/STUDIO BORLENGHI-Audi Med Cup
What surprises me is how many people think this song is metaphorical -- either describing a quasi-religious transcendental experience or a drug-related state of altered consciousness.
NO, it's literal. It's about sailing a boat, a real one, into the Mystic River. Hello-ohh?
Song For Friday: Van Morrison - Into the Mystic
He doesn't seem to do videos but it's such a beautiful song for what looks like a spectacular weekend of saling on the East Coast.
Lovely. And it's interesting how the boats are all color-coordinated. Was this an occasion on which bright blue was part of the festivities, or is it just that nearly all of the boats had a sunshade made of Sunbrella in Catalina Blue?
Rowboats of the Day - Vietnam
Boote, originally uploaded by lukasch. My friend and colleague, Lukas Adda from Munich shared some gorgeous photos of his backpacking rip to Vietnam. I was particularly taken with his one. It's a boat thing!
The Declaration is one of the most masterful pieces of rhetoric ever written, and Jefferson does a superb job of combining inductive and deductive reasoning to make a powerful argument. OTOH, since I espouse such views, my blog has been banned in China.
Meanwhile, that previous comment shows one positive aspect of having been banned in China -- almost no comments of that sort.
Adios George!
The Declaration of Independence of the Thirteen Colonies In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with ...
I'm not seeing any video ... but the images I see are disturbing.
I am especially distressed by the photo of the surfer. Here is a natural creature, pursuing his native instincts and engaging in his inborn behavior, and here he is, coated with toxic sludge. It's just dreadful.
I hope where he came ashore there were wildlife rescuers who could trap him and take him to a cleaning station, where he could be scrubbed with gentle but oil-cutting detergents (in Britain, it's Blue Fairy; in the U.S., it's the more prosaic Dawn), given treatment for any toxins he might have absorbed, and then, once the spill is cleaned up, released back into the wild.
Monday Mishap. Caked In Oil! [Video]
Need to get some cachaca. I have all the other ingredients -- the Rose's is in Jimmy Buffett's margarita recipe.
Meanwhile, my brother once dated a Brazilian bombshell -- she was an exchange student at our high school. That was a long time ago.
Carol Anne, What Do You Think Sailors Want When Then Hit The Shore?
Rhubarb? I think not! Have you been on a WestPac? Basil? Mama mia, what a travesty! Bloody hell! Have you been to sea? We want drinks! ...and other things. So CA, let's have my favorite summer drink, the Brazilian Bombshell. Caution: If you make the following drink, you might end up...
Sentences in the imperative voice have an implied subject -- it's really there; you just don't see it. Elliptical constructions often have implied predicates.
In this photo, you have an implied fish.
Fish On Fridays.
This is a ripoff, I don't see any freaking fish!
Um, OK, before I even saw Shawn's comment, my response was ...
Whoa. Awesome.
GMTA?
Meanwhile, I like that music, too. I'd love to have in in my iTunes.
And this also got me thinking about Hokusai, and wondering what would have been in his prints if surfing had been invented in Japan and not Hawaii.
Wild Honolua Bay [Surfing Video]
Heart wrenching. In past oil spills, there has always been at least one dramatic shot of an oil-coated cormorant keeling over -- for some reason, cormorants' final death throes have been especially gripping.
This time around, it's the pelicans. The way the oil coats their wings and weighs them down is painful to watch.
I am reminded of the John Grisham novel and subsequent movie, The Pelican Brief. The plot of that story involved a Great and Mighty Corporation that was engaging in illegal practices that would threaten wildlife, including pelicans, along the gulf coast.
I seem to recall that the Great and Mighty Corporation was part of Big Oil.
Thanks BP! Marine Life And Oil Don't Mix. [Photos]
Yech. That stuff can't be any good for SCUBA gear either.
Photo Of The Day - "Thanks BP!"
Beyond petroleum, day 52! Photo via Yahoo.
Duuuuuuuude!
Just Another Day At The Beach...Ocean Beach.
Doc, there is that one across the right upper torso ... But yeah, those other warning labels should be tats, not stickers.
Did Someone Mention Duct Tape?
Handle with care. Just in case, we have also included some bubble wrap. Model: Carolina Ardohain
I have to agree -- this is a nightmare. At least the Exxon Valdez had a finite (if large) quantity of oil. This just keeps on coming.
Day 35. The Gulf Disaster Continues. Philippe Cousteau Investigates [Video]
Gives new meaning to the term "foundation garments."
Did Someone Mention Duct Tape?
Handle with care. Just in case, we have also included some bubble wrap. Model: Carolina Ardohain
Interesting. You and Edward return to the blogosphere on the same day. Coincidence? Or not?
Tillerman Tuesday.
Ah, laser sailors. They are an odd lot.
Pat and I have noticed this when we travel to the ocean -- the engineers managing the water level seem rather capricious. We will note that the water level is down, but then a few hours later, they've shut off the dam and the water's up again.
Bosham Harbor Before and After
In the previous shot is a photo of Bosham Harbor at high tide. Here's what it looks like 6 hours later. Yikes. This was sent in by John Davey. Thanks John.
Number One is sooooo important. Look for details on my blog in a few days; right now, that's something our friend's family can't deal with. After the memorial service, maybe they'll be better able to cope.
Boating Safety 101 and the 23 Deadliest Boating Accidents
I received an email from Lisa Bertil of safeboater.com, a Canadian boating safety site: As you know, boating can be one of the absolute best recreational activities, but also one of the most dangerous. We tracked down the 23 Deadliest Boating Accidents over the past 20 years to prove it. While t...
I haven't had that type of spam on my blog -- maybe Blogger's anti-spam system works better. I was, however, getting about 5 emails a day offering to enhance my performance, up until a week or two ago, when I changed email providers.
Coincidence or something else?
Over the last few weeks, my blog has been getting a lot of spam comments, usually 3-4 a day. They are invariably selling viagra or cialis. It's very annoying and I am at a loss to know how to block them. I am curious if anyone else is having this problem. On a side note, Bob, a crew mate on Wha...
The year I lived in England, we rented a house from a heavy-duty Dr. Who fan.
The Tillerman Time Space Continuum. What Will Sailing Be Like In The Future (2025)?
When will the Tillerman realize that it's not a good thing to play with time and space? When you travel in backwards or forward in time, things can go wrong. Especially if you like to have a drink or two. By playing with the time and space thingy, sailing could cease to exist by 2025. ...
Well, you can build your own force to counteract that in the third picture ... look at the last two comments on this blog item.
The Tillerman Time Space Continuum. What Will Sailing Be Like In The Future (2025)?
When will the Tillerman realize that it's not a good thing to play with time and space? When you travel in backwards or forward in time, things can go wrong. Especially if you like to have a drink or two. By playing with the time and space thingy, sailing could cease to exist by 2025. ...
On the Etchells, in heavy air, tightening the backstay reduces weather helm, rather than increasing it. That's one of the many strings I can pull to depower if things get hairy -- Etchells don't reef, but they have a whole lot of other options. One option for depowering that doesn't always work well is dropping one of the sails -- that sometimes results in the boat going backwards.
Maintenance Monday - Tuning the Rig 101
Saturday Night was Cruiser's Dinner at RYC, a frequently held event where the very jovial group of cruisers at RYC get together for dinner. It's a jolly and fairly liquid affair, often accompanied by a talk on something or other. This Saturday, the something or other was "Rigging Tips" given...
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