13.5m people have watched this on YouTube. If you’re one of them enjoy it all over again. If this is a 1st for you watch it all the way through. It has nothing to do with sailing but it’s something that is worth sharing. Feel good on a Thursday morning.
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Spectacular Zapcat Crash Video
This looks like so much fun. I need to get one. Anyone know of a good company for personal injury and life insurance?
Top 9 Websites to Buy or Sell a Boat
Image via Wikipedia Harbour Exchange’s ‘Top 9 Websites to Buy or Sell a Boat’ includes a little-known and not-yet-well-used ‘New Entrant’ in the guise of our friendly little Goblin named ‘Hex’. As it is free to register and list an item for sale on BoatGoblin.com, if you are going to use one of the other…
Photo of the Week 6
Here’s a great shot for you all at Christmas. We will be eating, drinking and being merry over the next few weeks, so no more posts until 2010. See you all then and have a great holiday season. A Turkish bulk carrier is seen half sunk near Sukhumi, capital of the breakaway Georgion region of…
Yachting & Boating Magazines for Christmas
There’s just one week left until Christmas so now is the time to get those last minute gifts. With no last delivery date, a magazine subscription is the perfect gift because you can order right up until Christmas Day and simply print out a gift certificate to give to your loved one. You can buy…
Photo of the Week 5
There’s something about New England. Maybe it’s because it reminds me of home. The scenery and coast line are so similar to those of England in so many ways and often I’ve seen a photo of some harbour (or I should say harbor as ‘Harbor’ is clearly the New ‘Harbour’ in ‘New England’) and thought…
Just like flying
My photo of the week on Sunday was of an International Foiling Moth and I’ve been looking for videos too. These things really are rather amazing. So I give you a video of foiling Moths at Rutland Water in the UK in 15mph winds and upwards, taking part in the Tiger Trophy. The hull weight…
Photo of the Week 4
I wish I were technically proficient enough to sail one of these. They look fantastic. Unfortunately, being middle aged and of large frame, I’m not quick enough to trim the balance in the gusts and lulls and in any case my balance isn’t great (maybe something to do with the pre-race ‘snifters’ in the bar?)….
The Flying Bowline
I promised you in the article on how to tie a bowline with only one hand that I’d show you one with a difficulty rating of 12/10. It’s so quick that if you want to master it you’ll need to watch it over and over and over and…. again. You will also need a good…
3 wings better than 2 sails
BMW Oracle Racing have been testing in San Diego. Some great footage of the beast with the 3 wings… 2 horizontal ones on each side of the hull and 1 vertical foil. It looks strange but it moves like a dinghy. In just 7 knots of wind the massive trimaran flies on only one of…
