the horse's mouth

When The Lights Go Down In The City And The Skiffs Sail On The Bay.

I bet you want to be in my city, Ooh. ooh.

Yeah, the skiffs were here and then the Finns.

Yikes!

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Fish On Fridays.

Hello, come on in. We can go swimming together now and then grab a bite to eat after our swim.

Friday Flyover.

Look, fog over the bay.

Weekday Wahine.

Attention on deck! The Commander's daughter is on board.
The teenie wahine pictured above is Rotorhead's youngest. She's on a board that she, her sister and Dad made together (she also helped design the artwork). Baby Queens, Waikiki.

Cold And Drizzly?

Really?

Wednesday Wipeout.

Egads. more Lasers!

Tillerman Tuesday.

Laser sailors practice.

Wouldn't you know it that a couple of Laser sailors would show up and try to crash the 18 Footers event. Laser sailors have no shame.

My Kind Of Wave Height.

Okay, so it could be about chest level. But, knee high is perfect for the yak (what did cdr rotor head call yak surfing? oh yeah, goat surfing)......besides, I'm not 18 anymore!

sidenote: when i was a puke in the navy, we referred to officers as zeros...Os...rotor head is no zero. it would have been my privilege to serve under a co like him.

Evidence Of Summer.

When you see girls in the park sunning themselves, you know that Summer has finally arrived. It's about freaking time!

"But, at least for a couple days, heat is king. That much was clear Monday at San Francisco's Ocean Beach, where the strange, bright ball that suddenly appeared in the sky created a near frenzy, causing hundreds of people to engage in behavior seen recently only in tropical regions." - SF Gate.

Old School.

Ankle high, you've got it. Knee high, sure thing. Shoulder high, okay. Overhead, ah.ah.ah. Quadruple overhead, Mommy!

Windsurfer Built For Two.

There is a flower within my warm heart,

Daisy, Daisy,

Planted one day by a glancing dart,

Planted by Daisy Bell.

Whether she loves me or loves me not

Sometimes it's hard to tell,

But there are those that would share the lot

Of beautiful Daisy Bell.

Chorus:

Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do,

I'm half crazy all for the love of you.

It won't be a stylish marriage -

I can't afford a yacht,

But you'd look sweet upon your feet

Of a windsufer built for two.

 

We will go tandem as man and wife,

Daisy, Daisy,

Sailing away down the bay of life,

I and my Daisy Bell.

When the nights dark, we can both despise

Policemen and lamps as well.

There are bright lights in the dazzling eyes

Of beautiful Daisy Bell.

Surf And Song For Saturday. [Video]

Surfing and singing at the same time, now that's good.
I love it that he bodysurfs too. Where are my fins?

Let's Get Back To The Island.

One of my all time time favorite songs. Thanks Leon.

Look What The Cat Dragged Into Port.

Anna!
She's enjoying herself in Tonga. Read more at 'Lectronic Latitude.
More about the poor old cat here, here and here.



Anna, before her encounter with a squall.

Fish On Fridays.

From Oz with love.

Fish On Fridays. Stand Up Paddler Says Hello To A Shark. [Video]

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Rumor From New Zealand? Oracle To Take Cup To Europe!

I'm taking this with a grain of salt until we have more sources or a direct statement from Oracle.

From the New Zealand Herald: 

Oracle is set to shun the United States and hold the next America's Cup in Europe.

It's understood there isn't the financial willpower in the US to stage the regatta with the State of California broke.

Commentator PJ Montgomery says Larry Ellison is also poised to announce the Cup will not be raced in mono-hulls.

He says we should know in the next couple of months that the America's Cup will be raced in multi-hulls in La Maddalena in Italy.

Montgomery says there could be a small revolution from challengers on Oracle's hands.

He says Team Origin has already indicated it is not interested in multi-hulls.

- NEWSTALK ZB

This from stuff.co.nz: 

Veteran New Zealand yachting commentator Peter Montgomery is predicting the next America's Cup will be held in Europe

Larry Ellison and his BMW Oracle Racing team won the cup off Alinghi in a multi-hull best-of-three race off Valencia in February this year and had widely been expected to set up the next regatta around San Francisco.

BUt Montgomery claimed on Radio Sport today that the State of California was broke and the financial clout required to host such an event will come from Europe.

Montgomery predicted the regatta would held in La Maddalena in Italy and will be raced in multi-hulls.

However, Montgomery believes the multihull decision could result in a small revolution from challengers with Team Origin already indicating it is not interested in multi-hulls.

Hat tip to Craig Russell over at H2uh0.

Cross-pollinated at Pressure-drop.us

Sailing Slideshow Of The Day.

From Cowes with love.

Hello Mr. Shark, Don't You Have A Nice Pair of Dentures. Bay Area Kayaker Survives Great White Attack.

A Bay Area kayaker lived a real life shark tale and survived to talk about it.

Adam Coca, 45, came face-to-face with a great white shark over the weekend while kayaking near Pigeon Point off the San Mateo Coast. The Pinole resident was fishing in his kayak near Bean Hollow State Beach, in an area known as the "Red Triangle," where great white shark sightings are not uncommon when the shark chomped down onto the bottom of his 13-foot boat with its sharp teeth. [more]

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