the horse's mouth

Have A Great Weekend!

Get out on or in the water......Go Giants!

Fish On Fridays. Scary Fish!

I better not get any stupid candy apples!

Boat Of The Day.

Holy Cow Charlie Brown, It's The Great Pumpkin!

Holy Malted Milkshake, Bunty! More Pics From The Middle Sea.

ARTIE, first in her class, second overall.



Hail the conquering heroes!
Can someone give those guys a beer!



Hey kid, it's time for some shore leave.
Let's paint the town red. I hear that the local wahines are pretty hot.

All photos from a windsurfing mum from Gozo.
Oh, and if you are ever on the island, you can rent a farmhouse from her.

Battling A Wave.

I don't think I would be paddling out in conditions like the one shown above.

Photo from Jerry Guy's Facebook page.

Sailing Photo(s) Of The Day: Rolex Middle Sea Race

Passage at Pantelleria Island
Photo: Carlo Borlenghi

Re-blogged from messingaboutinboats.typepad.com

Wave Of The Day. [Surf Video]

Via Daily Bread.

Wednesday Wipeout 2. Multi-hull Mayhem. [Video]

Extreme 40 capsizes.
I bet you that it's a lot of fun trying to right a one of those cats.

Wednesday Wipeout.

Ah oh!

Sailing The Blue Seas Of A Table.

I must be on an art kick or something.

Surfing Photo Of The Day.

E Deus criou a Mulher.

Sailing Photo Of The Day.

ESIMIT (formerly Alfa Romeo Maxi) sailing past Stromboli.

At 18h 32m 32s CEST on Monday the Rolex Middle Sea Race committee signaled the finish and a line honors victory for Esimit Europa 2 (SLO), in Marsamxett Harbour. The 100-foot maxi’s elapsed time was 2 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes, 32 seconds.

Dockside at Grand Harbour, owner and project manager Igor Simcic was presented with a Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece by Malcolm Lowell Jr. from Edwards’ Lowell, as well as the R.L.R. Line Honours Trophy by Royal Malta Yacht Club Commodore, Georges Bonello DuPuis. More here.



Photo for my favourite blogger from the middle of the sea.
John Cachia, one of the Young Guns from Malta and son of Windsurfing legend, Bunty Cachia. He is the youngest sailor and bowmen on ARTIE, a Maltese boat participating in this year's Rolex Middle Sea Race.

You can follow the race here, here or here.

Mermaid Monday.

E Deus criou a Mulher.

Portuguese Fishing Boats In The Tagus.

Painter: Adolphe Marie Rousé

Cabines à la mer du Nord sur fond de transatlantique.

Suzanne Rousé - 1937

Have A Great Weekend!

The beach is calling. What are you waiting for?

Waves Of The Day.

What the heck am I doing here when I can be there.

Fish On Fridays.

Wahine = Kirsty Jones

Sailing Photo Of The Day. "David Und Goliath."

RS100 skiffs approach the wake of the mega three-master of off St. Raphael, France.
Credits: Segel Reporter  | © Richard Langdon/Ocean Images
Via .sNIPEOUT..

Bear Grylls Goes Windsurfing. [Video]

Bamboo board!



Bamboo mast with a sail made from found netting and palm leaves.



Off he goes.

Watch Bear build his bamboo windsurfer.

Watch him sail.