the horse's mouth

Wednesday Wipeout.

Dive, dive, dive!

Wednesday Wipeout. [Video]

Ouch!

What Happens When Your Anchor Line Breaks?

Oops!

Via Sailing Anarchy's RSS ....which is really a neat trick put together by Ole, because SA doesn't offer a feed. Thanks Ole!

Tri, Tri Again. Trimaran Thursday.

Not again!
« Je ne sais pas encore ce qui s’est passé… »

Monster Monday. Attack Of The Killer Jellyfish!

Is this from a Japanese 60's movie?
You remember Matango (Attack of the Mushroom People). Spooky!



The trawler, the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized off Chiba`as its three-man crew was trying to haul in a net containing dozens of huge Nomura's jellyfish. More here.

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Wednesday Wipeout. Marko Polo Discovers Croatia.

This past Saturday, the crew of the ferry "Marko Polo", decided that they were thirsty and needed some shore leave. So they beached their ship on an island off the coast Croatia between Zadar and Sibenik.

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Wednesday Wipeout. "Barkeep, I'll Have Mine On The Rocks!"

Kids, don't play chicken with humongous basalt rocks.



The chances are the rocks will win every time.

Joe, what's the story? Read here, here or here.

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Wednesday Wipeout. "Let's Play Chicken Of The Sea!" [Video]

Look O'Docker, a video. Are you happy?
Can I have a cookie now?

Technorati Tags: oops, drunk again, there goes my papers, paging captain hazelton, playing chicken

Wednesday Wipeout.

Sometimes the surf sucks.

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I Told You, Balance The Boat!

The Ice Prince listing to her side.

The Ice Prince was a 328ft Greek-registered cargo ship which sank in the English channel on January 15, 2008, spilling 2,516 tonnes of timber, around 423 tonnes of intermediate fuel oil and 123 tonnes of marine diesel oil. Twenty crew members were rescued by helicopter and lifeboat. (See the video here.)

Timber from the cargo washed ashore along the south coast of England. Beaches along the south coast of England were closed to prevent looters taking away washed-up timber.

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What's Wrong With This Picture?

Oops! Have a better weekend than this guy.
Via Wet Ass (The Twitter version).

note: Unlike most Twitter users, Tim is not a twit.

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Surfing Photo Of The Day.

Check out my long board.

Technorati Tags: oops, maritime mishap, silly

Jake, Here's One For You. Oops!

Jake, of Team Seacats, brought to my attention that the previous post, "Wednesday Wipeout," was in fact not a wipeout since the boat pictured recovered and did not picthpole. That's what happens when you have a sloppy staff writer who would rather watch wahines at the beach than do thorough research. (note: there is only one staff writer at "The Horse's Mouth.....Oops.) So in my zeal to protect the public interest I present to you the photo above. I would say that it qualifies as a wipeout. I apologize and ask for your forgiveness for my mistake. Now pour me a double shot of tequila and let's get back to the movie.

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Wednesday Wipeout.

How not to sail a catamaran.
Pitchpole = Not Good.

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Let's Go Surfing

 

Everybody's learning how
Come on and safari with me

Via David, who got it from Sailkarma, who got it from Natural Surfing.

Surfing Photo Of the Day.

Abandon(ed) Ship!, originally uploaded by LorenzoDeFacundo.

Dude this is awesome, we're surfing backwards!

Playa Del Rey 12/21, originally uploaded by LorenzoDeFacundo.

Playa Del Rey 12/21, originally uploaded by LorenzoDeFacundo.

Playa Del Rey 12/21, originally uploaded by LorenzoDeFacundo.

More ouchiness! Tequila Mommy, tequila!

"Derelict Reef"...one of three vessels that were anchored in sand outside the safety of Marina Del Rey due to overdue slip fees.  Lesson: Pay your fees!

Via Adam.

Ouch!

Mommy, my rigging fall down and go boom.
Can I have a shot of tequila to make my hurt go away?

Adam Minoprio breaks his boat's mast on the entry to the third race of the Toyota Sopot Match Race final. Sopot, 20 July 2008. Photo copyright Juerg Kaufmann [I cropped the photo.]

Via .sNIPEOUT.

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Glub, Glub, Glub.

Start bailing!



Oh shit!



Next stop, Davey Jones' Locker.

The five crew of the J/24 Juvenile Deliquent were rescued just seconds before their upturned boat sank stern-first into the waters of Weymouth Bay on Sunday. The incident happened in the first race of the British National Championships in winds of 25-29 knots and big seas. More at sailkarma.

Update: Great minds think a like - Glu glu glu.

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Damn It Joe, Don't You Know How To Dock?

Ok, I admit it, I suck!
I need that beach dog, soft sand, no rocky bottom for me!

Technorati Tags: oops, not good, not good joe, crunch, sailboat not happy, sailing

Do You Know Your ABCs?

T is for tanker!

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