the horse's mouth

His Name Was Magnus, And He Was Great.

Swedish Legend Magnus Olsson dies, aged 64

How I'll miss my great mate with that winning smile

Larger-than-life joker with a very serious sailing talent

No Es Bueno.

If you're going to steal a sailboat, at least know how to sail it. Imagine sitting down to a nice cup of coffee, you turn on the TV to watch the morning news and flashing before your eyes is your yacht bouncing off the shore down the coast. That's what happened to the owner who promptly called the police when she realized that her boat was the one on the screen.

Via Pressure Drop and Latitude 38.

Did You Lose Something?

George David's RAMBLER100 capsized and the crew being rescued by the Baltimore RNLI lifeboat
© Calro Borlenghi /Rolex

Two quotes from the great C. A. Marchaj have just popped into my brain. "To be seaworthy, a vessel must be able to defend herself against the incursion and peril of the sea." and "A competitive approach to sailing: above all, speed. Relatively small, overcanvassed and overpowered boats, suffering notorious lack of stability, dominate the contemporary racing scene."

Via Pressure Drop.

Fly The Colors, Brad.

Now have a beer.

credit: onEditionA

Bye, Bye Brasil. Hello Australia.

Travessia do Pacífico - Parte 10- Austrália from Eduardo Teiman on Vimeo.

Beto Pandiani and Igor Bely sailed across the Pacific on a Clairefontaine 25 foot beach cat from South America to Australia. The journey started in September 2007 from Vina del Mar, Chile and ended at Bundaberg, Australia in November 2008. This is one of many videos chronicling their journey. Mais videos.
It's funny, I didn't know that I could understand Portuguese.

Via the Fatu-Hiva Team

Aloha Friday.

The kitchen sink of photos from Hawaii.
If you don't want to go there after looking at these photos, then I'm lost at how I'm going to persuade you.....it's actually your lose.

The Sea Is Not For Sissies. [Videos]

Four for Friday.

Sailing big waves via Conjuminando.

I Wonder, Do You Think Reid Wants Rhubarb Or Grog?

1152 days at sea! A shower, grog, play with the toddler, but Rhubarb, no way!

Read more about Reid Stowe's adventures at 1000days.net.

Photo stolen from the Tugster.

Sailing Pic Of The Day. Dylan's Super Slug.

Dylan Winter's 19' Offshore Mirror.
"She sails like a pig."

"I intend to push her pudgy little bow up every estuary and river worth exploring along our (Britain's) 20,000 mile long coast." Please visit Dylan's new website.

Fish On Fridays. Liz Clark, A Wahine Who Fishes, Sails And Surfs!

Liz Clark is doing a solo circumnavigation of the world in search of waves aboard her sailing vessel, the Swell.
She loves fishing, sailing and surfing!

Brad Is Mad! [Breaking Sailing News]

The choice of the Middle East emirate of Ras al Khaimah for the next America’s Cup has been vetoed in the latest in a barrage of law suits lodged by the challenger BMW Oracle in the New York Supreme Court.

Judge Shirley Kornreich ruled that, under the terms of the rules governing the event, drawn up in 1887, the match scheduled for February next year, must either be staged in Valencia or in the southern hemisphere.

Her decision was based on the stipulation in the 1887 Deed of Gift that the America's Cup cannot be sailed in the Northern Hemisphere between Nov. 1 and May 1, not on concerns by the Americans that RAK was unsafe due to its proximity to Iran.

"I don't believe that I have the ability to deviate from the Deed of Gift," Kornreich said.

Meanwhile in RAK:
Alinghi's New Zealand skipper Brad Butterworth accused Oracle of delaying tactics.

"BMW Oracle should clean up their unsportsmanlike behavior with a dose of saltwater and sunshine and challenge for the Cup on the water. Otherwise they should stand aside and let other teams compete," he said. Boo hoo, Larry Ellison is a big meany.

What a joke this race has become......well, it's always been a joke. One design is the closest we get to real racing.

Technorati Tags: america's cup, sailing

Vendée Globe: Les Photos Et Les Vidéos Du Départ Des Sables.

Click the photo to see more.

© SEM Vendée Part 1


© SEM Vendée Part 2 -

Photo: Thierry Martinez via SeaSailSurf
Videos: Sailgroove.

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Gidiup Little Horsey. Thomas Coville, Ride'm Cowboy !

"J'ai envie d'y aller, j'attends ça depuis des années!" déclarait Thomas Coville peu avant d'enjamber le ponton et d'embarquer sur le maxi-trimaran Sodeb'O. Ce mercredi, à 13h47, heure française, le solitaire a doublé le phare d'Ambrose, au large de New York.

Thomas Coville et Sodeb'O sont partis "tout schuss" pour une tentative de traversée de l'Atlantique à un tempo d'enfer. Un seul objectif: faire mieux que Francis Joyon, sur Idec, en 2005, soit 6 jours, 4 heures, 1 minute et 37 secondes pour rallier le Cap Lizard. Au moment du départ, le vent soufflait du Sud-Ouest et il devrait rapidement monter à une vingtaine de noeuds. Française | English

Technorati Tags: thomas coville, trimaran sailing, multihull sailing, sailing, sailing news

16 Year To Sail Solo Around The World.

Zac Sunderland, a 16 year old high school sophomore, is leaving Saturday from his Southern California home to sail around the world alone. I'm amazed by his poise and self confidence, it's something I didn't have when I was 16.
I wish him fair winds and following seas.

Video: Ocean Rescue TV.
Zac's website.

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Yippee Ka Yeah!

Tags: offshore sailing, sailing video

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Blub, Blub. Blub.

Mommy!
I hope you're having a better weekend than this poor swabbie.
The folks at Sailing Anarchy are handing out swag to the first person
who can answer the who, what and where about this photo.

Photo via Sailing Anarchy.

Tags: sailing, oops, sailing mishaps

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Fun At Sea.

I always forget how much landlubbers don't know about the sea.
It's not a Carnival Cruise!

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What The Hell Ellen?

How could you ever sail a boat with training wheels?
At least that's what the Tillerman thinks.

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Sailing Photo Of the Day.

The Hugo Boss in heavy seas.
I did tell you that the ocean isn't for sissies!

Via XSRacing.org

Tags: sailing, offshore sailing, ocean sailing

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Maud's Boat Has A Boo Boo.

My favorite long distance loopy rower turned sailor, Maud Fontenoy (she talks to smurfs)
has been dismasted. Will she continue? Will she have another smurfy day? Will the
whales sing to her? Only time will tell. More at Le Monde. Listen to Maude's tale.

HT .sNIPEOUT.

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