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Road Trip.

I'll be out of Dodge for week. Posting will resume shortly thereafter.
Cheers, Joe.

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Weekend Wahine.

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

This is a classic shot of a Hobie playing in the surf. Can you do that on a Laser?
Mind you, the hulls won't be happy if you do that a lot.
Bobby, it's all about the air!

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For Adam: Hobie Surfing Video

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Aren't You Glad You Invested In Waterfront Property?

Northern Europe has really taken it on the chin these last few days.

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Arachnid On The Bay.

Ugo Conti's spider boat, the Proteus, goes for a spin on the bay.
The boat made it's public debut yesterday, unfortunately I did not get to see it.
Read more about Spidey at SFGate or Sailing Anarchy. Pics here.

Tags: WAM-V, strange boats, ugo conti, proteus

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Laser Surfing?

I didn't know you could do this with a Laser. Surfing a boat onto the beach is one
of my favorite things to do. When I had my Hobie 14 (many, many moons ago), I
would spend hours playing in the surf. This is probably why I'm fascinated by
sailing outrigger canoes.

Via Grand Dad from his tropical adventure. Good to have you back old man!

Photo by Roberto Alvarez of 2003 Laser World Champion Gustavo Lima.

Tags: dinghy sailing, laser sailing, sailing

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Ghost Ship.

The USS Iwo Jima in dense fog somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Iwo Jima is Wasp-class amphibious assault ship. She is currently in the Persian Gulf.
Can you guess why? The LHD often is used as the command ship for the fleet.

Photo: Bryant Kurowski

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

You saucy lady!

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Handles Like A Laser!

Is that the Tillerman on the helm? Is this why he is AWOL? We'll have to send the
Shore Patrol after him, dragging him kicking and screaming back to his keyboard.
It's time for more of your stories Grand Dad!

Photo of Kojiro Shiraishi tearing past everyone, on board the Spirit of Yukoh,
except Bernard Stamm at the start of Velux 5 oceans leg 2.

Via XSRacing.

Tags: sailing, tillerman, propercourse, velux 5

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Fire In The Sky.

I've been playing with the sun.
FotoHorse

Tags: photo, sunset

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Did You Know That You Can Swim With Piranhas Safely?

I didn't either, but according to WikiHow I don't have to worry about becoming a
midday snack.

Here is one the inspiring tidbits from the article that caught my eye:
Make a sacrifice. As a last-ditch effort, you can try to create a diversion by releasing an
animal carcass or a substantial quantity of raw meat downstream from your desired
crossing point. Keep in mind, however, that the piranhas can indeed strip the animal
to the bones in a matter of minutes or even seconds, so you'll want to cross very
quickly before the fish catch wind of you.

Hey folks, come on down to Amazonia and take a dip in our wonderful waters.
We're dying to have you drop by for lunch.

Weekend Wahine.

If you want to see bikinis this week you better not come to San Francisco,
you'll need to head south down the highway to Cabo or hop on a plane to Hawaii.

Photo of a wahine sailor on a beached G-Cat via Dotan Rudders.

Tags: wahine, beach cat

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Fish On Fridays. Brrrrr, It's Cold!

I feel like a frozen fish. It's been in the 30s (0-1c) here in San Francisco.
I can't believe that Santa Barbara is forecasted to have temperatures in the mid 20s (-4c)
this weekend! I guess I can kiss my oranges goodbye.

Paging Al Gore, paging Al Gore, what happened to Global Warming?
This has been the coldest winter that I have ever experienced in my life. (I ain't a kid buster.)
For my European readers, San Francisco is roughly at the same latitude as Seville in
Spain or Catania in Italy (Sicily).

Please, Please. Please, No Global Warming!

It will ruin my sailing.

Photo from Sailing Anarchy.

Oops!

I think I'm going for a swim.

Tags: oops, windsurfing

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

This photo is of Team Basilica's VX40.

The VX 40 is 40ft long, 26 ft wide, and is made entirely of carbon fibre. It can zip through
the water reaching speeds upto 40 knots.

Grazie .sNIPEOUT per la foto.

Tags: sailing, multihull sailing, catamaran, catamaran sailing

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A Little Air Time.

Bobby, it's all about the air.

Tags: windsurfing

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

Believe it or not this is a sailing canoe. It is the E-kanot, one of several classes of
Swedish Sailing Canoes. Can you guess why I'm jazzed about sailing canoes?

I'll put together a photo album of different Swedish canoes in a few days.

Next up, sailing outrigger canoes. Can you say aloha brah?
Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.

Tags: sailing, canoe sailing, e-kanot, swedish sailing canoe, e-canoe

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Weekend Wahine.

A Swedish sailor takes her home built dinghy out for a day of sailing.