the horse's mouth

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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Wednesday Wipeout.

Swim time.
Link: Enterprise Sailing Association.

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It's Wednesday, What Happened To Tillerman Tuesday?

The dreaded boat made an appearance on Opening Day.



Can you say jibe ho?



Balance your boat!
If in doubt, let her out.

Say hello to the Tillerman.

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Scot Tempesta's Favorite Boat.

J/Boats! Everyone loves J/Boats.
My version of a Latitude 38 cover.

The Bay is now open for business. Please show your ID before entering the bar area.

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Friday Fishwrap.

Sailworld: Ericsson 4 takes Volvo lead - Puma on a charge into second.
I'm confused, Ericsson is a phone, Volvo is a car, Puma is a shoe and a Cougar, which is also a car and an older woman who dates younger men. Can I have a drink now?

Russell Coutts is on Twitter....1 post from March...."No wind today again. Better luck next time." He actually sails, while I'm here typing. Grrrrrr!

Frank thinks about humility. Puffy found some wind, in fact he sailed, sailed and sailed. In the morning, "it hurt to pick up the orange juice carton." Amen brother, you had a good day!

Peter, "Spurt mot Boston." Whatever dude, don't you know you're supposed to write in English!
Awesome pics of the Cell Phone boat.

Michael (not Puffy, but my former protege) gives us a reading assignment. I'm not in school damn it!

Jake gives us a couple of videos. Craig gives us a video that Jake should enjoy.

Bonnie's notice of a ..... no! .....No! ...... NO! .......OH MY GOD, NO! A Laser Regatta sponsored by the Sebago Canoe Club. I wonder if the Tillerman will be there? Speaking of the Tillerman, I could point to one post but can't. They're all freaking good. Gee whiz, the guy can write.

Speaking of writers, Edward has been writing up a storm over at the Examiner. I wonder if he knows Michael Barone?

What? David actually has a post without a mermaid involved!

Joe want's to know. Adam, "Will there be more posts? Who is next, John Franklin?  gCaptain, "What is it?" Tugster asks, "What are they fishing?" "Who would imagine commercial fishing happens right between Manhattan and Hoboken?"

Have you jumped on the Alaia bandwagon yet? Surfer Magazine catches up with Tom Wegener. Olosurfer gives you step by step instructions on making an Alaia.

If this is the Fish Wrap, where's the fish? Buster serves us a video. There is no way to say it other than, Catch Magazine is out-and-out fish porn!

Moldy Chum asks, "What do you do with 100 million carp?" Tom thinks that trout season is almost here. He could be right.
Where's that drink?

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Fish On Fridays. Voici La Vahiné (Wahiné)

Bonjour Québec!
Charles is now a happy camper.

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Fish On Fridays.

Fishycle.
I wonder if he can beat Greenbird? Link via Tim.

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Friday Flyover.

Duck!

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Speaking Of Circumnavigators.

On this day in 1895, Captain Joshua Slocum departed Boston on board his sloop Spray. He sailed 46,000 miles around the world single-handed, returning to Newport on June 27, 1898. Captain Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone.



That's a lot of boat for one guy to handle considering that this was undertaken in the late 19th century.



No computers, GPS, radio, hydraulics, plumbing, refrigeration.....wow!

Links: Joshua Slocum Society | Sailing Around The World Alone

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Hello Skipper, Have A Kipper!

Look boys and girls, a real sailor!
Happy "Sir Robin Knox-Johnston" Day. Now go out and sacrifice a goat, or whatever meat that you eat, to this 'Sailing God." The first, but not the last, crazy guy to sail non-stop around the world.

Adam, are you happy now? I waited past midnight to make this post. Goodnight and sweet dreams.

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Tillerman Tuesday.

Some guy in a rowing shell made himself a guest in the middle of a race last year. He had some crazy idea that he would see a world famous English sailor.

Thanks to Bonnie for the idea of Tillerman Tuesday.

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What Do You Do When There Is No Wind?

Dog, I row!
It's been perfect and glassy on the bay the last few days.

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Sailing Photo Of The Day.

Dhow racing off of Dubai.

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Dog, It's Hot Outside!

92°F

Current: Cloudy
Wind: NW at 10 mph
Humidity: 28%

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a nice cold drink.
Let's watch the wahine bartender, she going to teach you how to make a Mai Tai.

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The Friday Fishwrap.

The Friday Fishwrap returns. All the stinking news of the week.

The Tillerman spins his "The Top Ten."

Chi Willy Wonka? Chi, Woof, Woof? Tai Chi? Oh, they are now Chi Wulf. Fly fishing where?

Moldy has some fish.

Edward and his bull.

Wetass continues to lead the charge at Twitter. It seems that he has coaxed Scuttlebutt and Sailing Anarchy to the dark side........me too!

Adam is obsessed with some guy named Robin. What's next, Scott of the Antarctic?

Gary talks about rigs.

Bunty's back. Jeff still hasn't updated his blog. Miquel wrote about Jeff's blues.

If you would like to appear in next weeks Fishwrap send an email to me. jtrouse AT gmail DOT com.

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Fish On Fridays 2.

Sheri baby!

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Fish On Fridays.

Grrrrrrrrr! Where's the wahine?

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Hello Joe!

Did you forget Adam's email to you?

Dear Fellow Sailing and Nautical Bloggers

First of all apologies for the somewhat impersonal email but it's for a worthwhile cause. In two weeks, it will be the 40th anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston's non-stop solo circumnavigation and victory in the Sunday Times Golden Globe.

From what I can tell this seems to be going largely unnoticed. This is arguably one if not the greatest feats in sailing. As a small way to celebrate this I am trying to get a movement going online to make April 22nd Robin Knox-Johnston Day on the web.

http://messingaboutinboats.typepad.com/sailing/2009/04/make-april-22nd-robin-knoxjohnston-day-on-the-web-how-to-show-your-support.html

To that end I am hoping that you will join me on that day by doing a post in celebration. Alternatively you can tweat, or shout-out on Facebook about it.

If you feel that others in your network would participate too, please pass this on.

Please email me and let me know if you think you will participate.

Many thanks

Adam

Mea culpa Adam, I'm such a procrastinator!

One of the perks of being a sailing superhero is that you get to talk to sailors who look like Sam.

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Alaia.

The surfboard used by the Hawaiians.
You can make this or a paipo board and have the satisfaction of not spending mad bank on plastic.

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Wednesday Wipeout.

Bloody hell! Screw rowing, let's go for a swim.
From Oz with love and a couple of pints.

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