the horse's mouth

Wednesday Wipeout.

Eh, what the heck. I wanted to go for a swim anyway.

C. A. Marchaj -"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."

Surfing Photo Of The Day.

Pretty cool. But what was the photographer really looking at?

Mermaid Monday.

Kate, Kate, Kate!

And Now For Something Completely Different.

Alaska Wakeboarding Teaser from Catchin' Air Tv Show from UpDown Productions on Vimeo.

Breakout the drysuit, Wakeboarding in Alaska.

Vaka.

On the tiny isolated island of Taumako, located in the eastern fringe of the Solomon Islands, live about 500 people who build and sail traditional voyaging canoes in the way of the ancient Polynesians. To learn more about them, go to the Pacific Traditions website.

Have A Great Weekend!

Don't be a sofa surfer and watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. (No one really cares about that game anyway..unless your name is Bay Dog.)(Oh, I don't want to hear about how the bridge ate your boat, get out there!). Try and make it out onto or into the water this weekend. 

Okay Mike, I hope you're happy now. Wahines galore for Friday. See you next week.

Aloha Friday.

An iconic image from Hawaii.

Mike's Big Fish.

Hola Miguel, we found your fish. He's scoping out the waters around the Canaries.

Fish On Fridays. (Oh Look, A Wahine.)

The mermaid and Mr. Big Teeth.
Got to keep Miguel happy, he's not a fan of photos of aquatic kinetic sculptures.

How Do You Remove A Bridge Quickly?

You crash a ship into it.

The bow of the Delta Mariner was covered in twisted steel and chunks of asphalt from the two-lane bridge. The boat hit the bridge Thursday night on the Tennessee River on its way to Cape Canaveral, Fla. .....The five-story high Delta Mariner was too tall to pass through the portion of the bridge that it struck (you don't say), and the resulting collision left a 300-foot wide gap.

Skipper! You got some 'splainin to do!