the horse's mouth

Life At Sea Is Dangerous. Foolhardiness Will Not Be Rewarded.

Go out onto the deck in rough seas and in the blink of of an eye you're gone.

Hard To Port, Hard To Port!

Close call.
Via gCaptain.

Want To Save Sailing? Sail A Cat.

Multi-hulls rock!

Monday Morning Mermaid.

Floating in a sea of blue.

It's all about the eyeballs.

Goodbye! You Were Different And So Talented.

I grew up listening to this guy. So long and thanks for all the music. RIP Prince.

Rolling, Rolling On The Ocean.

Y' know, every now and then
I think you might like to hear something from us
Nice and easy

But there's just one thing
You see we never ever do nothing
Nice and easy
We always do it nice and rough
So we're gonna take the beginning of this song
And do it easy
Then we're gonna do the finish rough
This is the way we do proud mary
And we're rolling, rolling, rolling on the ocean
Listen to the story
I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
And we're rolling, rolling
Rolling on the ocean
Cleaned a lot of plates in memphis
Pumped a lot of tane down in new orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
And we're rolling, rolling
Rolling on the ocean
If you come down to the ocean
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
People on the ocean are happy to give

Fish On Fridays.

It's nice to see a post about fish, again.

Stand-up Pedal Board, The Next Generation Of Stand-up?

If you can do yoga on a stand-up board why not stair stepping? You knew it was coming, now it's here.

Boat In A Bag.

The Happy Cat Evolution from Grabner.

 A fast inflatable catamaran that fits in the closet of your apartment. How cool is that?

Why There Is Not A Crisis Or A Movement To Save Surfing. (Versus Sailing)

It's cheap, fun, and.....well, you can see from above that it attracts healthy young people.
You'll never see a blog along the lines of "Saving Sailing" when it comes to surfing. 

Who said that watching a sailing regatta was the equivalent of watching golf? As demonstrated in the pics above surfing does not have that problem.

note: Because of my prolonged absence from blogging I noticed a slight decline in eyeballs visiting this site. Hence, you've got to go where the audience is! 

The Future Of Ships At Sea. Crew, We Don't Need No Freakin Crew.

Say goodbye to the Somali pirates revenue stream.
I wonder if these technological wonders will have the capability to launch killer flying drones?

Coming soon to an ocean near you.
Funny thing, in order to achieve crewless vessels, the eggheads are going to have to load these ships with miles of wires and a lot of electronics. Hello, corrosion! Talk about a moist robot. So good luck with that guys. 

Cat Boat.

The rigging looks good.

Can You imagine?

I can't.
Better men have walked the earth before us.

Duck Punt Porn!

"I know what it is to gently heel the boat and feel it come up towards the wind steering the boat with the smallest movement of a leg. I have also experienced the pleasure of fine reaching in four inches of water and felt the bow wave lift me over a sandy spit." - Dylan Winter

No rudder, centerboard, daggerboard or leeboards, can clear 4 inches and steers with your leg. Bloody brilliant!

How Much Is That Kayak In The Window?

How much is that kayak in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that kayak in the window?
I do hope that yakky's for sale

That'll be 15,000 smackeroos!
What....did you say 15,000?
What's wrong, you got cotton stuck in your ears? Yeah, I said 15,000 bucks.

Introducing Kayak 1

The first product from McLellan Jacobs, a lightweight, single person recreational kayak.

Kayak 1 is built in carbon fibre by America’s Cup boat builders in New Zealand, with timber detailing made by the country’s most highly regarded furniture maker.

In addition to a gloss carbon finish, gold plated brass fittings, and teak timber work, Kayak 1 can be ordered in colours, materials, and finishes to suit one’s requirements, making it a truly bespoke product.

Kayak 1 strikes an exquisite balance between contemporary materials and form, and traditional nautical styling.

 

Have A Great Weekend!

Try and make it out onto or into the water this weekend,

Fish On Fridays.

Mommy!
You never know what you might catch when you go fishing. Hello, Mr. Big Teeth!

Photo via Isaac Brumaghim.

Beautiful Boat Of The Day.

Meet the Yas (Yucky Ass Ship). Gag!
Via Ugly Ships.