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Oops, Don't Smoke Reefer While Navigating

The Lady Rosemary a reefer cargo ship departing the southern Japanese port of Hakata near Fukuoka made a navigation error, causing it to strike the seawall at the entrance to the port. The bow of the vessel became stuck on the breakwater with reports of a small oil leak.

Beach Day.

How's your year going?

Wrong Way Wednesday.

Playing chicken for over 100 years. 

Monday Morning Mishap

And people wonder why I like the Folkboat.

An Alerion Express 28 after it sank when a microburst hit Newport on August 25th. Read all about it at Scuttlebutt.

Fly Emirates.

When you do, you can crash and burn.

Thank you, Craig!

Disruptive Passengers!

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Why do American airlines continue to shoot themselves in the foot?

Yes, I know the dad was wrong about using the seat for his daughter because he bought it for his son. His son took an earlier flight and so Delta assumed that it was an available seat that they could use for a standby passenger. The Delta employees screwed up by lying to him about the use of car seats. They also seem to have forgotten that everyone has phones that can make videos. Bad optics! Bang the rocks together, guys.

Docking 101.

A skipper's fast track to retirement.

Gee whiz, Joe. Why didn't you wake me for that lecture on docking? 

By the bye, can you make me another drink?

A car ferry has crashed into the harbour wall in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Friday evening in what is being described as a freak accident.

hmmmm......

What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus:]

Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Way hay and up she rises
Earl-eye in the morning

Shave his belly with a rusty razor,
Shave his belly with a rusty razor,
Shave his belly with a rusty razor,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus]

Put him in the hold with the Captain's daughter,
Put him in the hold with the Captain's daughter,
Put him in the hold with the Captain's daughter,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus]

What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus]

Put him the back of the paddy wagon,
Put him the back of the paddy wagon,
Put him the back of the paddy wagon,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus]

Throw him in the lock-up 'til he's sober,
Throw him in the lock-up 'til he's sober,
Throw him in the lock-up 'til he's sober,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus]

What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus]

What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
What do you do with a drunken sailor,
Earl-eye in the morning!

[Chorus]

Wrecks on Wednesday.

I slept through Anchoring 101. Can I take a refresher course?

Friday Follies! (sailing video)

Single handed sailing with hatches open, flying a kite....what could go wrong?...oops!
Where's the marinara sauce? There's a lot of spaghetti in that cockpit.

Via Sailing Scuttlebutt

Monday Mishap. "Spectacular Laser Wipeout!" (moving pictures)

It's going to be one of those weeks.

Wednesday Wipeout.

Oops in front of a crowd of tourists at Fort Point.
This poor guy kept trying to catch a wave for two hours without success. He never gave up. I give our persevering surfer an A for effort. Well done, sir!

Mishap Monday.

Barkeep, I like it straight up, not on the rocks!

Photo of Team Vestas Wind after grounding on a charted atoll in the Indian Ocean. Yes boys and girls, even the experienced guys screw up sometimes. To quote Fredrik Lönegren, "Shit happens!"

Mind you, I think the navigator is looking for new opportunities. Maybe he should leave his stint with Team Vestas off his CV. I'm just saying.

Wednesday Wipeout. "The Head Drag."

What, I needed a drink of water!

Wednesday Wipeout.

Alley-oop.....allez hop!

Wayback Wednesday.

Where are we going today Mr. Peabody? Sherman, we are travelling back to 2011 to see for ourselves why it's not a good thing to play chicken with a ship in a channel.

Munchola! 

Ah-oh, mast fall down and go boom.

Fall off, fall off...too late! Nice sail shape.

Former Naval officer and skipper of the Atalanta of Chester, Ronald Wilson and his crew of serving or former Royal Navy personnel managed to collide with the tanker ship, Hanne Knutsen. The yacht's highly experienced crew - which consisted of serving and retired Royal Navy officers - had failed to correctly anticipate the tanker's movements. Do tell! A big red ship, balsting it's horn and sailing up a narrow channel, damn near impossible to tell where it's going.

Hubris is not a good thing.

Wednesday Wipeout! (Moving Pictures)

Air sponge!

What Did You Do This Past Weekend?

Go sailing or swimming?
I do see sails ..... in the water, Baydog. But, I wouldn't call it sailing. Chesapeake defined!

Man Overboard! (Moving Pictures)

How politically incorrect of you, Joe. Shouldn't it be Crew Overboard?
F that! I'm sick of walking on eggshells.

Sorry for the ride around the lake. Now back to our story.
Andrew Taylor was flung overboard while changing a sail on the foredeck of Derry~Londonderry~Doire' during Race 10 of the Clipper Round the World Race. His swim occurred midway between Qingdao, China, and San Francisco. Luckily for Andrew, he was wearing a drysuit and PFD. His recovery from the messy waters of the North Pacific was no mean feat. Poor Andrew spent about an hour and a half in the water. He was quite happy to be pulled back aboard to the safety of the boat. His skipper said, "...whilst clearly shocked, he is quite happy to be alive I think!" Ya think!

Yes boys and girls, the sea is not for the faint of heart. To quote the Swiss Boy Scout handbook, "Allzeit bereit!"

Sources: Lectronic Latitude Lasso | Derry~Londonderry~Doire Clipper's Facebook Page

What Happens When Your Sailboat Is Overcanvassed And Overpowered?

Yeah, that's what I thought.

Thickhead Thursday. (Moving Pictures)

How to win friends and influence people.