the horse's mouth

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.

Friday Follies.

Oh no, this not my berth!

Read the real story here.

True Dat!

This might be the worst no call in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/KWPD4iwBbk

— Brandon Saho (@BrandonSaho) January 20, 2019

Via King Baby Cake.

Wrecks On Wednesday.

Not your Dad's beachcat!

Fly Emirates.

When you do, you can crash and burn.

Thank you, Craig!

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]

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

It's going to be one of those weeks.

Wrecks On Wednesday.

Team Vestas Wind weren't the first cowpokes at the rodeo to run aground on Cargados Carajos Shoals.

Photo from the crew of the Haere Maru via Wingssail.

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.

Thickhead Thursday. (Moving Pictures)

How to win friends and influence people.

Wrecks On Wednesday: Spanish Ship Splits In Half. (Moving Pictures)

What happens when your engines give out and you're next to a seawall? Munchola!

The Spanish cargo ship Luno collided into the sea wall at Anglet, after its engines failed. More at the BBC and Hybridcar.com.

Mommy Monday. (Moving Pictures)

Wait a second, Joe. This doesn't cry out Mommy. It looks so pleasant and peaceful. What a nice little marina. Ah, my friends, looks can be decieving.

I wonder what happens out past the breakwater? Hm, I wonder?

Hm, I wonder?

Velero volcado en Zumaia from Gabi on Vimeo.

You've probably seen the photos from a few years back of our brillant band of heroes attempting to sail past the breakwater into the marina at Zumaia, now see the video. Via our friends at Pressure Drop.

Wednesday Wipeout. (Moving Pictures)

Surf's up!

Did Someone Say Car Wash?

I hope that's not salt water.

At the car wash, woooh
Talking about the car wash, yeah
Come on y'all and sing it for me
Car wash, woh, car wash yeah

Wednesday Wipeout.

Even great sailors wipeout on occasion.
That must have been a son of a gun to right!

Wreck On Wednesday.

I said, "neat," not "on the rocks!"
In case you folks have forgotten, this is "Safe Boating Week." 

Wednesday Wipeout.

Do you believe in happy endings?

Wednesday Wipeout.

Ouch!

One Of The Benefits Of Sailing A Modern Sport Boat.

Stability!

A competitive approach to sailing: above all, speed. Relatively small, overcanvassed and overpowered boats, suffering notorious lack of stability, dominate the contemporary racing scene. - C. A. Marchaj

Maybe I should rethink the whole spot boat thing and stick with my orginal idea of building an outrigger sailing canoe.