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Vikings Go Dinghy Sailing!

Brought back from the dead, the Gislinge Boat. CLC has decided to try and crack the code so you can release your inner Viking.

In 1993, archeologists excavated a boat near the village of Gislinge (GISS-ling-ah), in Denmark. They established that the boat was built around the year 1130. Apparently, the boat saw hard use fishing and hauling cargo before being abandoned in a marsh 50 years later.

Click here to download the drawings...

Back To The Future.

I was lost but then was found. This is what it is all about.

Sailing Photo Of The Day.

Old school cool on the bay.

Would You Like Yours Up Or On The Rocks?

On the rocks, please.

Happy Cat! Dinghy of the Year.

Ride em cowpoke. That is one Happy Cat.

Dinghy of the Year, bam! Wait, I'm confused. The Boat of the Year is a monohull dinghy and the dinghy of the year is a catamaran but it's not the Multihull of the Year. Shouldn't the folks at Sailing World have a category called Beach Cat of the Year? Okay, so I'm yanking their chain. I'm pleased to see inflatables coming into the mainstream. 

Yes, little Alfred, boats in bags can be a lot of fun. 

Links: Go to Sailing World to read more | Go to Grabner to see all their inflatables (they make great kayaks) | Mosey on over to Red Beard if you live in the US and want to buy one.

Santa Of The Day.

Santa sails in all conditions.

Santa Of The Day.

Day 3 of training. Time to for sea trials.

Santa Of The Day.

Santa surveys the seas in preparation for the big day.

Sailing Pic Of The Day.

Annalise Murphy giving it her best.

Photo - Sailing Energy

Throwback Thursday. Old Bill Shows Up At The Yacht Club.

Hello Chaps, can I have a Gin and Tonic? I'm a wee bit parched.

You don't see guys like him anymore unless he's washed ashore on a log in Sausalito.

Boat Babe Of The Day.

Waltzing Matilda!

Roger Goes Sailing In Southern Brittany. (Video)

I love small boats. I especially love folks who avoid the frenetic world of high-tech sailing. So sit back and watch as one of my favorite sailors Roger Barnes goes for a cruise along the southern coast of Brittany out to the Îles de Glénanof in the company of other like-minded chaps.

I might actually be back blogging. Let's see if I can carry on.

Friday Follies.

Oh no, this not my berth!

Read the real story here.

A La Mar. Opti Sailing Time on the Mar Del Plata.

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.

Bluewater Sailing.

How about a Landfall?
It could be a lot of work.

 

Ah-oh!

Not your Dad's beach cat.

Boat Tour Tuesday. Tayana 37

The Tayana 37 is perhaps the most successful semi-custom cruising boat to be built. It was designed by Bob Perry and introduced in 1975 as a response to the Westsail 32 which were selling in enormous numbers. Today looking back, with the boat still in production with a boat count of 588, most still sailing, and an active and owners community, its very apparent that Perry has succeeded. Read more here.

Wrecks On Wednesday.

Be proud, fly the flag!

Boat Tour Tuesday.

Go sailing and surfing with Coen and Richard in Fiji when we can travel the world, again.