Boater's Cocktail

I'm a sailor who spends a fair amount of time in Hawaii. The thing about sailors is we love to drink. There is nothing better after a day of being gently blown across the Pakipika than to land ashore and have a cool refreshing tropical drink on the lanai.

Mai Tai

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Pineapple juice
6 tblsp Sweet and sour
3 tblsp Light rum (I use Hana Bay Rum which is good and inexpensive, plus I like to support the local economy.)
3 tblsp Gold rum (Hana Bay)
3 tblsp Orange Curacao
2 tblsp Dark rum (Hana Bay)
Crushed Ice

Mixing instructions:
Mix first 6 ingredients in pitcher. Fill glasses with ice. Pour rum mixture over. Garnish with pineapple wedges, if desired.

Mahalo

International 14 racing dinghy



The International 14 is a development racing dinghy that has a history as an International class going back 75 years. These days the boat weighs 75 kg, has up to 55sq m of sail area and has two crew on trapezes.


Photo from Hayling Hull Open comes from il14.org.

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The 49er! What an awesome boat.

SF Bay Laser Symposium Clinic



Jul 6-9
San Francisco, Ca, USA
St. Francis Yacht Club

Laser Pico



Read Boats.com article here. Buy one from Vanguard Sailboats.

A Day on the Bay.

Greetings from the Bay Area!

Steve Fossett and PlayStation set Trans-Atlantic record.


SAN SALVADOR, Bahamas -- American adventurer (can you say "Rich Guy") Steve Fossett has cut more than 24 hours off the East to West Transatlantic sailing record.

Fossett and his 12 crew sailed from Cadiz, Spain to the island of San Salvador, Bahamas in nine days and 12 hours, finishing on Monday.

His yacht, the maxi catamaran PlayStation, followed the same route as Christopher Columbus (I bet you that Chris would have loved this boat) in 1492. More from CNN's Inside Sailing.

Next up for Steve is the World Speed Record for Airships. Where is Richard Branson?