Surfer and seal.
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
God love dolphins!
Dolphin in the surf. They keep sharks away!
WHANGAREI, New Zealand (AFP) - A pod of dolphins were being praised for providing a protective barrier around a group of swimmers who were being threatened by a great white shark off the northeastern coast of New Zealand. More...
Dolphin in the surf. They keep sharks away!
WHANGAREI, New Zealand (AFP) - A pod of dolphins were being praised for providing a protective barrier around a group of swimmers who were being threatened by a great white shark off the northeastern coast of New Zealand. More...
Monday, November 22, 2004
Ellen MacArthur's 75-foot multihull B&Q
Ellen MacArthur's 75-foot multihull B&Q arrived in Falmouth on Monday, 15 November to officially go on standby for her attempt on the solo, non-stop round the world record. Over 3 years of planning and 18 months since construction began, Ellen is now ready to embark on her toughest challenge so far...to circumnavigate the globe as fast as possible, on her own, to set a new world record.
Only five attempts to sail solo, non-stop around the world on board a multihull have been made and only one of those sailors made it without stopping. Frenchman, Francis Joyon, set a new world record on board his multihull, IDEC, of 72 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes and 22 seconds...this is the time Ellen has to try and beat this winter.
For now, patience will be her companion as Ellen plays the waiting game for the right weather window to come along to propel B&Q to the start line and into the first stage of the 26,000 mile round the world course. Ellen will be in constant contact with her shore-based weather routers, Commanders' Weather based in the US. It is critical for B&Q to hook into a fast, stable and favourable weather pattern at the start of the course to slingshot B&Q across the Bay of Biscay and towards the Equator with strong Trade Winds that are not always established. B&Q has already demonstrated her speed capabilities on her solo west-east transatlantic record attempt this summer when she averaged speeds of 19.42 knots - for the round the world record, B&Q will have to average in excess of 15.38 knots to beat Joyon's time.
Follow Ellen's journey at TeamEllen.com.
Images © DPPI
Ellen MacArthur's 75-foot multihull B&Q arrived in Falmouth on Monday, 15 November to officially go on standby for her attempt on the solo, non-stop round the world record. Over 3 years of planning and 18 months since construction began, Ellen is now ready to embark on her toughest challenge so far...to circumnavigate the globe as fast as possible, on her own, to set a new world record.
Only five attempts to sail solo, non-stop around the world on board a multihull have been made and only one of those sailors made it without stopping. Frenchman, Francis Joyon, set a new world record on board his multihull, IDEC, of 72 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes and 22 seconds...this is the time Ellen has to try and beat this winter.
For now, patience will be her companion as Ellen plays the waiting game for the right weather window to come along to propel B&Q to the start line and into the first stage of the 26,000 mile round the world course. Ellen will be in constant contact with her shore-based weather routers, Commanders' Weather based in the US. It is critical for B&Q to hook into a fast, stable and favourable weather pattern at the start of the course to slingshot B&Q across the Bay of Biscay and towards the Equator with strong Trade Winds that are not always established. B&Q has already demonstrated her speed capabilities on her solo west-east transatlantic record attempt this summer when she averaged speeds of 19.42 knots - for the round the world record, B&Q will have to average in excess of 15.38 knots to beat Joyon's time.
Follow Ellen's journey at TeamEllen.com.
Images © DPPI
What's for dinner?
Video by Charles Maxwell, Underwater Cameraman
I have to figure out what the command is to open the video so it does not run on loading. I have been viewing source code at several sites. If you know the answer drop me a line or leave a comment.
Video by Charles Maxwell, Underwater Cameraman
I have to figure out what the command is to open the video so it does not run on loading. I have been viewing source code at several sites. If you know the answer drop me a line or leave a comment.
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Saturday, November 20, 2004
Friday, November 19, 2004
Vendee Globe Upadte.
At the 1900 GMT ranking tonight, Vincent Riou (PRB) has closed down to within just 4.6 miles of Jean Le Cam Bonduelle) according to the distance to the goal, the first of the gateways to the southern ocean, a waypoint off South Africa. On the water this translates as a 76 mile lateral difference with PRB to the north east of Bonduelle. The big question tonight is whether the expected wind shift will indeed kick in from the south-east as forecast favouring the latter’s course or whether Riou will be able to win this particular game in a virtual sense at least, by favoring heading over speed, down just over a knot on the leader.
Whatever the case Sébastien Josse (VMI), Roland Jourdain (Sill et Véolia) and Mike Golding (Ecover) also have the emphasis on heading. Alex Thomson(Hugo Boss) is strangely holding onto his northerly option despite losing ground on the frontrunners which may mean that he is suffering further technical problems preventing him from joining the others, or he is waiting to begin a secret attack in the 8 hour “twilight zone” between tonight’s last ranking and the next one at 0400 GMT tomorrow.
Currently the leader is level with the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha to its right as he drops down the southern Atlantic, 275 miles off Natal on the Brazilian mainland. After having multiplied the manœuvres of late to escape the doldrums as quickly as possible, the leading competitors set out on a long port tack yesterday that is likely to last several days.
Rankings as of Friday, November 19, 2004 - 04:00 AM GMT
1. Bonduelle, Jean Le Cam, 20503.3 miles to finish
2. PRB, VIncent RIou, 11.7 miles to leader
3. VMI, Sébastien Josse, 23.8
4. Sill Véolia, Roland Jourdain, 57.3
5. Ecover, Mike Golding, 79.3
6. Hugo Boss, Alex Thomson, 110.7
7. Virbac-Paprec, Jean-Pierre Dick, 177.6
8. Temenos, Dominique Wavre, 213.7
9. Pro-Form, Marc Thiercelin, 244.6
10. UUDS, Hervé Laurent, 253.3
11. Hellomoto, Conrad Humphreys, 264.4
12. Skandia, Nick Moloney, 267.3
13. VM Matériaux, Patrice Carpentier, 267.6
14. Arcelor Dunkerque, Joé Seeten, 270.5
15. Ocean Planet, Bruce Schwab, 326.8
16. AKENA Vérandas, Raphaël Dinelli, 484.2
17. Max Havelaar / Best Western, Benoît Parnaudeau, 498.0
18. Benefic, Karen Leibovici, 524.3
19. ROXY, Anne Liardet, 538.2
20. Brother, Norbert Sedlacek, 858.3
Vende Globe webiste.
At the 1900 GMT ranking tonight, Vincent Riou (PRB) has closed down to within just 4.6 miles of Jean Le Cam Bonduelle) according to the distance to the goal, the first of the gateways to the southern ocean, a waypoint off South Africa. On the water this translates as a 76 mile lateral difference with PRB to the north east of Bonduelle. The big question tonight is whether the expected wind shift will indeed kick in from the south-east as forecast favouring the latter’s course or whether Riou will be able to win this particular game in a virtual sense at least, by favoring heading over speed, down just over a knot on the leader.
Whatever the case Sébastien Josse (VMI), Roland Jourdain (Sill et Véolia) and Mike Golding (Ecover) also have the emphasis on heading. Alex Thomson(Hugo Boss) is strangely holding onto his northerly option despite losing ground on the frontrunners which may mean that he is suffering further technical problems preventing him from joining the others, or he is waiting to begin a secret attack in the 8 hour “twilight zone” between tonight’s last ranking and the next one at 0400 GMT tomorrow.
Currently the leader is level with the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha to its right as he drops down the southern Atlantic, 275 miles off Natal on the Brazilian mainland. After having multiplied the manœuvres of late to escape the doldrums as quickly as possible, the leading competitors set out on a long port tack yesterday that is likely to last several days.
Rankings as of Friday, November 19, 2004 - 04:00 AM GMT
1. Bonduelle, Jean Le Cam, 20503.3 miles to finish
2. PRB, VIncent RIou, 11.7 miles to leader
3. VMI, Sébastien Josse, 23.8
4. Sill Véolia, Roland Jourdain, 57.3
5. Ecover, Mike Golding, 79.3
6. Hugo Boss, Alex Thomson, 110.7
7. Virbac-Paprec, Jean-Pierre Dick, 177.6
8. Temenos, Dominique Wavre, 213.7
9. Pro-Form, Marc Thiercelin, 244.6
10. UUDS, Hervé Laurent, 253.3
11. Hellomoto, Conrad Humphreys, 264.4
12. Skandia, Nick Moloney, 267.3
13. VM Matériaux, Patrice Carpentier, 267.6
14. Arcelor Dunkerque, Joé Seeten, 270.5
15. Ocean Planet, Bruce Schwab, 326.8
16. AKENA Vérandas, Raphaël Dinelli, 484.2
17. Max Havelaar / Best Western, Benoît Parnaudeau, 498.0
18. Benefic, Karen Leibovici, 524.3
19. ROXY, Anne Liardet, 538.2
20. Brother, Norbert Sedlacek, 858.3
Vende Globe webiste.
Cuba Libre. Drink recipe.
Rum, rum, rum I love rum.
Ingredients:
Ice cubes or cracked ice
2 ounces white Bacardi or Hana Bay silver rum
2 1/2 ounces (more or less) Coca-Cola
1 lime wedge (optional)
Preparation:
Place ice in a tall glass and pour the rum over it. Fill the glass with Coca-Cola, and add lime if you wish.
Rum, rum, rum I love rum.
Ingredients:
Ice cubes or cracked ice
2 ounces white Bacardi or Hana Bay silver rum
2 1/2 ounces (more or less) Coca-Cola
1 lime wedge (optional)
Preparation:
Place ice in a tall glass and pour the rum over it. Fill the glass with Coca-Cola, and add lime if you wish.
Silverskiff Trophy 2004. Rowing Pics
Sculling on the Po River.
Juri Jaanson the men's winner.
The winners of the 13th annual Silverskiff Trophy were Juri Jaanson of Estonia for the men's race and Ekaterina Karsten of Belarussia for the women.
More pics at row2k.
Sculling on the Po River.
Juri Jaanson the men's winner.
The winners of the 13th annual Silverskiff Trophy were Juri Jaanson of Estonia for the men's race and Ekaterina Karsten of Belarussia for the women.
More pics at row2k.
Monday, November 15, 2004
For God's (and your) sake stay out of shark infested waters.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A great white shark estimated to be at least 18 feet long attacked and presumably killed an elderly South African woman Monday off a beach near Cape Town, officials said.
Tyna Webb, 77, who lived in the area, was swimming Monday off Sunny Cove in Fish Hoek when the massive shark circled her and then attacked, witnesses and officials said. About 15 people witnessed the attack.
"All that was left was a little red bathing cap," said Paul Dennett, who witnessed the attack from his home nearby.
More...
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- A great white shark estimated to be at least 18 feet long attacked and presumably killed an elderly South African woman Monday off a beach near Cape Town, officials said.
Tyna Webb, 77, who lived in the area, was swimming Monday off Sunny Cove in Fish Hoek when the massive shark circled her and then attacked, witnesses and officials said. About 15 people witnessed the attack.
"All that was left was a little red bathing cap," said Paul Dennett, who witnessed the attack from his home nearby.
More...
Friday, November 12, 2004
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
Roland Jourdain racks up a 385 mile day...
Sill et Véolia has once again increased the best distance covered in 24 hours after a blinder of a day racking up 385 miles.
Vendee Globe official site.
Sill et Véolia has once again increased the best distance covered in 24 hours after a blinder of a day racking up 385 miles.
Vendee Globe official site.
Monday, November 08, 2004
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
The Vendée Globe countdown. 4 days to go for the around the world race.
The Vendée Globe 2004 – 2005 Skippers:
Patrice Carpentier
Jean-Pierre Dick
Raphaël Dinelli
Mike Golding
Conrad Humphreys
Sébastien Josse
Roland Jourdain
Hervé Laurent
Jean Le Cam
Karen Leibovici
Anne Liardet
Nick Moloney
Benoît Parnaudeau
Vincent Riou
Bruce Schwab
Norbert Sedlacek
Joe Seeten
Marc Thiercelin
Alex Thomson
Dominique Wavre
The Vendée Globe is the big papa race of sailing. It is a singlehanded, non-stop around the world - an endurance race for boat and competitor.
The Vendée Globe 2004 – 2005 Skippers:
Patrice Carpentier
Jean-Pierre Dick
Raphaël Dinelli
Mike Golding
Conrad Humphreys
Sébastien Josse
Roland Jourdain
Hervé Laurent
Jean Le Cam
Karen Leibovici
Anne Liardet
Nick Moloney
Benoît Parnaudeau
Vincent Riou
Bruce Schwab
Norbert Sedlacek
Joe Seeten
Marc Thiercelin
Alex Thomson
Dominique Wavre
The Vendée Globe is the big papa race of sailing. It is a singlehanded, non-stop around the world - an endurance race for boat and competitor.
Monday, November 01, 2004
Don't fall! Sailing Pic
This photo comes from the Global Challenge. The view from above on the "Me To You" skippered by James Allen
This photo comes from the Global Challenge. The view from above on the "Me To You" skippered by James Allen
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