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Sunday, February 18, 2007
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Windsurfing Photo Of The Day.
Taken off of Crissy Field by El Caballo Loco.
I need to get a water-housing for my camera so I can paddle out on my yak instead of going out in the Typhoon.
FotoHorse
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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Monday, October 09, 2006
Up In the Air Junior Birdgirl!
Susie Mai get's some air.
Damn, the girl can fly!
Looking good.
Tags: kite surfing, kite boarding, kite sailing
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Thursday, September 21, 2006
Super Size Me!
Tags: surfing, south african big waves, big wave surfing, south africa, video, surfing video
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Sunday, September 17, 2006
Holy Shit!
18 foot (HYDROFOIL!) skiff on Lake Geneva in very light wind.
That's a crazy boat.
Tags: sailing, dinghy sailing, hydrofoil sailing, 18 footers, sailing video, video
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Saturday, December 04, 2004
Guess whose coming to dinner?
How many of you knew that Orcas (Killer Whales) can beach themselves in pursuit of a tasty morsel? After catching their prey they return to the sea.
Orcas are voracious eaters who hunt in packs. They eat small fish, sea birds, penguins, seals, dolphins, whales, and polar bears.
There are rumors that some kayakers have ended up as a lunch item for these denizens of the sea.
The Wolves of the Sea.
How many of you knew that Orcas (Killer Whales) can beach themselves in pursuit of a tasty morsel? After catching their prey they return to the sea.
Orcas are voracious eaters who hunt in packs. They eat small fish, sea birds, penguins, seals, dolphins, whales, and polar bears.
There are rumors that some kayakers have ended up as a lunch item for these denizens of the sea.
The Wolves of the Sea.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Roland Jourdain and Sill. Laissez Les Bon Temps Roule! Vendee Globe Pic
C'est fantastique!
Learn more about Roland Jourdain here.
C'est fantastique!
Learn more about Roland Jourdain here.
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Monday, November 29, 2004
Ellen MacArthur starts her journey.
From Ellen 0800gmt:
"Basically, decided not to push too hard and to be conservative ...sailing with one reef and the genoa at the moment. Got a lot of sleep [ie 2.5 hours!!], don't feel great right now, but on the whole it was necessary so that's been quite cool. Had a bit of a drama yesterday evening just before midnight the main rudder cassette kicked up and broke two of the fuses. I heard a noise, I couldn't work out what it was, went all over the boat couldn't see anything and this was about 2 hours previous and then there was another noise and that's when I saw the box had kicked up. But what I think may have actually happened was that maybe in the rough stuff at the begining, the rudder had been hit hard enough to loosen it and actually stretched the fuses a little bit and then just as we were sailing along the stretched fuses, one bust then the other one bust. I couldn't see any marks on the rudder and I replaced them - pain in the arse job!
On latitude of Finisterre and sailing into this depression now bit windier - all on - sea getting bigger now back into strong wind. The breeze didn't go as light as we thought it would, average speed went down overnight quite a lot - 2 hrs at 17 knots, couple at 15 knots, bit rubbish - but now we appear to be off again.
Went through ridge of the high last night. Made a conscious decision not to put the gennaker up probably would have had it up for about six hours so decided not to go without it. You know in retrospect I could have managed but with 20 knots, gusting 23 knots and averaging 17 knots speed over ground its okay. I am in a different mindset...
Expecting wind to increase quite rapidly today and tonight"
Go Ellen go!!!
From Ellen 0800gmt:
"Basically, decided not to push too hard and to be conservative ...sailing with one reef and the genoa at the moment. Got a lot of sleep [ie 2.5 hours!!], don't feel great right now, but on the whole it was necessary so that's been quite cool. Had a bit of a drama yesterday evening just before midnight the main rudder cassette kicked up and broke two of the fuses. I heard a noise, I couldn't work out what it was, went all over the boat couldn't see anything and this was about 2 hours previous and then there was another noise and that's when I saw the box had kicked up. But what I think may have actually happened was that maybe in the rough stuff at the begining, the rudder had been hit hard enough to loosen it and actually stretched the fuses a little bit and then just as we were sailing along the stretched fuses, one bust then the other one bust. I couldn't see any marks on the rudder and I replaced them - pain in the arse job!
On latitude of Finisterre and sailing into this depression now bit windier - all on - sea getting bigger now back into strong wind. The breeze didn't go as light as we thought it would, average speed went down overnight quite a lot - 2 hrs at 17 knots, couple at 15 knots, bit rubbish - but now we appear to be off again.
Went through ridge of the high last night. Made a conscious decision not to put the gennaker up probably would have had it up for about six hours so decided not to go without it. You know in retrospect I could have managed but with 20 knots, gusting 23 knots and averaging 17 knots speed over ground its okay. I am in a different mindset...
Expecting wind to increase quite rapidly today and tonight"
Go Ellen go!!!
Sunday, November 28, 2004
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
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