Sailing

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Vendée Globe: Les Photos Et Les Vidéos Du Départ Des Sables.

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For The Tillerman. Yes, It's Another Freaking Video!

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R_kXEjy16U&hl=en&fs=1]

I know, I know. What can I say, one video leads to another and then to another. It's endless. Here's a vid for our ole Grand Dad to watch while he shivers next to his radiator. Perk up Frosty, it features your beloved boat. I'll give it to you, the Laser is a joy to jibe...cough, cough, cough.

Boat Of The Day.

The Mercury.
She's a California lady with fleets in Carmel, Fresno, Los Angeles, Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and San Francisco. So if you are a One Design sailor in California you won't have to drive 2 hours to find someone to race against!

Dimensions

* Two person sloop
* Length: 18 feet
* LWL: 13 feet, Beam: 5 feet, 4 inches
* Weight less spars and loose gear: 1100 lbs. min.
* Lead Keel: Not to exceed 635 pounds
* Spars: Aluminum or wood
* Mast height from deck: 24 feet, 6 inches
* Boom: 9 Feet, 5 inches maximum
* Total Sail Area: 200 square feet
* Jib: 65 square feet
* Main: 135 square feet

Designer: Ernest Nunes,
Nunes Brothers Boat Works, Sausalito, California

Hull #1 launched 1939.

Current Builder:
Moore Sailboats
143 Grove Street
Watsonville, California 95076
831-763-0196

mboats@pacbell.net

If I had my money
I tell you what I'd do
I would go downtown
Buy a Mercury or two
Cause I'm crazy 'bout a Mercury
Cruise up and down the bay
Up and down the bay
I'm goin' to buy me a Mercury
And I'll cruise up and down the bay
Up and down the bay

You know that gal I love
I stole her from a friend
Fool got lucky stole her back again
Because she knowed he had a Mercury
Cruise up and down the bay
Up and down the bay
Well, she knowed he had a Mercury
And she cruise up and down the bay

Hey now mama
Where'd you stay last night
Your hair's all down
Your clothes don't fit you right
Had my money
I tell you what I'd do
Go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
Cause I'm crazy 'bout a Mercury
And I'll cruise up and down the bay
Up and down the bay

I'm going to buy me a Mercury
And I'll cruise up and down the bay
Up and down the bay

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I Wonder What The Tillerman Thinks?

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The Objective...
To select a Bladerider Moth for the Men's Single Hander Event in the 2012 Olympics.

I hate to say this, no way Jose or I should say, no way Rohan. The Laser is still the best boat for this event. To quote the folks at Scuttlebutt, "..is there a class that meets the Olympic ideal better than the Laser? Affordable, available, athletic, unpretentious… it is the easiest “next step” for youth sailors, and with Olympic status, it has become a legitimate landing point for elite sailors to pursue excellence."

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Zoom, Zoom, Zoom. New Speed Record......Maybe.

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From Kitesurfing

Sail World - New World Speed Record 50.26 knots

Unverified reports coming from Namibia. suggest that professional kite surfer Sebastien Cattelan (FRA) has finally broken the magical 50 knots barrier, the holy gral of speed sailing.

Thw Lüderitz Speed Challenge 2008 is being held in Lüderitz, Namibia, from 15 September 2008 to 13 October 2008. This is the second edition of the event, which is running on the wind blastred coast just a few hours from Capetown.

Accompanied by several high 49 knots runs from himself, Alexandre Caizergues and Jerome Bila (all France) he was the only sailor finally getting to 50.26 knots.

Special attendance was paid to the required water depth, and the organizer in cooperation with the WSSRC commissioner present clearly ensured that the rule was strictly applied.

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Reader Recommended Reading.

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Puluwat sailing canoes coming home.

From Guy (Guy is "The Yellowstone guy."):
LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY I WAS AN ANTROPOLOGY PROFESSOR.

You should locate and read "East Is A Big Bird" by Thomas Gladwin. The detail of the canoes, the seamanship, and the sheer balls of the navigators is telling of the seafaring wanderlust.
-- I loved the map of your last post.

Guy

Thanks Guy, I ordered it today from Amazon.
Cheers, Joe

P.S. Wahines to come.

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And God Said, Let There Be Wind!

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And there was wind.

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I hate slip fees but I have to admit that the big guns are great to watch.



Look Mikey, wind. He likes it, he likes it!
I know, my brain is just overflowing with years worth of media brainwashing.



Jibe ho!
The poor guy pulled a Joe and went for a swim.

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