In Honor Of The Blue Angels - A View From The Cockpit.

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We're sitting here on the roof deck drinking cocktails as the Blue Angels fly by.
Spectacular!

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Wave Of The Day.

Laird!!!!!!!
We owe him a world of thanks for creating SUP surfing.

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Wacky Wednesday.

Look Ma, it's a land cat!
Hold the fort.....it can also.....
Sea Quad, training wheels are pretty cool.

via Team Seacats.

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Hunt, This Moth's For You.

Cheers mate!
A little excitement to get your weekend off to a good start.

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Holy Cow Puffy, Now I'm Tempted...

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...to get a Kona One or Mahalo longboard.
It will have to wait until next year.

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I'll Have The Canoe With A Side Of Amas. Value Added Video Included.

The Adventure 24 trimaran zipping around the harbor.
Is that you Mark?

Mark's copy:
Discover Your Adventure...

Adventure Trimarans are the fastest adventure sailing canoes on the planet.
Designed for coastal cruising, adventure races, expeditions, day sailing, or
getting a tan on the lake, they are part sailing outrigger canoe, part beach
catamaran, part sea kayak, and part trimaran sailboat. Completely Eco-friendly,
this ultra light, high-tech, car-top boat is purpose designed to sail and paddle
faster then the wind speed, and is equally adept at winning races, going camping,
or just hanging out on the lake. In fact, it's perfect for father and son adventures.
It's Variable Rig design makes it easy to handle for any ability and you can rig it
any way you want.

The Issue: Boats that are fast enough to be really fun usually require an expert sailor,
and cost a fortune.

The Solution: Adventure Trimarans offer high speed thrills on a wide, stable platform
that any beginner can handle. You will stay drier and warmer, and when the wind dies,
the boat is designed to paddle home, with comfortable seats exactly where you need
them, in the middle of the boat.

Sail, sail, as fast as you can
You can't catch me, I'm the trimaran man

See more videos here and read about the Adventure 24 here.

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Sailing Video Of The Day.

I love swimming!

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Training Wheels. Video

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Tillerman turn your eyes away, it's a trimaran. Oh the horror!
Those freaking Swedes, they gave us those crazy kanoter,
Absolute vodka, and now the Seacart 30. My Danish
friend says they're all nuts. I say, "I'll have the meatballs
but hold the Abba!"

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Yeah Baby, Yeah!

Butt surfing en Mar del Plata - Argentina.

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How To Launch A Beach Cat.

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Chaos from The Tybee 500.

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Big Bad Surf "TEAHUPOO!" Surf Video.

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Big Bad Surf "TEAHUPOO!"
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Video footage from this year's Von Zipper Trials at Teahupoo.

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Edward, How About A Cross 18 Trimaran?

The Cross 18 is a home built trimaran that can be sailed single handed or with
Grand Ma and the keiki. There is even room for a cup holder.

The construction used here is mahogany plywood. Thicknesses of crossectional frames,
decks and below the chine of the main hull are 1/4". All other skin thicknesses are 1/8".
West System® epoxy for adhesives and coatings are used throughout. Four ounce
fiberglass cloth is used for added strength.

Specifications

Length Overall
18' 0"

Draft Board Down
3' 6"

Length at Waterline
17' 1"

Draft Board UP
1' 3"

Beam Overall
12' 0"

Sail Area
200 sq. ft.

Beam Folded
6' 6"

Boat Weight
400 lbs.

Hello Joe,
   

Great blog!  I would like to extend an invitation to you to sail on my CROSS 18.
I know you are based in the bay area and I am in Southern Cal.  Still, if you are
ever in the area I would be glad to have you aboard.  Even if you select
Chris Whites design as your favorite. ;-)

Jeff Turner
CROSS Multihull Designs

A dialogue follows:

Joe: Thanks for the kind words. I would love to go out on your CROSS 18 if
I get down to SoCal. Can the 18 take SF Bay or would she be overwhelmed?

Jeff: I am not familiar with typical conditions there so I am not sure how to answer this.
I sail all the time in the outer harbor and open ocean in Long Beach and Los Angeles.
There are times when I would like to be able to reef the main but am not set up for it.
Photos I have seen from Latitude 38 suggest that some days would be great, some a
real challenge and others better spent watching the big guys sail.  The bay area seems to
spawn a heartier sailor than what exists down here.

The CROSS 18 is a very fun, responsive and forgiving.  My favorite days are solo in the
Catalina channel.  Deep blue water and the boat charging over the swells, sitting aft on the
windward float you can see the whole boat.  The personality and wildness of the boat really
begins to show.  I hope you can come down and sail on her some time.  The Chris White
design looks like a great boat as well.  It is a bit bigger too.

Joe: Do you have photos of the 18 under sail out in the channel? How about a video?
I'm biting on the lure you threw in the water. How fast can she go? How does
she handle in rough seas? Being wet doesn't bother me unless I forget to
wear my wetsuit. What's the set up time? Someone on SA said the Discovery
20 takes 3 hours to set up, of course he was trying to convince me to build
a Tremelino instead.

Jeff: This is all I have for sailing shots and they are all in the bay.  The boom has been
repositioned since these were taken.  I will see if I can get some video for you. As for set-up.
Including stepping the mast, the process takes just under an hour.  I currently store the boat at the
Alamitos Bay Yacht club with the mast already stepped.  Set-up time solo is about 30 minutes.
As for weather handling goes, she is a strong hull and slices through chop very well.

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Set up of the Cross 18.

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The Cross 18 under sail.

Thanks Jeff!

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Not Another Surf Video!

No dog, it's about going out sans stick.

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Hey Bonnie, Outrigger Canoe Sailing!

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Yves Canoe Sailing
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Hey Bonnie, Outrigger Canoe Sailing!

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Yves Canoe Sailing
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Helms-A-Lee.

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Helms A Lee
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That's a bendy mast you have there mate.
Read more at Cogito.

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Windsurfing In The Surf At Ponta Preta, Cabo Verde. Video

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For Adam: Hobie Surfing Video

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Even Elephants Like To Swim.

Above is a great photo by Steve Bloom of an elephant swimming in the Andaman Islands.
I love swimming. When I lived in Hawaii  full time I would swim before I went to work and then
again at lunch. Unfortunately it's a tad but chilly in the waters off of San Francisco and I'm not
a fan of chlorinated water so I don't get to swim as much as I used to.

In case you thought the photo above was photoshopped here is a video for your
viewing pleasure.
You've got to love swimming elephants.

Hat tip to Bits and Pieces. See more at the Daily Mail.

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Surfing Video Of The Day...Bodysurfing That Is.

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Former Surfing Magazine staff photographer Patrick Imakalani O'Leary spent almost a decade living in Taiwan before moving back to Hawaii last year. This is footage of the last few sessions he surfed. It's amazing that he has those waves all to himself.

No stick baby, just a pair of trunks and fins.

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