Aloha Roy. 1930-2009

One of the good ones has passed from this Earth. He loved sailing, people and animation. Roy Disney will be missed.



Roy's rocket, Pyewacket.
7d 11h 41m 27s from LA to Honolulu.



He always had a smile on his face.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9TxerbH4Ek&w=480&h=295]

"Fair winds and following seas and long may your big jib draw!"

The Sea Is Not For Sissies. [Video]

Up In The Air Junior Birdman. The Dreamliner Takes To The Sky. [Video]

http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1509319618

2 years behind schedule, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner took to the air this morning. Watch the video and see her fly.
Better late, than never.
Photo gallery | Read more here

Dixie Chicken. Little Feat Live (Not Really, From 1977) From London.

Oh, Oh! It Looks The Aliens Are Here.

A strange light appeared in the sky over northern Norway. No one seems to know what caused it to appear. Could it be a beckon from Santa or the Russians playing with a new toy?

"The mystery began when a blue light seemed to soar up from behind a mountain in the north of the country. It stopped mid-air, then began to move in circles. Within seconds a giant spiral had covered the entire sky. Then a green-blue beam of light shot out from its centre - lasting for ten to 12 minutes before disappearing completely.

Onlookers describing it as 'like a big fireball that went around, with a great light around it' and 'a shooting star that spun around and around'."

A Song That Says It All. "We Saw The Sea."

If you were in the Navy, you'll no what I mean by the headline.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Weekend Wahine.

http://static.grindtv.com/1.2.1874/swf/video.swf?sa=1&si=1&i=46335&sct=surf

Alan Blanchard showing us how it's done down in Mexico.
note: She won the Vans Hawaiian Pro on Thursday.

Fish On Fridays. Liz Clark, A Wahine Who Fishes, Sails And Surfs!

Liz Clark is doing a solo circumnavigation of the world in search of waves aboard her sailing vessel, the Swell.
She loves fishing, sailing and surfing!

Fish On Fridays. Liz Clark, A Wahine Who Fishes, Sails And Surfs!

Liz Clark is doing a solo circumnavigation of the world in search of waves aboard her sailing vessel, the Swell.
She loves fishing, sailing and surfing!

Wednesday Wipeout. [Video]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80mBnkAVyG8&w=480&h=385]

Ouch!

Let's Check In With Dylan, As He Continues To Sail Around Britain. [Video]

Here is another video by our favourite low key sailor, Dylan Winter. as he sails along the Essex coast between Brightlingsea and Walton. You won't see Hobies pitchpoling, but you will learn a bit of history and geography.

Cardboard Surfboards?

Mike Sheldrake needed a new board, so what did he do?
"After riding the same 8'6" Robert August board for 13 years, I found it had developed a lively flex zone somewhere near the middle, around the cracked and swollen stringer. It was time to strip the wax and send the board into wall-hanging retirement, but I couldn't afford a new board to replace it. Why not build my own? Could I do that for a couple hundred? I didn't want to work with foam. What about a hollow wood board? Hmm..."

He used cardboard!
I am amazed at the talent in this world.

If you are interested in Mike's boards, you can buy a kit.

Science Of Big Waves. [Video]

http://www.kqed.org/quest/flash/KQEDMediaPlayer.swf
QUEST on KQED Public Media.

Go, Go, Go, Go Speedracer. L'hydroptère A Décroché Le Record Mondiaux!

L'hydroptère a décroché le record mondiaux : 50,17 noeuds (soit 92,91 km/h) sur un mille nautique.
L'hydroptère smashed the world record: 50,17 knots over one nautical mile.

Il devient ainsi l’engin à voile le plus rapide sur la distance de 1 mille nautique.
It's the fastest boat on the water

Watch this video from September to get a feel for her speed.

Thar She Blows, Larry's New Bimmer

Wednesday Wipeout. [Nacra F18 Video]

Even Laird Wipes Out! [Surfing Video]

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Even Laird Wipes Out! [Surfing Video]

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Can You Say Wind? [Kiteboarding Video]

Luderitz Speed Challenge.
Turn your eyes Puffy, there are kiteboarders on the screen.
Thanks to Craig for posting this, I used the shorter version due to my attention span. What did I just say?

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