Fish On Fridays. "Mr. Big Teeth Says Hello." (Moving Pictures)

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Mommy!

Wednesday Wipeout. (Moving Pictures)

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Surf's up!

Tillerman Tuesday. (Moving Pictures)

Evidence captured on "film" (okay...digitally) that Laser sailors are crazy.
Hmm, maybe a hiking out isn't a bad thing to do. ......That sure looks like a lot of fun.

Hiking Out While Sailing. (Photos And Moving Pictures)

Who wants to do that? Trapping is superior to pure hiking, it's faster, thrilling and better for your knees. I wonder, does this mean a Farr 3.7, Contender or a Paper Jet (boats I can build) is in my future? The Farr and Contender are shown, any guesses as to what the boat at the top is?

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Do You Want To Learn How To Swim? (Moving Pictures)

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Then watch this video and don't forget to hold your breath while we count five.

Aloha Friday. (Moving Pictures)

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Let's hop into the Wayback Machine to a simple time when Hawai'i was care free and the people still spoke Portuguese.

Now This Is A Race! (Forget That America's Cup Thinghy.)

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Kudos to the US Men's Crazy 8s for winning the gold.
Kudos to the Women's 8s and Men's 4s who also won gold at the Wolrd Cup.

Funny thing about real races, everyone uses the same design. It's the person or team that determines the outcome. That's something the billionaires running the other Cup should think about for the future.

Is The America's Cup A Real Race?

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THIS
WEEKEND'S
SCHEDULE

Nope!
To see a real race watch the video.(The TransPac)

Fish On Fridays. "Holy Moly Batman!." (Moving Pictures)

That's a big fish!

Looking For Signs Of Intelligent Life. (Moving Pictures)

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Unfortunately, there appears to be none.
We're doomed!

Do You Hate Wearing A PFD? This Could Be The Solution: An Inflatable Rash Guard. (Moving Pictures)

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Fish And Skiff. (Moving Pictures)

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The Kiwis know how to live.

Baydog, Bring Me A Bone! (Surfing Video)

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Good boy!
Now let's go surfing.

The Dabchick: Is This The Best Sail Trainer For Groms?

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm wearing my sailing instructor's hat. The Dabchick is a sailboat (...board...scow) used in South Africa to train youths after outgrowing Optis (Oppis). I think it would make a great trainer and a wonderful way for the groms to learn some boat building skills. How cool is it to sail a boat that you've built.

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From Go Sail: "The Dabchick dinghy designed by Jack Koper of Cape Town, was launched in 1956 as a double handed junior class. The idea was a simple flat decked, no cockpit, scow with a planing hull that could be home built from a few sheets of ply.

The Dabchick dinghy has found great popularity with some 4 000 boats having been built since then. Fairly quickly adept juniors found they could handle the two sail configuration single handed, and that has been its niche for most of the class existence. The sail plan is of a genoa, sheeted on a tracked fairlead, and mainsail. A dagger-board sits in an extended case allowing for it to be raked back in a breeze and on a reach.

The broad scow hull gives the boat enormous stability for the ab initio sailor whilst also being exceptionally quick onto the plane. In comparison to similar junior classes of the Mirror and Topper it well out performs both boats on all points of sailing. Like all scows is prefers a slight heel when working to weather. Not drawing much water it is snappy through the tack, and quick off the mark once the genoa is trimmed in. On the reach they are exciting but kind, due to that beam again. It is not unusual to see youngsters going out in conditions over twenty knots to enjoy some screaming reaches. Down wind placing the hull on a slight heel, as on a beat, reduces wetted surface and the Dabchick dinghy scuttles effortlessly along like the wildfowl it is named after.

The restricted class allows for different masts and fitting of control systems that feed onto either side of the deck, which is a great entry point for future performance dinghy sailors. The class has also recently allowed the introduction of Mylar sails as well as the adoption of a loose footed mainsail."

Hat tip to Tweezerman for the idea.

Sailing The Laser Pico With Shirley Robertson. "Video."

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We also use the Laser Pico in our sailing program. Joe, we have a couple of Lasers too. God, I could end becoming a Laser sailor. Oh the horror!

Capri 14.2 Rigging Guide. "Video."

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Since I've been talked back into teaching at SEA and we use the Capri 14.2, I thought someone out there must have made a video on rigging the 14.2, and sure enough I found one.

Marine Life Monday. "Orcas Just Want To Have Fun" [Video]

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Richard and Laura Howard had a nice encounter with Orcas playing in the wake of their boat while off the coast of Baja.

Teahupo'o (Surfing Video)

What happnes when everyone shows up? Chaos? Carnage? A pissed of Raimana van Bastolaer? (I think Puffy might be able to relate Raimana's close encounter with a kite.)

Which Event Has More Participants, Larry's Shindig Or The Clam Bake At Crissy Field?

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Note to self: get a kite board!

Maritime Monday. The Greeks Are Still Great Mariners! (Video)

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Fantastic ship handling skills by the crew of the Adamantios Korais (Αδαμάντιος Κοραής) with Captain Isidoros Ligno ( Ισίδωρο Λιγνό) on the bridge.

This is what it looks like under normal conditions.

Via gCaptain. Hat tip Pat Brynes.