Aloha Friday.

A little bit of aloha to take you into the weekend.
I miss Hawai'i!

Dedication.

You know that water is cold!
Not me, Buddy. I'm too much of a baby to dip my toes into a sea with ice and snow. (human beings did evolve in the tropics, didn't they?)

Fish On Fridays.

Gee whiz, it has a slight metallic taste, even with that orange reduction sauce.

Why Do I Like Surfing?

I wonder what it could be? 

Putt Putt Putt Putt...

What is the sound an old outboard makes?
Spotted on Richardson Bay.

Tillerman Tuesday On Wednesday.

Old son, this is what proper food should look like. The top one is for me, and the bottom on is for you (vegetarian). Hopefully you won't run for the nearest exit and high tail it down to the local pub to calm your nerves.

For clarification on this post take a look at this photo. Please, if you have little children in the room, cover their eyes. I don't wish them to be traumitized for life.

note to Baydog: let the food posts begin!

Wednesday Wipeout.

It always pays to have a camera with you.
Brilliant sailing moments like the one above are preserved for eternity. Well done, chaps!

Via Tonio Burning.

Marine Life Monday.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqYUTTqupOY]

Ze Frank's take on the seahorse.

Monday Morning Mermaid.

Happy Monday!
See, no stick needed.

It's 12:30, The Sun Is Shining, And The Temperature Is Warmer.

Have a great weekend! The beach is calling, so I'm out of here.

Fish On Fridays.

Kiss me baby!

The One Gun You Should Have.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c11WTsTjx8s]

If you're a sailor
Okay, maybe not if you're out in a dinghy. But since I'm a worry wart, I always have some sort of a signalling device with me.

Toro! Toro! Ole!

John Amen sailing his El Toro out of Richmond YC on San Francisco Bay.
This photo reminded me that I have to get hopping on my projects for 2013: El Toro, Ulua. hatchet oars and a Stand Up Paddleboard. I'm motivated, now that I'm Force 5less.

Wednesday Wipeout.

Oh shit, so this it, I'm going to die!
This photo should give you, the non-surfer, a pretty good perspective on the power of those little things that roll across the ocean only to break against the shore, waves.

Ah-oh!

Something big this way comes!

From gCaptain: 
A major hurricane force storm continues over the western North Pacific with winds up to 65 knots and significant wave heights up to 20 meters (about 66 feet)! The significant wave height is the average of the 1/3 highest waves which means that some waves will be higher. Given a significant wave of 20 meters, about 1 in 10 waves could be 25 meters (82 feet) and 1 out of 100 could be as high as 33 meters (108 feet)!

I say Chadwick, things could get a little bumpy.

Have A Great Weekend!

Try and make it out onto or into the water this weekend.

Cross pollinated at the water channel and wahines.

How To Jibe. [Instructional Video]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtfUYb6fNGg?list=PLf3KMlcvYv-cMM3gGnyjSgMtyJW631hO0]

Yes Virginia, kiters do jibe.

Down She Goes To Davy Jones' Locker. [Video]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgWcYtT-ACc]

The Ciao, a Sweden Yacht 45, met with a sad end by fiding her way to the bottom of the sea. Thankfully, the crew was rescued. Bad things do happen at sea, so be prepared. Participate at the next safety at sea seminar when it comes to your town.

Fish On Fridays.

The fiberglass kind.

Wednesday Wipeout.

Oops!

Via Scuttlebutt:
Day 1 at Etchells Australian Nationals: Raymond Smith’s St John’s Dance was well placed midway through the final downwind leg when the boat lost control on a wave, broached wildly and snapped the spinnaker pole. Now totally out of control, the spinnaker pulled the yacht down sideways, it filled with water and slowly, painfully slowly, sank to the bottom, leaving just the top half of the mast visible. All three crew emerged unscathed, but the yacht will spend the night on the bottom of Cockburn Sound, forcing a day’s rest on the crew, and effectively snuffing out any chance they had at the national title.