Summer.

My favorite time of the year.
Thank you, Kassia.

Have A Great Weekend!

Try and make it out onto or into the water this weekend!
See you next week, maybe.

Fish On Fridays. Black Tip Reef Sharks And A Wahine. "Swimming With The Sharks."

Taxonomy 

The blacktip shark was first described by Valenciennes in Muller & Henle (1839) as Carcharias (Prionodon) limbatus. It has also appeared in the literature as Carcharias (Prionodon) pleurotaenia, Carcharias microps, Carcharias (Prionodon)muelleri, Carcharias maculipinna, Carcharias ehrenbergi, Carcharias aethlorus, Gymnorrhinus abbreviatus, Carcharias phorcys, and Carcharhinus natator. The currently valid scientific name is Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller and Henle 1839). The genus name Carcharhinus is derived from the Greek "karcharos" = sharpen and "rhinos" = nose. The species name "limbatus" originates from Latin, meaning bordered in reference to the black markings on its fins. 

Common Names 

The blacktip shark gets its name from its distinctive black markings on the tips of its fins. It is also known as blackfin (Guam, Micronesia, Trinidad and Tobago), black-tipped (Papua New Guinea), small blacktip (Cuba, Leeward Islands), and spot-fin ground shark (UK).

Geographical Distribution 

Blacktip sharks are cosmopolitan in tropical to subtropical coastal, shelf, and island waters. In the Atlantic during their seasonal migration they range from Nova Scotia to Brazil, but their center of abundance is in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. They occur throughout the Mediterranean and along the central West coast of Africa. In the Pacific they range from Southern California to Peru, including the Sea of Cortez. They occur at the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Tahiti, and other South Pacific Islands, to the North coast of Australia. In the Indian Ocean they range from South Africa and Madagascar up to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, throughout India's coast, and east to the coast of China. 

World distribution map for the blacktip shark

Habitat 

The blacktip shark inhabits inshore and offshore waters, but is not a truly pelagic species. They are often seen nearshore around river mouths, bays, mangrove swamps, and in other estuaries, though they do not penetrate far into freshwater. They can be found offshore and over deep waters near coral reef dropoffs, but primarily stay in the upper 100 feet (30 m) of the water column. 
A young blacktip shark cruises the Caribbean shallows
© Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch

The Return Of The Banshee?

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Do I really want to go down this path again?

I rescued Orange Peeler.

Orange deux? $60! A dinghy that was desinged for San Francisco Bay. I love Bay boats (Cal 20s, El Toros, Olson 30s, Wylie Wabbits, etc).

Yeah, I know, some troll out there will tell me that it's only worthy of scuttling and being turned into a reef. My question to you is, have you ever sailed a Banshee? If you haven't, shut the f#ck up!

Weird Al Nails Corporate Gobbledygook.

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Thank you to all the consultants who put me and my colleagues through hours of torturous meetings listening to doublespeak. It was time and money well spent.

Hello Mr. Whale, How's Your Summer (Winter...Southern Hemisphere) Going? Kayak Levantado Por Ballena (Moving Pictures)

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I know, why don't I give a couple of clueless humans a scare.
Yes boys and girls, you're not living in a pretend world. Wild animals do whatever the heck that want.

Sail Porn.

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Black Jack Reflections from Flow Visuals on Vimeo.

The Dog Days Of Summer.

It's a pretty damn good summer, so far.

Have A Great Weekend!

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

Photo via Molly & Polly Swimwear.

Fish On Fridays.

Eh brah, dere no fish in dat picture. Jus wahines!

Row, Row, Row Your Boa....?

This whole SUP thing is getting a little carried away.
What will they do next, yoga?

Row, Row, Row Your Boat.

Gently on the Bay.

Can You Surf On A Skimboard? (Moving Pictures)

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I can't. But, Brad Domke can. Down in Puerto Escondido, he rode a beast on a finless board. Taking the cake, it was hands down the biggest wave ever ridden on a skimboard.

Dawn Patrol At The Golden Gate. (Moving Pictures)

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Sean Morley plays in the garden.

Those Lazy Days Of Summer.

Continue, up at the Lake.

Monday Morning Mermaid.

Quack!

Have A Great Weekend!

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

Fish On Fridays.

Wait a second, Joe. You can't fool me. That's seaweed!

The Lazy Days.

Of Summer.
Trim your sails, young man!

Have A Great Weekend!

Try and make it out onto or into the water this weekend!
For our American readers, "Happy Fourth!"