Mark Twain

Two of my favourite lines from Mr. Twain

Just another day in the office

1 day to go!

Captain John

I'm a big fan of Captain John's Sailing Tips.

 
Captain John has a youtube channel with lots of interesting and useful "how to..." videos.
Check them here:  Captain John

He also has a website that can be found here

Underwater

Different and awesome perspective of the 2009 Melges 32 World Championship.

Sun movement and sunlight phases

Very interesting web app

Suncalc.net

California Sailing

There goes my California Sailing Dream...

Mingming

I've been following Roger Taylor's voyages from some time now.

He's sailing all over the world aboard his little 21" junk-rigged Corribee since 2006.

For the record, designed by Robert Tucker, the first Corribee was launched in 1965.

Now I have just started reading his last book,  "Mingming & The Art of Minimal  Ocean Sailing", that covers three lengthy voyages in Mingming, including a trip to the Azores and the northern passages.







Like is sailing, he also has a "minimal" site were you can follow his adventures
Simple Sailor


and some youtube videos that can be followed here:
Mingming / Youtube

Survival Mode

This is incredible footage and a reminder about the respect we all should have for the Oceans.
The complete movie - that I trully recomend - is called "Oceans", from Disney Nature.

Audi MedCup 2011

Back into May this year I went to Cascais, in Portugal, to follow this Audi MedCup opening race. I took some photos and for some reason I really like this one that I took with my iPhone.

Scottish do it better?

Sinatra used to drink it. I rather go for an Irish one but what a fantastic TV ad this is!

 

Dangerous Madness

Accordingly to Yachting Monthly's website, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's latest domestic policy is a plan to seize yachts, as they are owned by wealthy 'fugitive bankers', and use them instead for tourist voyages around his country's coastline.

He also announced on TV that he plans to takeover mansions on Los Rocques, a beautiful Caribbean archipelago off his country's northern coast, popular with yachtsmen and convert them into affordable hotels for domestic tourists.

Living the Dream

This is the best Lottery Ad ever made! (at least for the sailing dreamers out there)

21st Century Advanced Boating Techniques

Clever!

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012

22 days to go for this exceptional test of sailing prowess and human endeavour. Starting in Alicante on the 29th October 2011 and ending in Galway on the 7th July 2012, this will be an exciting race with full worldwide media coverage and an ambitious marketing and promotional plan.

The action starts now!

more info here: Volvo Ocean Race

You can also read a great quarterly digital mag they're publishing here: Life at the Extreme

What created Earth's Oceans?

According to National Geographic, comet Hartley 2 offers new clues.
Interesting article here National Geographic

Red Tide

Amazing phenomenon

Red tide is a common name for a phenomenon also known as an algal bloom (large concentrations of aquatic microorganisms), an event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column and results in discoloration of the surface water. It is usually found in coastal areas.
@ Wikipedia

The Tall Ships Race 2012

From 19th - 22nd July, race 2 in Lisbon! Can't wait to see all this 15 vessels sailing in the Tagus River.
More info here:
Tall Ships

Global Ocean Race

Global Ocean Race 2011-12 : Home

Only 6 teams competing but what a great adventure!
Right now teams are heading to Cape Town.

And my favorite team is...Financial Crisis...how appropriate. Also their mascot seems to be having great fun racing in the oceans!
According to Sailing Anarchy, "Clubby the seal", the mascot on board "Financial Crisis", last night went off on a violent rampage after reading a media report calling him a "soft toy".

Longitude

Do you remember when the world didn't know how to measure longitude?
LONGITUDE is one of the most interesting books I've been reading lately.

Some of the boats I've been sailing

Van de Stadt 34

Westerly

Grand Soleil

Golfino 7.25

Dufour 385

Dufour 34e

Bavaria 32