Messing About In Sailboats

Happy St Patrick's Day

The Pogues, Body of An American. One of my favs. I saw the Pogues the year this video was made, in London at the Hammy Palais and it's still the most fun I have ever had a concert. How the hell Shane McGowan is still alive is a bloody miracle. I got to love this particular song as I just finished watching all five series of The Wire. This song is a recurring theme is this amazing TV series. The cadillac stood by the house And the yanks they were within And the tinker boys they hissed advice 'Hot-wire her with a pin' We turned and shook as we had a look In the room where the dead men lay So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip To the home where his father's laid Fifteen minutes later We had our first taste of whiskey There was uncles giving lectures... Read more →

Boat garage in Charlevoix, MI

OK, it's for motor boast (pshawwww!) but this place is amazing. It's $2 million garage for classic wooden motor boats. God, I love this country! Read more →

What's the dumbest thing you've heard over VHF?

There are many different ways to embarrass yourself while sailing. Having fenders hanging over your topsides or large scallops in your mainsail between the slides are two popular examples. Another is to use improper radio procedures. This demonstrates your incompetence not only to those who can see you, but to everyone within 20 miles. via sailmagazine.com I can always do with a VHF refresher. This was very handy (link above c/o Sailmagazine.com). What's the dumbest thing you've ever heard over VHF? Mine was a poor woman who was calling the coastguard because her husband had cut his finger and couldn't start the engine. He apparently was also too gravely wounded (or embarrassed) to use the radio himself so got his very stressed spouse to call in Ch16. After 10 minutes of clogging up Channel 16 about her husband's finger and his inability to get the engine started she said "OK,... Read more →

Happy New Year Everyone!

I thought these recent beauties from Carlo Borlenghi would be a good way to celebrate. My New Year's Resolution: More Sailing! Read more →

Georgia's Aquarium

Wonderful short promotonal film of Georgia's spectacular aquarium. Get me to Atlanta. the world's largest aquarium // ATL.GA from stillmotion on Vimeo. Read more →