Messing About In Sailboats

Top 10 Hang-outs for Sailors

According to Coastal Living, the Top 10 hang-oust for sailors are: 1. Foxy's - Jots van Dyke, BVI 2. Boatyard Bar & Grill, Annapolis, MD 3. Pink Pony Bar & Grill, Mackinac Island, MI 4. Harbor Pub, Honolulu, HI 5. Fiddler's Green, San Diego, CA 6. Sundance Grill, Seabrook, TX 7. M&M Cafe, Oriental, NC 8. Sloop Tavern, Seattle, WA 9. Maddie's Sail Loft, Marblehead, MA 10.Sam's Anchor Cafe, Tiburon, CA So many great places, so little time! I am sorry to say that the only place I have been to on this list is Foxy's. It seems to be missing a few like the Clark Cooke House in Newport, RI and Bahr's in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. What's your favorites? Read more →

Top 10 Stupid Boat Names

THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY CAN BE FOUND HERE A while ago, I came across the Top 10 Boat Names according to Boat US. Many of them are plain stupid, not least the #1 boat name, Aquaholic. Pu-lease! In doing a bit of digging around, I found some other dumb names for a boat. Panbo had some great ones like the one pictured here. Imagine calling Mayday on your VHF in this boat. Bernie Ebbers, the jailed former CEO of Worldcom's yacht was called Aquasition. He deserved time for that alone. I thought it might be a good wide to come up with the top 10 Stupidest Boat names. Let me know your favorite stupidest boat names. I will send a Top 10 Sailing CD to the best 3 submissions. Here are some other beauties I found pecking around: - a Little Nauti - Adoryble (On a Cape Dory Typhoon)... Read more →

Top 10 Sailing Videos c/o Marine Blast

A great selection cutesy of Marine Blast http://sailingstuff.wordpress.com/video-collection/ This one's my favorite Read more →