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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Ghost Barges.....The Wonder Of Google Earth

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

The Americas Cup

Come on Kiwis

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Green Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
From a family of sailors I have never lost the magic of a sail above and the sea beneath the keel
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  • Bursledon Blog
    Danger Danger - Warning - The writer here at BB may be one of the few people who still remember the warnings broadcast by the robot in the 1960's sci fi series Lost in Space, but ...
    1 day ago
  • Ships Log - Yacht "Sparrow"
    Opportunity is a Winner - An opportunistic sail grabbed from the end of a mahoosive heatwave.. but I'm jumping ahead of myself.. First off a bit more make do and mend with two coat...
    1 week ago
  • Arwen's meanderings
    Tips for buying or selling a small traditional sailing boat - *Some guidance tips if you are considering buying or selling a small boat* Arwen has gone. Her sale not without its stresses and a few lessons learned ...
    1 week ago
  • Shelley's House
    June 2025's Reading List - *June* - 7 *Total to date: (32 new/9 re-read) 11 *non-fiction - **Best Book(s)* -* ***Carrie Fisher - a life on the edge, *Sheila Weller - **Less, *Pa...
    1 week ago
  • STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROGRESS REPORT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - * Flash new Dometic methylated spirits stove complete with flash new kettle, * *In an earlier post titled "STILL AFL...
    1 week ago
  • Joel's Navigator Site
    Useful items you can 3D print for your boat - Here are some items you can 3D print for your boat. I selected these with a small sailboat in mind. Make sure you choose the appropriate material and p...
    2 weeks ago
  • Timespanner
    In search of the Grafton Ghost - This spirited article from one of my favourite 19th century Auckland newspapers, the Observer, 10 August 1889.OBSERVER EXPEDITION OF FREE LANCERS.Who has n...
    4 months ago
  • Captain JP's log
    The America's Cup in Barcelona - I haven't posted for a long time, but it's blog anniversary day and I've recently been in Barcelona where managed to see the America's Cup, so thought...
    8 months ago
  • scottishboating
    The Scottish Islanders - Get your copy from www.shop.yachtarchive.scot !
    11 months ago
  • Creeksailor
    FOR SALE - Sailing Just For Fun: Rare opportunity to own wooden gaff cutter Shoal Waters. Owner retiring. New sails. Yard trailer. Spare original sails. Ghoster sail....
    1 year ago
  • Voyaging with Annie Hill
    The bilgeboards - In spite of being described by no lesser authority than Wikipedia, my choice of bilgeboards seems to have caused immense confusion among both visitors and ...
    5 years ago
  • jwboatdesigns
    The month of the pumps - This was supposed to be the “summer of the paintbrush”, and yes, I have got quite a bit of that done but for a while there it was the “month of the pumps...
    5 years ago
  • Small Craft Advisor Blog
    Themed Issues —by Joshua Colvin - This might come as a surprise to some of you, but the selection of articles in each of our issues is more-or-less coincidental. Any apparent “theme” is mos...
    7 years ago
  • what was the middle thing?
    black and white Beachcomber - Participating in classic rallies brings the benefit of having people with cameras shooting at your boat while you are busy having fun. While we are alw...
    7 years ago
  • Sea kayaking with SeaKayakPhoto.com
    Duncan Winning OBE - Today, I received a phone call from Gordon Brown to tell me that Duncan Winning OBE died yesterday. He had been ill for some time. I send my sincere cond...
    7 years ago
  • I've been thinking!
    March already...!!! - It’s been almost one year since I last blogged, no excuses really, more a case of laziness, I believe the reason I haven’t been more diligent is that for my...
    7 years ago
  • Leafy's Art Blog
    Lifeboat News - *I have recently started writing for West Mersea Lifeboat and will, from time to time, post my Lifeboat News here. If you happen upon a lifeboat post, f...
    8 years ago
  • 1001 Boats
    The Junior that came before the senior - Image: J-Klubben You might think that a boat widely known by the name “Junior Folkboat” must be a newer design derived from the famous Nordic Folkboat cr...
    8 years ago
  • Page Three Boat Pictures
    Some rowing boats at Geelong - people on a mission at the Geelong Wooden Boat Festival 2016
    9 years ago
  • Simple Sailing Low Cost Cruising
    Boat Renovation: The Best Bits - You would think that the best bit about renovating an old boat would be launching and sailing her after all that hard work. So did I. In fact I was so eag...
    9 years ago
  • Bill's Log
    Maurice Griffiths and His ‘Eventide’ Yacht - *'Ishani'* Many yachtsmen will have affectionate memories of sailing and owning boats that were designed by Maurice Griffiths, and perhaps thousands...
    9 years ago
  • WW2 Colourised
    Croatian Do-17Z and Pilot - Colourised by Doug Banks A Croatian Oberfeldwebel pilot of 10.(kroatische)/Kampfgeschwader 3 standing by his Dornier Do 17Z on the Eastern Front, ca....
    10 years ago
  • Frugal Living in France
    Let There Be Light - Cold wet miserable February I can’t wait to see the end of you. Still, there are a few primroses in the lanes around here – and the days are getting longe...
    10 years ago
  • SCAMP #243
    Installing the centerboard slot gasket - With the skid strips installed I had one more job on the bottom of the hull to complete, and that was installation of the centerboard gasket. The purpose ...
    10 years ago
  • Tales from the Creek
    Onwards & Upwards! - Bit of a funny old year, after losing the shed i had to revert back to working from a much smaller workshop. First job was to finish a new rowing Skiff for ...
    10 years ago
  • Manukau Sailing
    Weymouth Meltdown Regatta 2014. - As the day dawned, rain poured over South Auckland, and a few hardy sailors decided to make the trek to Weymouth for the second annual Meltdown Regatta, ...
    11 years ago
  • Tread Lightly
    A quick video - So this is the first video I have of TL. I am hesitant about positing it for several reasons. One it is a short and choppy video due to the lack of memor...
    11 years ago
  • Ships Log - Yacht "Papillon"
    New blog!! - http://hurley20sparrow.blogspot.com/ See you on the other side..
    12 years ago
  • Musings from a muddy island
    Sailing Round the Isle of Wight with Accordions. Job Done! - Update on previous post: Amazingly, Black Diamond and her crew of four made it all the way around the island on Saturday, despite horrendous conditions ...
    13 years ago
  • Something About Navigator
    Kindle edition now on Amazon - The Kindle edition can be accessed from the link at right, or here .
    14 years ago
  • MILLIKENS ON TOUR
    Thursday 17th June Chattanooga Tennessee – Atlanta, Georgia - Today we woke up thinking we were one day ahead of schedule then after reading the itinerary we realized we weren’t. Reality check time…we were in a slight...
    15 years ago
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