untold number
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“follow” me on Twitter at @newtownpentacle - photo by Mitch Waxman The site
walk through which Sims Metal Management offered me was just coming to an
end w...
Road Fotos 31
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The foto below is a repeat, last one of previous post . . . and I stated I
was hoping I could find Portland. Well . . . I did!! Port of registry on
this F...
Let's End a Stinking Era
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Giulia C.S. Good Stefani, Project Attorney, Marine Mammal and Southern California Ecosystems Projects, Santa Monica:
Twenty-five years ago, ...
NEW SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AMERICA’S CUP
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While there are few surprises in the recommendations, the obvious extra
cost is evident. More important, what exactly do the recommendations say
about the ...
Ramp Pasta with Morels
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This might be the prettiest - and best-tasting - dish I've made this
spring. You can really taste the ramps in the pasta, and the morels, cooked
simply wit...
ALL IS LOST: THE MOVIE
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The film ALL IS LOST with Robert Redford is causing a lot of talk at the
Cannes Film Festival. Looks interesting but, those of us who have spent
enough ti...
Room! (I think)
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We've all heard it yelled (or done the yelling) at the mark, "ROOM!!" This
photo is a re-post from *Sailing Anarchy* with the caption reading "Geez,
hate ...
Some Rods I Use
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A number of readers have inquired as to what fly rods I fish with. Here
are some of my choices, with a few notes appended. My rod collection
reflects the...
Monkeys then off to Morocco soon
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Gibraltar
Position : 36 08 91 'N 05 21.23'W
22 May 2013
In order to catch the favorable currents in Gibraltar Straits, we had to
leave Barbate , on the Sp...
Colour of fastest going stripe
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G'day all! Buff Staysail here! Buff by name and Buff by nature!
Tillerman asked the very good question "Which colour go-faster stripe goes
fastest?" and h...
come to LILAC’s 80 birthday celebration this sunday!
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This Sunday, USCGC LILAC (WAGL-227) is turning 80. Come for local crafts,
local brews, music and mirth. LILAC ran on steam, and you can go into her
engine ...
Dust Devil
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While walking along Halibut Point Road near the middle school, the kids and
I saw a dust devil move from Crabapple Drive (where it seemed like it might
hav...
One House, Two Families, 75 Years
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Jean White Grenning and Jackie Forrestal The link is Jamaica High School,
built to last forever, high on a glacial hill. [...]
Under Construction - Gulf Stream Golf Course
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Captured on an iPhone 4S, 4.3 mm, 1/1000 sec., f/2.4, ISO 50
GPS Data: Latitude: 26° 29' 3.6" N
Longitude: 80° 3' 21.6" W
Altitude: 25.00 m
Image Dir...
La Dolce Vita on iWineRadio
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As a journalist for three decades now, I’ve conducted at least a thousand
interviews. But rarely do I find myself on the other side of the
microphone....
Shackleton Epic comes to the boardroom
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Business heads urged to lead courageously 11 March 2013 Australian business
leaders keen to explore what it takes to lead courageously in the 21st
century ...
2013 Season Opener
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Saturday, April 27th, was not only the season opener, the first “official
paddle
of the season” for the Sebago Canoe Club in Brooklyn, it was also one of
...
Where Am I?
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This one should be a good puzzle. The location where this photo was taken
isn't visible via the Google Street View (at least I just checked and I
coul...
Catching Up
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I’ve been working in Vancouver for the last several weeks. After several
years off sailing, I’m enjoying working (in computers) again. While I
expect the...
Northwest Passage 2012 - ARCTIC DREAMS Video
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Looking back on 2012 hindsight is 20/20... ARCTIC DREAMS lead by Bob
Shepton aboard DODOS DELIGHT did an amazing 7,000 mile feat.... rather than
tell you ...
Dance Me to the End of Love
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Tonight, Barclays Center sports arena is packed almost to limit of its
seating capacity. 19,000 people came to hear Leonard Cohen. It is strange
to see all...
New : Who's where: September 24-30
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*Bureau Vallée:*
*What is Louis Burton doing this week?*
Monday: Last medical training in Port La Forêt.
Tuesday: Aerial photo shoot.
Wednesday: Offici...
Going for Gold
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WOW, so many emotionally charged events have taken place here in Africa
since our last blog post. Sorry we have not updated you since then but
after we s...
2012 Star Island Shark Tournament
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This article below may be appearing in the PYC newsletter, so I am printing
it here as well. I need some pictures from the crew members, so send them
over...
Design 90 - 76'-6" Shoal Draft Schooner
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Only two drawings were prepared for this preliminary design proposal; a
Lines Plan and a Sail & Deck Plan. I believe the Lines Plan that is shown
here i...
The Winter Cometh...
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Captain Russ doing his good deed
*The Winter Cometh....*
The wild winds have come, the waves are blowing in, the temperatures are
bouncing high and low...
Quirpon to St. Anthony 20110802
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Quirpon, pronounced “car pon”, is in the NE corner of western Newfoundland,
the NE tip of the Great Northern Peninsula. Photos of more icebergs and
coastline.
Inside CAMPER
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In the first video of our Volvo Open 70 build series, shot by CAMPER MCM
Hamish Hooper, skipper Chris Nicholson takes us to Cookson Boats in
Auckland where...
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Young Larry Blog - a continuation of Dermot's account of Young Larry's
transit of the Northwest Passage. We hope to up-date the blog at least once
a week....
Build Your Dream Boat #16
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Continuing the boat building dream #16… Since my father began Glen-L Marine
in the early 1950′s, boat building has been part of my life. I thought I’d
shar...
Homecoming
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*Final Blog Entry for this Voyage*
Imvubu is now back at the Bluff Yacht Club where she is undergoing a refit
after the hard use over the past three year...
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
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Took a look around on a cold (free) day. Yeah, it’s free admission on most
weekdays through the winter!
There is a lot going on with plants during the cold ...
Money Shot
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Okay, I now confess that my real motivation for riding all the way to
Ushuaia was to take this obligatory photo in front of the Tierra del Fuego
sign. Ever...
Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.
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New York Public Library posted a photo:
[image: Broome Street no. 512-514, Manhattan.]
Digital ID: 482849. Abbott, Berenice -- Photographer. October 07, ...
Il varo dell’EA
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Evviva, Evviva. Un pò di silenzio per produrre un magnifico risultato
Sabato 28 Giugno 2008, L’altro ieri, Ea è stata varata dopo 18 mesi di
lavori e fatic...