The cargo freighter TS Taipei had a bad day......a really bad day.
Monday Mishap. "Spectacular Laser Wipeout!" (moving pictures)
It's going to be one of those weeks.
Wrecks On Wednesday.
Team Vestas Wind weren't the first cowpokes at the rodeo to run aground on Cargados Carajos Shoals.
Photo from the crew of the Haere Maru via Wingssail.
Wednesday Wipeout.
Alley-oop.....allez hop!
Wayback Wednesday.
Where are we going today Mr. Peabody? Sherman, we are travelling back to 2011 to see for ourselves why it's not a good thing to play chicken with a ship in a channel.
Munchola!
Ah-oh, mast fall down and go boom.
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Fall off, fall off...too late! Nice sail shape.
Former Naval officer and skipper of the Atalanta of Chester, Ronald Wilson and his crew of serving or former Royal Navy personnel managed to collide with the tanker ship, Hanne Knutsen. The yacht's highly experienced crew - which consisted of serving and retired Royal Navy officers - had failed to correctly anticipate the tanker's movements. Do tell! A big red ship, balsting it's horn and sailing up a narrow channel, damn near impossible to tell where it's going.
Hubris is not a good thing.
Thickhead Thursday. (Moving Pictures)
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How to win friends and influence people.
Wrecks On Wednesday: Spanish Ship Splits In Half. (Moving Pictures)
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What happens when your engines give out and you're next to a seawall? Munchola!
The Spanish cargo ship Luno collided into the sea wall at Anglet, after its engines failed. More at the BBC and Hybridcar.com.
Mommy Monday. (Moving Pictures)
Wait a second, Joe. This doesn't cry out Mommy. It looks so pleasant and peaceful. What a nice little marina. Ah, my friends, looks can be decieving.
I wonder what happens out past the breakwater? Hm, I wonder?
Hm, I wonder?
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Velero volcado en Zumaia from Gabi on Vimeo.
You've probably seen the photos from a few years back of our brillant band of heroes attempting to sail past the breakwater into the marina at Zumaia, now see the video. Via our friends at Pressure Drop.
Wednesday Wipeout. (Moving Pictures)
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Surf's up!
Did Someone Say Car Wash?
I hope that's not salt water.
At the car wash, woooh
Talking about the car wash, yeah
Come on y'all and sing it for me
Car wash, woh, car wash yeah
Wednesday Wipeout.
Even great sailors wipeout on occasion.
That must have been a son of a gun to right!
Wreck On Wednesday.
I said, "neat," not "on the rocks!"
In case you folks have forgotten, this is "Safe Boating Week."
Wednesday Wipeout.
Do you believe in happy endings?
Wednesday Wipeout.
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Ouch!
One Of The Benefits Of Sailing A Modern Sport Boat.
Stability!
A competitive approach to sailing: above all, speed. Relatively small, overcanvassed and overpowered boats, suffering notorious lack of stability, dominate the contemporary racing scene. - C. A. Marchaj
Maybe I should rethink the whole spot boat thing and stick with my orginal idea of building an outrigger sailing canoe.
How To Sail Through The Surf. (A Blast From The Past.)
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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again....and again.....and again....and again. Oh for goodness sake, take a sailing class, old man!
Tillerman Tuesday. What Happens If You Sail A Boat With A Mast That Doesn't Have Stays?
Tillerman Tuesday. (Team NZ Damage Wingsail In Dramatic Incident.)
Is the Tillerman behind this mishap? He is madly promoting some old guy sailing contest in Newport.
More on the incident here.
Monday Morning Mishap.
This is not the way you want to start off a new week.
Source: Nautiaula
Sometimes, The Last Place You Want To Be Is At The Beach.
Sad is the sailor who loses his boat to the wrath of the sea. But, happy is he whose life is spared.