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Anyone up for a swim?
Wednesday Wipeout.
3 strikes, you're out!
Wednesday Wipeout.
T-boned!
Friday Failure.
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Where'd she go?
What Happens When You Sail Too Close To A Container Ship?
You hope for a tow back to shore.
note: The photos are a little blurry. I saw these guys off in the distance while hanging out at the Nespresso 18' Skiff International. I knew that there was going to be trouble, so I grabbed my camera and pointed it in their direction.
Wednesday Wipeout.
Welcome to the Bay! There be wind here, matey.
If you're going to capsize, do it 15 feet from the shore so everyone can see you as you struggle to keep your boat off the rocks.
The 18 Footers are also playing in the "Natural Sailing Stadium" this week.
Wednesday Wipeout.
Yes fellows, it does get a tad bit windy on the Bay. Let the mayhem begin!
Photo: Luna Rossa/Carlo Borlengh
More oops moments at Sail World.
Wednesday Wipeout.
Oops!
Wreck On Wednesday.
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If I've said it once, I'll say it twice, nothing is sadder for sailor than to lose his boat.
Wednesday Wipeout.
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Na Praia Delas apresenta: POR TRÁS DAS PRANCHAS! (Drop 3) from Na Praia Delas on Vimeo.
Wednesday Wipeout.
If you always keep a camera in your pocket, you'll never miss out on capturing those magical moments of life. Here we see a Laser sailor demonstrating his athletic prowess.
Wreck On Wednesday.
Do you remember how happy you were the day you bought your sailboat?
This is probably the last thing you ever expected to happen.
Learn how to anchor!
Wednesday Wipeout.
Even world class athletes wipeout!
If our intrepid photographer hadn't brought his camera with him, this glorious event would have been lost forever. But now it will live on in the digital universe for eternity .
Fish On Fridays.
Guess who's coming to dinner?
Monday Mishap.
Aujourd'hui à La Rochelle, la saison a commencé !
Via Tonio Burning.
Laser!
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Wednesday Wipeout.
So this is it, I'm going to die!
I want my Mommy.
Wednesday Wipeout. "Ouch!"
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A compilation of dunderhead moves or as Craig would say, bonehead moves on the water.
Via Mark Denzer, circumnavigator of Oahu, inventor of the Hawaiian FrankenLaser and heroic sailor!
Mayhem Monday! "God Bless Kites."
With all their lines, sometimes kite-boarders get tangled up.
It pays to pay attention, and watch where you are going. Do you have an app for that?
Oops! Oups ! Uy!
Sometimes cables break and you get to see the law of universal gravitation in action.