Maiden Voyage of SkySails Vessel A cargo ship has set off from Bremen to Venezuela to gain first-hand experience being towed partly by wind...
Frenchman Francis Joyon in his trimaran IDEC has just set a new world record for the fastest solo 'downhill' time around the world, besting...
(Day 6 - January 30, 2008; 18:38 UTC) The passage of the equator is the first intermediary time, which enables a direct insight into how capable a...
794 miles in 24 hours, under sail That's right. Groupama clocked up this milage on her way across the north atlantic:...
Now its time for the crewed version of this sailing event known as the Jules Verne race Franck Cammas' 105-ft trimaran Groupama 3 is already...
Married a lady here in Khon Kaen, and will 'retire' here soon...commuting at this period of time. I got a great laugh out of this as well. I...
This relates a bit of truth about our government's mode of operation. Just had to pass this along, gave me a good chuckle! Maybe we should all...
Yes, but you were a teenager then, and just starting up on the salary scale. What about the teenager today (those that aren't spoided by their...
A good friend and myself have been forecasting this 'perfect storm brewing' for better than a year now. We just continued to not understand why it...
....from Wikipedia The price of standard crude oil on NYMEX was under $25/barrel in September 2003, and with inflation adjustments had...
Beyond Inflation I don't know about all of these 'adjusted figures'...sounds like a lot of 'spin' to me...like we get from our politicians...
Joyon Shatters Round The World Record At the age of 51, Francis Joyon is once again the fastest solo yachtsman around the world, having completed...
JOYON STEPS UP THE PACE TOWARDS BREST Exactly as he planned yesterday, Francis Joyon is working hard today to find the best sailing conditions...
Atwarthships Fishing Deck Been talking with a gentleman who really likes sportfishing, and who really likes the 'stayless rig' (dynarig) concept,...
Kite Cat Sorry for the rather rough sketch, but here's the kite rig on the catamaran ready for launch
Worries, Troubles And An Epic Final Sprint ....almost flawless begining and much of the way around, but mechanical problems are springing up...
Similiar Subject Thread Actually it was Guilly (Guillermo) who brought this technology to my attention with emphasis on possible combining it...
sailing video with Christopher Cross music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqfz1l9s6k0
Trouble with IDEC !! Joyon Nurses IDEC Toward Home January 11, 2008 – Tropical North Atlantic Francis Joyon's trip up the Atlantic Ocean so...
Twin, Double, or Ketch Type Aerorig Recently was sent this photo of a 'twin aerorig' or 'ketch aerorig' by a gentleman interested in the Dynarig....
