Why we like shellfish

Apparently, at least according to a professor from a state with no coastline, shellfish may have saved the human race at some point in its history when there were no protesters available to lobby world leaders to prevent climate change. 

How shellfish saved the human race

Image courtesy Flickr user avlxyz, via CC

 Yum.  I guess that explains why I like shellfish so much.  How does it explain the existence of people with shellfish allergies though? 

Fish Flops on Friday

NBC is clueless

Adam at Messing About In Sailboats posts about NBC's lack of Olympic sailing coverage. I agree, it is pretty abysmal. Even on the website, they can't get the names (or sex) of the sailing competitors right when the competitors' names are WRITTEN ON THEIR SAIL!!!

It's pretty obvious that the sailors in the photo above are not Sarah Mergenthaler and Amanda Clark but are actually Stuart McNay and Graham Biehl.

Just because you can use PhotoShop, doesn't mean you are smart enough to use a dictionary

(Gold)Fish on Fridays

83-year-old Ada Shaw has had her pet goldfish Goldie for 15 years, 50% longer than a goldfish is expected to live even with great care. Goldie is a whopping 15.7 inches long and weighs over two pounds! Shaw, of Folkestone, Kent, cleans his tank once a week and adds a bit of boiling water to keep it warm.

Looks Like A Big Laser

They keep making these big yachts look more and more like Bruce Kirby's humble Laser hull shape:
Wide and flat is fast, apparently.

Photo of the Day: Solomon Sea

I found this on the internet with only the somewhat cryptic caption "Solomon Sea" to indicate where it came from and who these adventurers are.

Iceman 2008 - Crazier than Tillerman?

Some guy from Wisconsin has already rigged up his (unusually rigged) Laser and gone sailing. Why is my boat still sitting under a tarp in my backyard? I'm pretty sure that the lake near my house is completely free from ice, unlike Lake Kegonsa.

Tacticat is now SailX

After much development work from the creators of Tacticat...a new site, called SailX has been launched. If you haven't tried the best online racing simulator, then now's the time to give it a go.


P.S. Obviously all the posts from yesterday were jokes...why would anyone quit sailing to wear silly clothes and walk around hitting a little white ball into a hole in the ground?

Photo of the Day: Look at those hummocks!

What a great idea!!!

Look at this product I found. I need one immediately! I will be the hero of the game...no more bending over to pick up the ball. Think of all the wear and tear I will save on my back! This one even picks up two balls at the same time!!!

Product Review: The LifeStyler

If I got one of these I'd never have to worry about those long walks on par 5 holes again!

Photo of the Day: Pink Socks

Check out those pink socks!!! I just have to get me some!

Quitting Sailing

The time has come. It has become clear to me that sailing just isn't for me. I have become too old and fat for a Laser...and even a Force 5 seems to exciting for me. So, I have decided to take up the ancient sport of golf.


This site will now feature interesting commentary on the how different kinds of grass can affect putting, seasonal allergies, whether walking is too strenuous, the right kind of club covers to buy, the biggest and best umbrellas, how to avoid blisters, etc.

Watch this space...for exciting coverage of GOLF!!!

Take a Walk on a Virtual Beach

Click the picture to explore Virtual Sand

Deep Thought: There's Not That Much Water and Air

Left: All the water in the world (1.4087 billion cubic kilometres of it) including sea water, ice, lakes, rivers, ground water, clouds, etc.

Right: All the air in the atmosphere (5140 trillion tonnes of it) gathered into a ball at sea-level density. Shown on the same scale as the Earth.

Windy Landing

Good weather for sailing...not so good for landing an Airbus A320.

Over the weekend, a Lufthansa Airlines flight scraped its wing on the ground during a landing attempt in Hamburg, Germany.

Pirate Mural

Check out this massive (180cm X 190cm) pirate ship wall-decal for your kiddies' room. A perfect way to get the li'l sailors off on the right foot. Or peg. Link

Random Photo: Looks Like Fun

I have no idea who this is, or where the photo was taken. Via Pizdaus.

Carnage at the Laser Worlds

Windy conditions in Terrigal for the Laser Worlds.

Been there, done that...well, not at a World championship, and not as badly as poor Deniss Karpak from Estonia (the guy in 193043 who seems to have started this mess).

Don't feel bad Tillerman...even the "kids" capsize in Terrigal.