Valen Coble of Bristol Boat Company explains the process of bevelling frames to fit the floors for the reconstruction of an original Herreshoff S-Boat. [Youtube]
8 notes (via boatporn & herreshoff)
The Wianno Senior has always been a confusing boat for me. It’s like a mutant Alerion descendant. Which is a problem, because I really like Alerion and all the boats that are descended from her. But a lot of them (like the other Herreshoff Alerion type designs, or the modern cold molded or fiberglass interpretations) are really nice, and the Wianno just seems kinda… fat and heavy and poorly proportioned, but still looks kinda like Alerion.
JFK’s boat, the Victura, is back at the JFK Library. The boat is located behind the museum, facing towards the ocean. Victura will be around until late fall. Stop by and take a look!
73 notes (via boatporn & jfklibrary)
Italian footballer Gianluigi Buffon yesterday swapped his football boots for waterproofs in a meet-up with ORACLE TEAM USA Skipper James Spithill and his crew, ahead of the 34th America’s Cup World Series regatta taking place in Venice.
6 notes (via pumasailing)
clearly if a buccaneer as enough swag t’ get an ice sculpture o’ a ship than they be havin’ too much swag…which be why i be havin’ an ice sculpture o’ a ship! YOHOHOHO!
Ice ship sculpture created by set designer and art director Rhea Thierstein | Shot by Tim Walker
12,278 notes (via cool-and-tough & bienenkiste)
2012 May 15 - All the Water on Planet Earth
nasa.govAll the Water on Planet Earth
Illustration Credit & Copyright: Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Howard Perlman, USGSExplanation: How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually.…
Watch this video: Their boat gets bashed with two enormous waves, and somehow the crew manages to not only stay afloat but post the footage to YouTube.
The infrequent Volvo Ocean Race features unfamiliar athletes with skills you won’t understand on expensive boats in the middle of nowhere. You won’t be able to look away. Seriously.
Lessons In Winning Fans From The World’s Most Elite, Niche Sport
A nice article from our friends at Fast Company…the Southern Ocean is fierce.
38 notes (via pumasailing & fastcompany)
From Wired How-To Wiki
On April 19, National Pubic Radio ran a story about a cruise ship that may have ignored reports that fishermen were stranded in a small vessel only a mile away. The lone survivor of the vessel, 18-year-old Adrian…
Apparently, human flesh tastes just like beef?!
