“Sea Saw” by Olly Moss. Too clever. (via Brian Everett)
The National Library of New Zealand becomes the sixteenth organisation to join Flickr Commons. My only disappointment is that the largest image size available for use appears to be 700 pixels, too small for any useful print applications. (via Steve Leggat)
America’s Cup winning helmsman Ed Baird flips the Alinghi Extreme 40 catamaran at the iShares Cup grand prix in Lugano. (Photo by Vincent Curutchet)
Following today’s court order, Larry Ellison has eliminated the competition and gained access to the America’s Cup Match, a feat BMW Oracle Racing has never been able to achieve on the water.
— Alinghi lawyer Lucien Masmejan in a statement following State Supreme Court Judge Herman Cahn’s ruling that the Swiss team must race BMW Oracle in a Deed of Gift match in 2009. This effectively means New Zealand’s next chance to race for the Auld Mug will be in 2011.
I realize my design and schedule seem scary, but the truth is, I wouldn’t be willing to sail this route in any production sailboat available on the market today. They’re all too expensive, of course, even used, but more important, almost all are sinkable, most are far too slow, and they’re just not strong enough.
— Seafarer David Vann is days away from attempting a non-stop solo circumnavigation in a home-made trimaran he built for $25,000 using tools and parts from Home Depot. Read his piece for Esquire and then follow his progress.
