As we are now entering into an intense period of storms, please ensure your vessel and crew are safe and protected.
Keep in mind that other people's inaction to protect their vessels (improperly secured to the berth) can damage your vessel that is safely secured.
Raven 1st
Black Pearl 2nd
Borderline 3rd
X-Ta-Sea 4th
Sorcerer 5th
Aftica DNF
Airwave DNF
Bird Bath DNF
Going into last weeks final Wednesday night race, three NYC crews where battling for 2 – 4th places. Blue Baiou in 2nd with 21 points, with Mini Pearl and Little Fogger next tied with 23 points. At the end of the race Mini Pearl claimed 2nd overall for the year with Blue Baiou and Little Fogger tied with Little Fogger finishing in front based on tie breaker rules.
However results have fallen into questions with accusations of blood tampering. It has been suggested that the crew of Mini Pearl had been donating large quantities of blood in the hours preceding each race in effort to lower weight. The major piece of evidence was Blair observed to be wearing a toque in every race due to low body temperature.
When contacting International Doping Official’s, they commented that they have never heard of blood letting being used as a performance enhancing practice. However they have always wondered why snowboarders wear their toques in the summer, coincidence we think not.
This suite (60m2) consists of a full-beam bedroom and an ample sitting area. The bedroom located in the front features a centerline king-size bed, sofa, marble fitted bathroom and jacuzzi. The surrounding panoramic windows offer an everyday changing seaview and each morning the guests will wake up to a new sunset.The former sections of the yacht went through a detailed renovation as well. Most cabins are refurbished keeping the elegant, classical style of the yacht.
The rear section of the suite is the private saloon. It features ample lounge area, wide screen LCD TV, massage chair, library and bar. Wide windows allow plenty of light and panoramic day time view.
Bond Night
Get out your martini glasses, Aston martins, golden guns, dinner jackets, commando gear, spy wear and Bond Girls that you all have stashed away in your boats for the Sanderson or firecracker beach party on the long week end. Weather forecast depending; it should be on Saturday evening at
Prepare to have fun or we may have to kill you…
In case you wanted to know more about Bond Girls for some ideas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://www.jamesbondmm.co.uk/
http://www.bondmovies.com/
007.5
$18,494, plus all expenses:Remember 10% off the above rates if you book before the end of September 2008!!!
- 7-night, Monday 6pm to Monday 10am charter
- 6-night, Friday noon to Thursday noon charter
Eagle Ray also offers 3-night weekend rates, special mid-week rates, 2-night charters, day trips, and sunset cruises. INQUIRE!
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We received an email from American Airlines this week, informing us that they have a special offer of low-priced fares on flights to Paris for September and October 2008. This would be a good time to treat yourself to a French barge vacation holiday :)
CLICK ON EITHER PHOTO TO ENLARGE ***Lycian Rock Tombs set in the cliff just behind downtown Fethiye***The culprit watermaker part - lighter is to give some idea of size!!!!***
Ottoman-Greeks who were relocated to Greece after the Turkish War of Independence. This was around 1920 when all the Greek Orthodox Ottomans were moved to Greece and the Muslim Ottomans were moved from Greece to Turkey. The numbers weren't even though and no Muslims settled in this village so over the years it has decayed away, with help from the frequent earthquakes that occur in these parts. It was all a somber sight and well worth the visit. For those of you that have read Louis de Bernieres' novel "Birds without Wings", this was this village that provided the inspiration for Eskibahce the village in his novel. Unfortunately I went out without my camera so the scenes from this haunting location are committed only to memory.
On a personal note, I received my Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) - about 2 1/2 weeks after applying.
When I applied, the office told me it would take 4-6 weeks.
I ma pleasantly surprised at the speed this took. In a good way.I had the pleasure of receiving a demonstration of the CODA UIS (Underwater Inspection System) in St. Petersburg, Florida this week. It is 4 dimensional as it works to provide information on the Height, Width, and Depth (3D) with the fourth dimension, Time, added in.
Basically, it provides a graphic display of the sea floor (or hull, or pilings under the pier) visually in real time - as you are traveling the length of the pier face, it is giving you the visual output at the same time - great for spotting anomalies that you will want to investigate further (such as suspicious objects, divers, etc.).
It can be a mobile platform (outfitted to a small craft) or a static position - the employment method is really limited to the imagination of the user.
For more information, please go to http://www.codaoctopus.com/. Let me know what you think.
***Mark outside one of the many rug shops in Kas***Welcome to Greece, Balvenie on the wall at Kastellorizo***Kastellorizo Harbour from the other side Mark with small fishing boat*** Balvenie in tiny Kalkan harbour***
lanes, cafes and rug shops.
to rubble in an earthquake. There is no water on the island and apparantely it is almost a ghost town during winter. However during summer it has been revitalized by many expat Greeks that went to live in Australia and have now come back and bought little waterfront cottages to spend their summers (Australia's winters) . It is slowly being turned into a place definately worth stopping at. There are some good restaurants along the waterfront and we went ashore and sampled our first Greek dinner at the Olive Garden which was excellent. Next morning we up anchored and went stern-to on the harbour wall which was free as long as you ate ashore, not a hardship!! There is a very good little museum here and also a mosque which has the history of Kastellorizo well displayed, they also have a 20 minute video on at 12noon which was excellent. It showed photos of the harbour in the early 1900's and then now. It is not many places that were booming then and empty now, but this is one. This was an excellent stopover, no issue at all of checking in/out, just change courtesy flags.
other boats were, although the depth was ok it is very exposed if any wind comes up and it was also quite rolly. So still feeling confident from our Greek Med mooring we decided to get some more practice in and entered the small harbour and "parked" where directed by the harbourmaster. We timed it quite well, about half an hour later it was like Picadilly Circus with yachts, gulets, fishing boats and tour boats arriving at once. It seemed quite full, but they just kept on coming and no one was turned away, it was tight but ok. We decided not to plug into shore power, a smart move as we later noticed smoke coming out of the dockside power unit. The 3 boats plugged in all had small fires onboard as a result, not a good thing - they were all charter boats so weren't so worried, they were more concerned about would the hair dryer, toaster and fan still work! The harbour fee including water was 60 Lira for us, expensive but we could not have come in here otherwise and Kalkan by night is a true delight.
The £40,000 virtual reality riding machine combines a mechanical horse with a host of electronic sensors and a screen, to recreate the joys of an outdoor ride without the need for mucking out.Here's the link to the TELEGRAPH's article: CLICK HERE
