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Prett good article on this; couple years old, but worth another read: http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/magazin ... lained.asp

Five of six inflatable PFDs were pulled over the heads of swimmers caught in rough surf. One fatality resulted. Details and analysis here: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2013/ ... -accident/ Their takeaway: 5) It is our experience that the auto-inflating PFD’s worn by our crew were not...

Perhaps a bit OT, except for those enamored of the US SW and its canyons. A motivator to pick your campsites carefully should you visit flash flood zones. Some gratuitous mugging and photobombing in the first minute ... but the debris flow footage is remarkable. https://youtu.be/_yCnQuILmsM

http://web.archive.org/web/200901012132 ... sample.asp Drug this out again. Philip is one of the funniest people on the planet ... and lucky, too!

I know many Brats have visited Echo Bay, BC, up in the Broughtons, and some of those have met Billy or visited his museum over the hill from Echo Bay. Billy just turned 80, having spent his entire life in that part of the world, and is about the last old timer still standing, still active, and...

Not something you can do on a C Dory, but perhaps of interest for its artistic value. Guy attached programmable LEDs to a paddle shaft and then had the paddler cross the camera field, low light conditions, such that the paddler does not stand out. Really shows where the paddle goes. I love...

Around here, Ole and Lena jokes are pretty popular. At the Scandinavian Midsummer Festival celebration in June, a booth sells booklets with dozens in each, similar to this one. If this one flies, I will spin out the account of Lena's attempt to properly memorialize Ole's passing in the obit...

A friend sold his Pygmy Arctic Tern stitch and glue kayak to these guys ... the concept was very popular. He dubbed the boat Arctic Urn. Not a bad way to go. http://vimeo.com/32042436