Michigan, as well as most of the Midwest, is in the midst of the polar vortex – with horrific cold temperatures and wind chills approaching -40 degrees F (and C, coincidentally…). seems appropriate to share a sweet drone video of the DN iceboat North American Championship racing that was held recently on Lake Charlevoix in northwest Michigan.
I love how JFK had such a passion for the sea and for sailing – particularly small boat sailing.
(although his halyard could stand to be tightened a bit to get that upper spar up closer to the mast…)
a Sunfish sailor Breeze Bender over at the Sunfish Forum came up with a very clever way to repair small holes and tears in their older Sunfish sail using insignia cloth instead of just normal sail repair tape.
I love the random pattern and that they orientation used – it looks like a school of baby Sunfish floating randomly along, following the Mother Sunfish but each little ‘Fish is exploring a bit as they go, driven by the normal curiosity of youth.
I’ve blogged before about making your own Sunfish logo, and I still have a plethora of leftover sail insignia cloth, so I’ll have to replicate this concept on some of my older Sunfish sails.
after all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
an interesting video about malay jongs – tiny little sailboats.
For centuries the Malays in South East Asia have been racing jongs, or miniature wooden sailing boats. The sport has been dying out in recent years, but volunteers are determined to keep their tradition alive.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/embed/p06tlgdq/46423181
(I can’t the video to embed here… click the link above to see the video)
h/t: BBC article
here’s a nice points of sail diagram, with a bit of humor mixed in!
a couple weeks ago, the my2fish: Sunfish sailing blog passed 500,000 pageviews (all-time).
ONE [HALF] MILLION PAGEVIEWS!
it took a little under 4 years to reach 200,000, then a little over 1 year to get up to 300k, a little over 1.5 years to get to 400k, and then about 2.5 years to get the next 100k and get to the half a million mark. it is interesting (to me at least!), to watch the ebb and flow of the blog visitors. with a mostly summer sport, it definitely slows down during the winter – and then picks up quite a bit as the weather warms up – peaking in that June/July/August time when sailing is a bit more relevant to most people’s lives.
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for those who have just found the blog – thanks for visiting, and I hope you stick around a while!
for those who have been following the blog for a long time – thanks for all the views, the comments, and the feedback over these last few years!
I’ve had a lot of fun with the blogging, and I hope it’s been an interesting journey.
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similar to the 200k giveaway and 300k giveaway and 400k giveaway, I am having another cool gear giveaway to celebrate the 500,000 pageview milestone! for this give-away, it will be a brass Captain’s Whistle, made by Oceanus Brass. they currently have a Kickstarter campaign to fund a production run of the Captain’s Whistles and they’ve offered to give one to the lucky winner.
if you recall, they also recently provided me with one of their bow-shackle pens, so I guarantee the craftsmanship of the Captain’s Whistle will likewise be amazing!
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so here are the giveaway details, rules, etc.
thanks again for visiting the blog! and let the commenting begin!
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full disclosure: the gift item for the give-away is a sponsored item provided by Oceanus Brass.
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