Friday, May 20, 2005
Have A Wetass Weekend...
Thursday Night Racing In Annapolis, Pre-Start...
(Photo: Mike "Maybe I'll Buy Another Boat" Faber)
Posted by Tim Zimmermann @ 10:17 AM 
The Iceberg That Ate Antarctica...
Okay, it's actually only dinging it up a bit. But our old friend, Iceberg B-15A is on the march again. B-15A is the world's largest floating object, and TWC readers who don't suffer from Alzheimer's or drug addictions will remember that the massive ice chunk already took out the Drygalski Ice Tongue.
Here's the latest satellite image, as the monster moves in on another ice tongue (why does every piece of ice down there look like a tongue to the eggheads? Fetish, much? I can only imagine what Austin Powers would be calling these things).
Here's the color(less) commentary from the European Space Agency:
This satellite image taken May 16, 2005 shows the bottle-shaped B-15A iceberg adjacent to the landfast Aviator Glacier ice tongue, toward the top of the image. The Drygalski ice tongue, near the bottom, was struck a glancing blow by the drifting B-15A a month ago. Pieces of Drygalski broken off by the blow can be seen drifting through the sea on either side of B-15A. Credit: ESA/ Envisat
B-15 Bomber: "Be afraid, Aviator, be very afraid! See the shards of Drygalski whimper in my wake, and cower before my massive, massive, mass...!"
Here's the latest satellite image, as the monster moves in on another ice tongue (why does every piece of ice down there look like a tongue to the eggheads? Fetish, much? I can only imagine what Austin Powers would be calling these things).
Here's the color(less) commentary from the European Space Agency:
This satellite image taken May 16, 2005 shows the bottle-shaped B-15A iceberg adjacent to the landfast Aviator Glacier ice tongue, toward the top of the image. The Drygalski ice tongue, near the bottom, was struck a glancing blow by the drifting B-15A a month ago. Pieces of Drygalski broken off by the blow can be seen drifting through the sea on either side of B-15A. Credit: ESA/ Envisat
B-15 Bomber: "Be afraid, Aviator, be very afraid! See the shards of Drygalski whimper in my wake, and cower before my massive, massive, mass...!"
Posted by Tim Zimmermann @ 9:54 AM
Movistar Moves On...
Here are the latest pics from Movistar Telefonica HQ. Movistar just departed Rio, headed for the barn in Spain.
Posted by Tim Zimmermann @ 9:47 AM
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Cat Craziness...
Beach cats can be a lot of fun. Check out this vid. And I've got some cool pics from Jake Kohl at Team Seacats...
"Fall a little faster, dammit! Right now, I've only got your leg in the frame..."
"Woo-hoo. That's a perfect 10! They stuck the landing..."
"Fall a little faster, dammit! Right now, I've only got your leg in the frame..."
"Woo-hoo. That's a perfect 10! They stuck the landing..."
Posted by Tim Zimmermann @ 10:28 AM
Annals Of Inanity: Nut Job...
Hey, we've all had money problems. But I bet no one has ever tried to resolve them in quite the same way as Brit performance artist (is that redundant?) Mark McGowan. McGowan wanted to pay off his student debt, so he came up with a brilliant payment plan: he rolled a nut all the way across London using his nose, ending at #10 Downing Street (that's Prime Minister Tony Blair's home for all you social studies-challenged Wetasses). It took him two weeks, and he left the nut and a letter at Blair's front step, asking him to accept the nut as payment for the loans. Blair should accept it, of course, because this sort of insane behavior SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED. It took McGowan two weeks to make the journey. And it wasn't pleasant. "The streets were dirty. There was hair and spit and bird poo. There were unmentionable things," he said. Thanks, umm, for not mentioning them. And go have a beer, Mark. Nice work...
Nutter: "Uh-oh. I've never seen so many used condoms..."
(Thanks to TWC Asst. Editor Dave "How 'bout this one?" Ross)
Nutter: "Uh-oh. I've never seen so many used condoms..."
(Thanks to TWC Asst. Editor Dave "How 'bout this one?" Ross)
Posted by Tim Zimmermann @ 9:56 AM
Sailing, Sailing, Sailing....
This is a big weekend. There are three major sailing events on tap.
Let's kick it off with one of my favorites, the Nokia Oops Cup (Letterman would love that name" "Uma, Oops, Uma, Oops"). The Oops series is sailed in 60-foot tris, and over the next few months will tour the Baltic. The kickoff regatta this weekend is off Helsinki. This year, our old pal Bruno Peyron, with navigating sidekick Roger Nilson, will be in the thick of it. Check out this excellent movie (click "Features," then "Nokia Oops 2004" video). It's got a pop soundtrack, lots of musical Swedish babbling, and great shots of the sailing...
Also on tap, the Rolex Transatlantic Challenge. I have mixed feelings about this one. If Maximus makes it (they've been having major teething problems), and can line up against Mari Cha IV, then this thing will be interesting. If not, it will be fun to watch Mari Cha, but other than that it will mainly be a transatlantic rally for really, really rich guys on their really, really nice boats. You can read the latest news from Mari Cha here. If we're lucky we'll be getting a report or two from a special correspondent onboard Mari Cha, but I don't want to put any pressure on him so I won't name names...
Finally, there will be some hardcore racing across the Pond. Sunday is the start of the Calais Round Britain Race, and seven Open 60s will be burning up the track. Check out the list of entrants. We're looking at some of the best Open 60 sailors on the planet. TWC favorite Mike Golding has stacked his team with Brian Thompson and newly named Volvo Open 70 skipper Neal McDonald. We'll follow him around. In the meantime, you can amuse yourself watching tons of video from the 2003 race. This is going to be a great one...
Oops Cup Oops: "Hey, Knut! Watch your driving. Dammit, are you listening to Abba again on your IPod?"
Let's kick it off with one of my favorites, the Nokia Oops Cup (Letterman would love that name" "Uma, Oops, Uma, Oops"). The Oops series is sailed in 60-foot tris, and over the next few months will tour the Baltic. The kickoff regatta this weekend is off Helsinki. This year, our old pal Bruno Peyron, with navigating sidekick Roger Nilson, will be in the thick of it. Check out this excellent movie (click "Features," then "Nokia Oops 2004" video). It's got a pop soundtrack, lots of musical Swedish babbling, and great shots of the sailing...
Also on tap, the Rolex Transatlantic Challenge. I have mixed feelings about this one. If Maximus makes it (they've been having major teething problems), and can line up against Mari Cha IV, then this thing will be interesting. If not, it will be fun to watch Mari Cha, but other than that it will mainly be a transatlantic rally for really, really rich guys on their really, really nice boats. You can read the latest news from Mari Cha here. If we're lucky we'll be getting a report or two from a special correspondent onboard Mari Cha, but I don't want to put any pressure on him so I won't name names...
Finally, there will be some hardcore racing across the Pond. Sunday is the start of the Calais Round Britain Race, and seven Open 60s will be burning up the track. Check out the list of entrants. We're looking at some of the best Open 60 sailors on the planet. TWC favorite Mike Golding has stacked his team with Brian Thompson and newly named Volvo Open 70 skipper Neal McDonald. We'll follow him around. In the meantime, you can amuse yourself watching tons of video from the 2003 race. This is going to be a great one...
Oops Cup Oops: "Hey, Knut! Watch your driving. Dammit, are you listening to Abba again on your IPod?"
Posted by Tim Zimmermann @ 9:12 AM
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