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more about #sailing EBone: Calling Captain Stan Marsh! #boats more » marginaldamage: nuke the whales #boats more » chris.f: Wouldnt "radar-deflecting paint" be the opposite of stealth? Just wondering..... #boats more » A_Rock: DORPHIN AND WHAREL!!!! #boats more » scubasteve03: Serious question here... What can they actually do besides pull up to the whalers and politely ask them to stop? I think it's a great concept, but I d... more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I'll only find this interesting if they mistake a French Navy boat for Japanese whalers. #boats more » Thangka: Guy also has one of the largest private yachts in the world. Shit like this raises Socialist hackles on my back. #larryellison more » fastm3driver: And from a engineering perspective: If the mast broke, why would you want to put another one of the same type back on the boat? #larryellison more » Kaiser-Machead: Yeah, that's real fine expensive gear you brought out here, Mr. Ellison. 'Course I don't know what that bastard shark's gonna do with it, might eat it... more » Gordonium: Yeah, Ellison's spot-on when he said that it was a "minor setback." Those professional racers have pit crews loaded with replacement parts at every si... more » Curves: I can hear the sound of that snapping mast in my soul. Gorgeous craft. #larryellison more » ridgecity: What materials does that mast have to use to cost $10,000,000? I think these guys are getting ripped-offs... #larryellison more » njdevil: For a lot less than $10 million I would build a boat made out of strippers and cocaine, powered by the Pope's piss and shaped like nunchucks. #larryel... more » Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected: Ten dollars for a mast? Completely unreasonable! #larryellison more » The Lab: I don't know a ton about stealth technology but I would bet there are requirements beyond "black paint" and "looking cool". #boats more » Thangka: I would imagine the Earthrace is going to be deployed as a tracking vessel. In past seasons, keeping up with the whaling vessels has always been a pro... more » clR3vv: When need Stan Marsh leading this expedition. #boats more » jperly: The problem here is that there really isn't such a thing as purely 'international waters' anymore. I mean, whose responsibility is it to do something ... more » Yerzriknot: Why do environmentalists have such massive boners over whales? more » Digo: Wait, isn't the goal of protesting the total opposite goal of stealth? #boats more » -
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Anyone Have a Spare $10 Million Racing Yacht Mast Lying Around?
A quick glimpse into the life of a software billionaire: When Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle Racing yacht snapped its $10 million mast this week, the ship's helmsman (not Ellison) described the event as a "minor setback." More » -
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Matte Black Earthrace Power Boat Hunts Those Who Hunt Whales
Last we heard from Earthrace, the super sleek 78-ft. power boat that runs on its captain's fat, it was circumnavigating the globe. Today, the ship has a new Batman paint job and a new mission: Hunting whalers. More » -
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Butterfingered Sea Captains Need These Floating, Loudly Colored Boat Tools
Yar! Where be my pliers and braided cable cutters? Avast! There they be, bobbin' in the surf, next to me floatin' massage chair! More » -
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The Deep Flight Super Falcon Sub is Actually a Private Airplane for the Sea
I'd never been envious of Tom Perkins' giant sailboat, the Maltese Falcon, until it received a deployable submarine in its belly. The sub, called the Deep Flight Super Falcon, is a 21-foot electric vehicle, bringing aerodynamic principles to the sea. More » -
#sunpoweredfun
Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: The Finish and a New Record
The Finish: The Pegasus Open 50 sailboat just set the Transpac record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds for a double handed monohull ship. Previous Record: 10 days, 4 hours and 4 minutes. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 6, Power is Back
July 12, 5:15 AM PST Sailing along fast. Found faulty regulator and alternator. Good start. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Rainbows...and We've Lost Power
July 11, 9:20 PM PST Lost all ways to recharge batteries, down to emergency battery. Just like an airplane. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 6/7, The Wind is Picking Up
The wind is picking up, and at the same time, the boat has to Jibe to port to adjust its path towards Hawaii. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 5/6 and the Moon
July 9, 5:30 PM PST Today we are living within the realm of Squalls. Squalls in the the Northeast sub-tropical Pacific are different. They are small, concentrated and powerful. The rain lasts ~20 minutes under them if you're stationary. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Finally, Through the Fog, a Sunset
July 8, 9:00 PM PST This is what a sunset looks like in the middle of the ocean, from a sailboat racing from California to Hawaii. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 6: The Kitchen Sink
All food on the sailboat is heated on a pivoting stove that self rights to true down, no matter how much it's rocking. It's also the sink, which spits fresh or salt water. All food is vacuum bag sealed. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 4, Following the Low Pressure
July 8, 3:30 PM PST Pegasus has been chewing up the miles and we are very lucky for that. Our last two days were 305 and 295 nautical miles respectfully. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Night 3, This is What Sailing in the Pitch Black Ocean is Like
July 8, 0:30 AM PST We are clearly entering the realm of the tradewinds. The natural path to Hawaii and it's rich seafarer's culture. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 5: Internet, Sat Phones, Kevlar, Heaters
The Open 50 raceboat's cabin has three satellite phones, a kevlar roof to pass wireless signals through and even Ethernet. The tour continues here. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: IPhone Video, Endless Fog
Here's a clip, uploaded moments ago from the Pegasus Open 50 sailboat underway in the Transpac race, using an iPhone 3G S, Wi-Fi and Satellite uplink. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 3
July 7, 4:50 AM PST A quiet and relatively slow night. Around 10 PM it became clear that the wind was backing off and that we were entering the "Pacific High doldrums ridging zone". More » -
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The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 4: Barometer, Autopilot, Wind Meter and Keel Control
For those interested in how sailboats work, Bruce Mahoney of Pegasus Racing continues his tour of the tech inside the Open 50 Raceboat. Here he starts into the cabin, where weather and navigation are handled (dryly, I might add). More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day Two, Heading South and Kulani the Barometer
July 6, 6:00 PM PST After we licked our wounds, we made sail changes all day. With just the two of us and a lot of sail area, each change is a major project. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: A Brief History of the Transpac Race
What's this sailing race about? The Transpac isn't the biggest sailboat race, but it's the longest of the two oldest. The first Transpac happened in 1906, less than a month after the great SF earthquake, forcing it to start from LA. More » -
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The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day/Night One
July 5th, 2:40PM PST, 2009, Catalina Islands: Right before the start, one hour on our way, our hydraulics failed. That's the system that helps cant the keel. It's a must have. More »
