New Sea Chantey Compilations On Compact Disc Recently, a pirate- oriented fan subculture fueled by Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean movie series has been growing across the United States. With it, a great many musical groups have begun performing sea chanteys and sailor songs in both traditional and innovative arrangements, inventing new genres like “pirate rock.” The heavily synergistic Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has lent its imagery to everything from breakfast cereal to pinball machines, so it was not surprising when a collection of sea songs was recently released under the Pirates brand name. This anthology, called Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys (2006), is uneven and anachronistic, but it is a fascinating example of … Details
The America’s Cup action is leaving the courtrooms and heading out to the water. We hope. In a unanimous decision, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) being the Challenger of Record for the 33rd America’s Cup.
Immediately after the conclusion of the 32nd America’s Cup in 2007, the winner, Alinghi, selected a “paper” yacht club, Club Nautico Espanol de Velo (CNEV), as the challenger of record. The problem was that CNEV didn’t actually satisfy any of the conditions to be the challenger…things like members, previous races, a clubhouse, not even, as famously pointed out, a web page. So our long legal battle started, GGYC sued in the New York Courts (home of the Deed of Gift), they won then they lost on appeal and then had a tie and finally yesterday won what seems like the final legal battle… Details
Paddling atop a 60-foot waterfall — while inside nothing more than a glorified milk jug — Chris Korbulic’s mind calmly analyzes the speed, trajectory and technique that make kayaking over mega-waterfalls more about precision than insanity.
Korbulic envisions launching his kayak over the waterfall lip, then bear-hugging his 9-foot plastic boat as he plunges vertically at more than 45 mph.
Together they either will slip cleanly into the pool below like an Olympic diver, or they will fall flat and turn his pelvis into pick-up sticks… DetailsÂ
Motors will be roaring and Santa Rosa Sound will be packed with personal watercraft and riders for the 2009 Jet Ski “X2travaganzaâ€Â April 24-26 at Navarre Beach.
The second annual extravaganza will take place just offshore from Juana’s Pagodas. “Last year we had the event on Pensacola Beach and had about… Details
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