Archive for March, 2009
Pitchpole Thursday…uh…it is Thursday isn’t it?
by Jake on Mar.13, 2009, under Miscellaneous
Second edition and I already missed Thursday! Well, better late than never. I’ve actually been the guy swiging around the front of one of these tiny little misunderstood boats. Unlike the catamarans we typically race, this type of boat does not go quite fast enough for a 180lb man to be thrown clear…the kid here was fortunate he was a little lighter!
A hard way to make 6 Horse Power
by Jake on Mar.11, 2009, under Miscellaneous
It’s waaaaaayyyy cool…but what a hard way to make 6 horse power (with a functional supercharger too!). 6.09 cubic inches (almost 100cc). More at http://www.conleyprecision.com/609.htm
Pitchpole Thursday
by Jake on Mar.05, 2009, under Miscellaneous
I’m not sure I can keep this up, but we’ll try to have a pitchpole feature every Thursday. Here’s the first of the installments.

Back in the Saddle
by Jake on Mar.04, 2009, under Miscellaneous
karl says:
March 4th, 2009 at 10:46 amHoly Crap!!!!!! You’ve updated your blog. What took you so long?
Yes, yes…I know. I had a period there where I put a lot of time and effort into my career (yes, I have a day job) and expanded/invested in the home business my wife and I run. That’s settling down a little now and I felt it was time to get back in here…who knows!, I might even get to that “shooting gelcoat” part 2 soon now that teamseacts.com is syndicated now.

Beauty is in the Eyre of the Beholder
by Jake on Mar.03, 2009, under Miscellaneous
The lake is only filling again because of the recent heavy rains that devastated Queensland with floods. The water is making a 1300 kilometer (800 mile) journey to fill up the salty lake bed and once the basin is filled, the water is said to be so briny that anything that protrudes from the lake is almost immediately encapsulated with salt. For reasons yet unrevealed to this author, the lake is also covered with a pink oily sheen. Race on catamaran brethren!…read more at Sail-World.com and see more photos at Mikewilkinsphotography.com


