Virtual Ship's Log from Captain Hammer

'Cause I don't have enough to do already

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Regatta 1

Great weather for sailing on Sunday. Another class at Austin Yacht, and a great race afterwards.
The wind was calm for "morning lessons". Got a pic of one of the four C130's that flew right over us in formation while we were out. Then the wind picked up a bit, I got on as midshipman on another J-24, and raced in the afternoon. These guys are sharp: 24 ft boats coming within a couple of feet from each other, brushing against one another's sails, and not one collision. It was crazy being in the fray with so many boats around (the pic shows them all spread out 20 minutes before the start). I would have taken more pics, but was too busy helping win!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Dog Days

This next week will be the worst- the last of the Summer. Highs will continue to be in the 100's and the start of football will remain just out of reach. This would be a good week to sit, scheme, and review my designs.
Work on the canoe finally reconvened yesterday, and almost a full ounce of hops were harvested from my vine and brewed into a pale ale. Not a bad weekend, for the dog days.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Miles says...

"That's the nice thing about sunsets: the colors always kind of go together."

Off the balcony after this evening's storm.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Silly Project #489

But really, spending time with your kid making something cool out of old toys is never silly. This was our proof of concept model: using an RC toy connected to other things to make them work. After we get this boat tweaked, we're on to the RC blimp. Then, the world!
Sorry for the poor video quality- I was trying to juggle the camera and the remote at the same time.