“And we sail and we sail and we never see land, just the rum in the bottle and a pipe in my hand…”
This is the more traditional “Mermaid” as covered by many shantymen, and is a completely different song from the Great Blue Sea song we presented yesterday. From An Album of Street Literature, A. Ryle and Co. (1800? London?). Thanks, Gavin, for the find.
A cure for winter blues. Defi Petit Navire - french racing in the Douarnenez Bay.
No sound, but the slo-mo is cool.
This has been blogged elsewhere, but just in case you missed it there is a new online publication on the scene, Canoe Sailing Magazine. The charter issue looks great! It seems to be UK based, and more about traditional canoe sailing than outriggers, but I am sure they will feature them at some point. We wish them the best, and look forward to reading more.
Newfoundland’s own Great Big Sea perform the traditional ballad “The Mermaid” (no, not the one about the sinking ship, it’s the one that addresses the mermaid problem). NSL earlier posted the cover art from their album The Hard and the Easy here.
Yes, Joe, it is a real site.
Clear your calendars and get your tickets for Hukilau 2008, Ft. Lauderdale June 12-15.
Ed Hamilton, the Minister of Rum, will be appearing locally to teach “RUM 201: Advanced Rum”. This event is part of Alameda’s Forbidden Island RUMFEST 2008 celebration.
February 27th at 7:00pm: RUM 201: Advanced Rum with Edward Hamilton.
Forbidden Island is pleased to welcome back Edward Hamilton, internationally known rum expert and the author of four books on rum. Edward will be teaching an “upper division” course on rum to build on the class he taught at Forbidden Island last year. But don’t worry, Rum 101 is not a pre-requisite for this class! Ed will discuss in detail the differences in rum blends and styles, featuring navy and demerara rums, identifying the differences between molasses vs. sugar cane rums, and more. Of course, there will be a matched tasting with the class, featuring some of the finest rums in the world. Tasting tickets are available in advance or at the door for $30, but supplies are limited, so hurry in. Don’t miss this very special event!
In other news,
Alameda tiki bar Forbidden Island has announced the creation of the Kill-Devil Club, a rum-tasting program in which participants who sample all of the rums on the checklist (around 100 of them) will get their name printed on a plaque behind the bar. No word on whether it’s inspired by Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant’s Blue Agave Club, whose members can earn a “master’s degree” by drinking 35 Tequilas.
For a quick start to the Kill-Devil program, patrons can try three tasting flights of four rums each. A rare bottle new to the bar is the British Royal Navy Imperial Rum, which was rationed daily to sailors up until 1970.
THIS IS NOT FAIR. I must have sampled at least 15 rums at FI over the last year and now I have to start over again! Oh, well. If any Bay Area bloggers/sailors would like to meet and get smashed, drop me a line.
Who says fish are only for Fridays?
Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution states
The Congress shall have power … To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to
Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.
Even such whimsical creatures as mermaids have been protected by the US Patent office as seen in this gallery of designs and inventions.
Pretty. Get yours here.
This has been blogged a lot already, but you can find a good story with pics here on the 1000+ yard-long saltwater pool by the sea. The pool itself is in Chile.
The blandly named blinkfiles is a very fishy portal for links and posts all related to fish. Don’t be put off by the lack of splashy graphics, there is a lot of neat stuff if you dive in deeper.
YOUNG SEA-LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS
Their canoe is a dug-out constructed to hold eight people besides the steersman. An outrigger, made of a log of light timber and fastened to the canoe by crossbars, makes it an admirable surf-boat. Sailing canoes, with an outrigger on both sides, a mat sail, and bark ropes, are also in common use
From the Secret Museum of Mankind
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