A long time has passed since my last report of my grand tour all around SL's most northern mainlands. If you can't remember the last post, I ended up at Jes Kattun's LCC outpost in Gogol on the Nautilus west coast. Since Gogol is a dead end, I had exactly two options to finish my tour. Both meant to escape this cul-de-sac and sail up north ag [...]
Grand Tour Pt. VI – Corsica sou...
A long time has passed since my last report of my grand tour all around SL's most northern mainlands. If you can't remember the last post, I ended up at Jes Kattun's LCC outpost in Gogol on the Nautilus west coast. Since Gogol is a dead end, I had exactly two options to finish my tour. Both meant to escape this cul-de-sac and sail up north ag [...]
Griefing, Then and Now
Mowry Bay Mayhem Two months ago the Mowry Bay region was hit by a griefer attack. It was not alone; several other popular spots were also inundated by a flood of flying posters that announced: “BAD LAB OPEN CARTEL VR6 … Continue reading →
Bay City Celebrates Year Four on Sund...
In May 2008, Blue Linden gave the word, and a shiny-new community called Bay City arose from the primordial Pink Slime on the West Coast of Sansara. Actually, I think the Moles had a lot to do with it… With the … Continue reading →
Fri 3:30pm Trudeau One Racing –...
With few mishaps and a new rope in hand, we sail forth to conquer the Blake Seas! Trudeau One racing requires both boldness and finesse! Jolly good, Racers! The results speak for themselves. Hope to see you all next week!Race 1, Course L2Race Resul...
shopping in Qlar Fell
Today Trap and me were busy again mocking up a little (very little) shopping district in her sim. It is far from finished but doesn't look too shabby does it?fltr: proud landlady Trap, visitor Chloie and hard working OrcaFor now Trap offers 4 differently sized shops: 2 small wooden sheds and 2 doublestorey brickface builds. Because of the loc [...]
Another Destroyer
It's been a peacefull while since last time I spotted a warship off the Tradewinds coast. Yesterday it happened again.Another destroyerLotsa details, so even though I really don't like these grey shadows, I must admit they're well made.Quiz timeThis one is kinda different from the other destroyer. They are flying the same colours, and they ar [...]
Sail for Life Poker Run on May 20!
Sail for Life Poker Run May 20th 2:00pm to 5:00pm Sail anything that floats! This is a game, not a race! Hosted by Fishers Island Yacht Club Followed by Mamaa Saiz Live! 4:00pm The Poker Game: 5 Card Stud Enter the … Continue reading →
ACA Races @ NYC 6PM – 17 May 2012
Thank you all for race. I crash twice. But I was not crashed in second race start and i made a big mistake.I didn’t hear Silber shouting “not Ready”… My apologies to Silber, and of course all off you present in place, or not. I will try to do better w...
IACC Racing @ NYC – 4pm 17 May 2012
NYC-G2DRace Results: 1: diamond Marchant ID33DM -- 00:18:54 2: Pazzo Pestana ID66PP -- 00:20:36 3: VitorCr Resident IDVC33 -- 00:20:40[16:26] Lap Times: diamond Marchant ID33DM -- Start: 00:00:05 -- Last lap: 00:18:49 Pazzo Pestana...
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need a home?
... Oyoyoy, I don't know if I should do this. Usually trying to keep my little bloggy free of any commercial stuff and advertising. Just giving some unbiased opinion about products every now and then.... Hm, oh yes, that's it. This isn't advertising, this isn't commercial. And although I'm a bit involved in the terraforming and Trap is a clos [...]
Loon-at-sea
OCEANIC Mk 1 Many reading this (well okay, the two or three people reading this) probably already know Motor Loon. He’s an SL designer/builder with a reputation for building wonderful custom motorcycles and cars. All his vehicles show a signature … Continue reading →
Talk about scale
Here's just a few shots of Dutch and me having a boattalk... In front you see the Flying Fizz, - known for it's fantastic sailing simulation. Behind us you see the VO70. And what's the connection, you might ask? Well, the VO70 is really just a scaled up version of a modern dinghy.Little sisterThe VO70 has the same sails, - main, jib and [...]
Hermione, freedom’s frigate
Follow up of the Hermione project (http://slsailing.com/blog/2011/05/09/hermione-freedoms-frigate/)In March: first contact of the hull with of the liquid element. This operati...
Awesome Q2m Results – NYC 3PM W...
Q2m Results - NYC 3PM Wednesday 16 MAY 2012Well it was another fine day on the Blake Sea and we had another fabulous turnout of rough and ready sailors! Last week's winds at 22 knots may have been a little to fresh for some peoples tastes, and today...
Scheduled Inventory Maintenance
[Posted 2:55 PM PDT, 16 May 2012] On Thursday, May 17 6:00AM - 7:00AM PDT we will be conducting inventory database maintenance that may cause some residents to be unable to login and some residents already inworld may be logged out. It may also prevent inventory from loading. Please keep an eye on this blog post for updates.
LCC tues cruise to the TYC boat show
You know the worstest reporter in SL? The absolutely incapablest blogger of all times? Someone who can't see a story when it bites them in the ass? Someone who you can drop a dead president on and she won't notice the newsworthyness?Yes, talking about yours truly. For example last night. See, LCC cruises twice weekly, it's always fun but hard [...]
RC Server Channel Rolling Restarts
[POSTED 6:56am PDT, 16 May 2012] We will be performing rolling restarts for regions on the Magnum, BlueSteel, and LeTigre RC server channels shortly. Please save all builds and refrain from rezzing no copy objects or making inworld L$ transactions.
For more information about the specific RC server channels, please refer to the links below.
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A Dragon talk
Here's a few shots of a beautiful - but still unfinished - piece of work... the Dragon. This version has a FizzKit sail engine inside. Now, what kind of sense does that make to the average virtual sailor? It is all about getting that sailing experience close to the real thing.A Dragon-like DragonFirst, it means the Dragon can be made to sail [...]
Destopnews 2012-20 (EN/FR)
This full edition takes you from South Carolina to St Barth visiting Croatia and Thailand along the way For this week's agenda1. Star Worlds - France 2. Top of the Gulf Regatta - Thailand 3. Solo Concarneau -- France4. Transat AG2R -- St BarthITV...
Nemo racing at NYC Bowsprit line R...
NYC Nemo races at 3PMTuesday,15 May 2012Thank you all for race.It was a very good event. We miss Di and Wolfhard in first course... Wolfie sleep, during all time course, in his Nemo at start line... Diamond was laggy and lost boat.In second course...
Racing tips : Boost your downwind !
The question is very simple: how to significantly increase your downwind boat speed, while maintaining your heading the same, and with a constant true wind (both in speed and direction). Impossible? Of course not!Suppose you sail a course to the sout...
What’s your style
So much to see around Tradewinds these days. I am not much into powerboats, but hey... gotta try something new from time to time...Classic ISo here's Charlotte... A little too small to be a true liveaboard, but big enough for a weekend cruise or perhaps a few days more. There is a nice bedroom in the forepeak... Lamps, clocks, books and drawe [...]
Quest 2.4 M races at NYC Monday 14th ...
What a fun event, and fun competition, too much for me, lol. Racing needs concentration, something I dont have at 1am, lolThank you Ronin for stepping in for Glor, hes away on hols I believe.Good fun.Auntie GemmaXXXXXXXRace Results: 1: diamond M...
