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Triumph Boats Awarded Consumers Digest Best BuyYacht Vacations & Charters Magazine (press release), FL - Jul 23, 2008Partnering with Cambria Charters, the 100-ft luxury cruiser offers unparalleled service, style and luxury, and is modeled after the classic style of The ...

Photographed it after Sunset on banks of Nethravathi River. Placed my camera on a tripod, framed the scene, set the auto focus to wide and aperture to the smallest f/8 .Clicked with self timer of 2 sec to negate any camera shake, when pressing the shutter button.A image or sky reflected on water makes an interesting monochromatic image with tonal variations. Such reflections also add symmetry to a

Inflatable boats are becoming most popular nowadays for the tourists as it contain a huge amount of gases & used at various places. These types of inflatable boats have different specialties in their quality & therefore it is divided into various types. It’s really will be an enjoyable moment traveling through inflatable boats with our [...]

Makes 24Ingredients * 2 cups chicken stock * 1 lemon, sliced * 2 bay leaves * 500g chicken breast fillets, trimmed * 2 teaspoons olive oil * 175g rindless shortcut bacon, finely chopped * 24 small cos lettuce leaves (see note) * 1/2 cup Caesar salad dressing * 75g parmesan cheese, thinly shavedMethod 1. Combine stock, lemon and bay leaves in a deep frying pan. Bring to

    Today I embarked on a journey to find a bathtoy that was not only fun but something I hadn’t seen in a bathtoy before. My first pick was a musical light up toy but upon reading the, over 400 terrible reviews on it thought better of it and instead found the Magnetic Boats in the [...]

341 South Lake Spicer MN MLS 3540605 $1,600,000  If you get this spectacular Spicer Minnesota lake home, that’s what your grandchildren will talk about at your eulogy! Your whole family will have fonder memories.  Own a Kandiyohi County MN lakefront home and your whole family will want to spend more time at your place!  Even your in-laws will [...]

Come Sunday and this is a regular meal at our house. I have been making this for almost 3 years now and strangely none of us are tired of eating the same old stuff. One week I use Lima Beans and the other week I use Black Eyed Beans. I also make oven baked potato [...]

Sport Fishing? This is why we do it!by Craig PetersenSport fishing is very popular today and all kinds of people seem to be enjoying it. Fish can be caught by casting a baited line from the shore and waiting for some passing fish to bite, but many people eventually discover the fun of fishing from a boat.Many avid anglers have boats made exclusively to be fishing vessels. Such people seem to plac

Raf Simons must be really ahead of the game in terms of style with their latest 2008 spring/summer Show Boats. This crazy mash up of white patent leather, multi colored straps, cork heel counter and suede lining.  You can pick up a pair now at Oki-ni. Images\Info: Hypebeast   Tags: Raf, Simons, Show, Boats

Choosing the ride wakeboard boat will help you to create the right type of wakes. Unlike ordinary boats, wakeboard boats come with a device that creates a larger wake. These wakes allow you to do aerial tricks while jumping from side to side. Although choosing a wakeboard boat seems like an easy process there are actually multiple types that you need to choose between. The most popular form of wak

The Bayliner Boat company was established in 1955 and since they have been dedicated to providing the best family boats and yachts so everyone can enjoy recreational boating to its fullest. The long term standing of this company ensures that they know how to build boats that people need and want. So why exactly would you want to buy a Bayliner boat for youre recreational needs?Simply put, Bayliner

When you have decided to go on a holiday to Italy or Morocco, or any of the Mediterranean countries, taking the ferry boats to other parts of the region is an adventure. Thanks to all the water bodies surrounding the region, ferries are available through the day at regular intervals. Say, you are in Egypt and want to hop across to Cyprus, you need to check out the information related to ferry boat

Through a new "Clean Boats Every Day" Initiative, the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration has declared the 2008 boating season a summer-long celebration of sustainable recreational boating throughout the Great Lakes. Through the Initiative, Great Lakes Governors, Mayors, Members of Congress, Tribes, Federal Agencies and other partners have joined forces to promote sustainable boating practices

"Sunny Day", Mousehole, Cornwall. 8"x10".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.I hoped to capture the stunning bright light as it bounced from almost every top surface of this view along the harbour of Mousehole. The tide had just gone out leaving the boats at wonderful angles, with wet glistening sand and seaweed covering some areas around them. In the background are some of the stur

Still watching all the energy stocks from yesterday too…this post will be comment-free as my recent performance/utter disregard for disciplined short sellers brings me down to typical industry scum/ makes me unworthy of your time … [visit site to read more]

Stage One (above):For this painting the under painting was done with a little bit of care, due mainly to the amount of different 'small' elements within certain areas of the painting - the boats and the background line of buildings that are instantly recognisable as St Ives in Cornwall. The areas of beach and sky were more quickly applied.For those outside the UK, the wonderful town of St Ives is

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Many lakes these days don't allow huge motorboats. A great deal of seasoned anglers like to fish these lakes, because they don't have weekend warriors blowing all over the place, showing off their green glitter bass boat. There are thousands of lakes and ponds across the country that have great large motor restrictions on them. This keeps all the fair weather fisherman far, far away from the fatte

Charter My Boats, Hire Us Charter My Boats Group rates…charter the boats for your group. Charter My Boats, Hire Us For scientific researchers and nature lovers, the quietest boats in the upper Amazon. Do you want the cheapest prices or the best experience? For the best experience, contact Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises, someone you can trust. Hire [...]

Dawn on the Amazon III If you Google search Amazon cruises, you find Dawn on the Amazon ranks second, (May 1st 2008) and that Dawn on the Amazon Tours and Cruises is the only company on the first search page that owns the Amazon River boats used on the cruises. We build our own boats. If [...]

Tiffany Shepherd, a biology teacher at Port St. Lucie High School, fired for Being Part of Bikini Crew on "Smokin' Em Charters" Fishing Boats. The 30-year-old blonde from Fort Pierce – who has a pre-medical degree - performs the usual duties of a ship's mate, but wears a bikini and...

Having delivered the paintings for the next mixed exhibition "That's Entertainment" at Lincoln Joyce Fine Art, Great Bookham, Surrey starting Wednesday 7th May with Private View on the 6th (contact details can be found on my web site) I headed off to the Essex coast. Having managed to clear the almost 'car park' situation on the M25 at the Dartford Tunnel due to a three lorry crash and turned off the A12 near Chelmsford I made for the small village of Tollesbury, a few miles North East of Maldon.For those that don't live in the UK, the M25 is the main ring road around London, superb when traffic is flowing but the complete opposite when not (like most main roads) and the A12 leaves London and heads up the East Anglian coast, through Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk ending at Great Yarmouth.At

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My Great-aunt had a saying, "Crows Ain't Ready!" She would say it anytime a black person did something particularly stupid. She died in 1991 when i was 23 years old or thereabouts. I use to ask her what she meant and she would only say that one day i would know. Well it took me about 3 years and some change for me to figure it out. What she meant was that black folks were one of their own worst enemies, they destroy their own progress and want more responsibility than they are ready to handle. She meant that as long as emotion had control over logic black folks would undoubtedly take 1 step forward and 2 back. Until we understand the phrase business is business we had no hope of succeeding.What i said sounds hard and unfair but in my experience is completely true, even if no one believes i

For anyone who takes interest in yachting, diving, fishing and other sea sports, Radon boats for sale could be a great bargain and even the deal they’ve been looking for for years. Radon represents no less than the benchmark according to which sport boats are rated and measured all over the world. More: continued here [...]

They want war…give em war WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) - Iranian boats engaged in a “mild” and “taunting” confrontation with a US warship in the Gulf, CNN television reported Friday. Late Thursday the three small Iranian boats approached the U.S.S. Typhoon, the report said. “One of those Iranian boats coming within 200 yards of the navy boat,” CNN reported, [...]

Borrowed Boats, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl. This last weekend we were busy, again… loads of fun stuff going on. We’re tired, but pretty satisfied. We started the weekend Saturday morning with a 4 hour long kayak trip. We’ve recently gotten involved with a group of women who go kayaking once a month. This month’s [...]

I know if you live in Arkansas right now the last thing you want to think about is water (our prayers are with all the folks who have lost their homes and their possessions to the flooding and tornadoes). The sun will eventually come out again and when it does, I know our thoughts will start turning to water skiing and enjoying the great Arkansas outdoors. This year, Arkansas Family Fun is

Paper Cars, Planes & Boats. Here are a few 'Paper Cars, Planes & Boats' that really appealed to us, though these ran into hundreds & thousands, but we tried our best to present some of the best. Paper Cars: Mini Cooper (2001 Model).Honda Accord Wagon (1991).Honda Accord 4door Sedan (1985).Alfa (156) Sport Wagon.Honda Fit ( 2007 : 2nd Generation).Volkswagen Lupo.Peugeot 307.Paper Boats:(Image: Credit).This paper boat has HTML codes on it. (Image credit: Worldofstock).(Image credit: Moonmaid). Paper Planes: Other Posts:Lords Of The Logistics - Part 2.Now This Is Definitely Excess Load.How Creative Can You Get With Crates.Safe Baby Pregnancy Tips - Hilarious Illustrations. Can You Make It Through These Russian Roads!

I have always loved being in the water so I tried a lot of water sports. But one thing I didn’t like to do was riding boats, so I might as well donate my boat to charity. Anyway there’s this website, www.boatangel.org, that accepts boat donations and then sells them. The proceeds goes to charity [...]

Today’s picture comes from the set of Bella Biondina. The movie, based a true story of a young Split girl who falls in love with an Italian Fascist soldier at the end of the Second World War, is being shot on the streets of Split at the moment. It is being directed Danijela Marušić, who [...]

Kollam, a prime center for houseboat cruise proudly stands at the west coast of India, in the southern state of Kerala. Kollam, surrounded with Ashtamudi Lake, is blessed with the charm of blue waters and elegant greenery. It is one of the known trade centers. Ashtamudi Lake, that envelops thirty percent of Kollam [...]

Stage One:While not strictly the first part completed, the first being the drawing up of the main elements using thinned oil paint, the above picture shows the quickly completed under painting - really about establishing the main tones and colours/colors.Stage Two:The sky and water - starting with the sky which was a grad lightening towards the sun before moving down to the distant line of bushes/trees and the far bank of the estuary. Like the sky kept very simple but with various colour/color changes along it's length.The water required some thought and care, firstly, due to the craft on the water and the foreground boats and secondly, more detail was required to show the ripples and small waves. The background craft were painted with just enough information to be recognisable, as can be

"Low Water in the Beck", Staithes, North Yorkshire 10"x14".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.Staithes is favourite location for many artists, situated on the North Yorkshire Coast a few miles north of Whitby. The village and surrounding area has provided material over the years for artists of The Staithes Group and to the more contempary artists that live in the area, like the Fylingdales GroupInfo on the Staithes Group of Artists:Staithes Town WebT.B & R. Jordon Gallery with examples of the artists workStaithes Gallery - art gallery in StaithesUtopia BritannicaImages of Yorkshire - gallery of photos of StaithesThe Fylingdales Group of ArtistsThere's more information groups about both if you do a search...What attracted me to this view, apart from the two wonderful for

From across the Used Furniture Outlet (UFO) in Greensburg, I could hear a joyful shout from my friend Scoobie: "Grayveebodegrayveebodegrayveebode!" I wasn't sure what language this was, exactly, but the enthusiasm was intriguing.Following the gleeful laughter and what sounded like the tip-tapping of an impromptu jig, I found her on the other side of the room, clutching the elusive Avon Cape Cod ruby glass gravy boat that belonged to her beloved dish set. The message became a bit clearer. "Gravyboatgravyboatgravyboat!" she told me, beaming, and holding it aloft.Scoobie would probably go on to chant same thing... oh... three or four more times at random that day, trying to reconcile her lucky find in her mind. I expect I'll receive email during the course of the week to the same effect, as t

Peggy's Cove again. I should have spent the day there. There is so much to see and photograph in that little village, it is worth an outing on its own. Someday I hope to organize a painters and photographers trip there. A worthy expedition!

"Pettycur Harbour", Pettycur, Fife, Scotland 10"x8".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.The reference material for this painting came from an all to brief trip along the Fife coastline two years ago and unfortunately this was the 'only' period of good sunlight for the trip. Pettycur is located on the north bank of the Forth (on the opposite bank is Edinburgh), a small village with a small sandy harbour/harbor with a few interesting boats."Moorland Stream", nr Woodhead Pass, Yorkshire 10"x14".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.A moorland stream tumbles down the valley very close to the, now closed, Woodhead Tunnel exit (the old railway line) on the infamous Woodhead Pass (1/2 mile looking in the opposite direction of the painting) as it climbs over the Moors b

"Wallowing in the Mud", Thornham, North Norfolk 8"x10".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.Low tide on a wonderful bright but hazy afternoon at Thornham on the North Norfolk coast. The boat numbers vary at Thornham, both due to the season and the fishing trips that depart from here. Like anywhere along the Norfolk coast the tides rule, coming in and going out very fast - a falling tide allows more drawing/painting time and can provide more visual interest (e.g. reflections, reflected light) in the mud/sand due it being still wet."Sailing Day", Bosham, Chichester, West Sussex 10"x12".Oil on canvas covered board. Alistair Butt © 2008.A busy day on the slipway in the delightful West Sussex village of Bosham, situated in Chichester Harbour and a real sailing hot spot. While not

There is a thrill experienced when you buy a model RC boat and able to control it skimming across the water as though you were controlling the real thing. Age is irrelevant as the rc model boat hobby is for people of all ages young to old, male or female. You can either buy a boat or build one from scratch, either way they are fantastic fun.Due to this thrill and self pride its always good to build a RC boat yourself, many local model shops sell all the parts you will need and the glue and other connection materials as well as craft places offering all sorts of transfers and stick ons. If you have never built your own model, you may think it sounds very complicated but infact it is much easier than you would think with the instructions being very user friendly.It is obvious though that bui

Sorry I've been quiet, but I have quite a lot of shit to post soon, it's just a matter of sorting it out. I just got back from the Philippines last week, and the trip totally kicked ass, one of my best trips in years and an absolute lock to win this year's roadtrip bracket. Anyway, the first thing I'm writing is also the longest, so I'll post the first part now-Why did the chicken cross the road? To send a Todd toward an untimely demise on a dusty Philippine “highway.” But I’ll come back to that. I had a pretty hilarious adventure, traveling from the world class beaches and tourist haven of Boracay to the earthier, trashier diving resort of Puerta Gallera, Little Laguna beach specifically. Getting from Manila to Boracay required a $120, 35 minute flight on a rock star killer, w

The Houseboat are giant country crafts, measuring up to 80 feet in length, retrieved from being lost to the State altogether. Once they ruled the backwaters, poled along by one or two men, heavily loaded with rice, coconut and other commodities. But in the recent times, the kettuvalloms have been replaced by more and modern modes of transport, relegating them to neglect and decay.It takes great skill and meticulousness to construct these giant House boats by tying huge planks of jack wood together. Curiously enough, not a single nail is used in their making of a houseboat. There used to be an entire clan of artisans who were involved in kettuvallam construction. Click to enlarge images

Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. On this trip, Ven, our missionary, took us to visit a little fishermen family that had just started coming to church. There were perhaps ten of us squashed in the car with Pastor Sam at the wheel, and as we drove past this idyllic scene with the blue, blue sky and the fishing boats floating on the blue, blue sea, I poked my camera quickly out of the opened window and took this photo.

Well, unfortunately, the ex didn’t go away in that dream from before. I hope he sure does soon. This time I was in a hotel room and I was with my current husband, and we were showering together and we were having a great time and madly in love. Then he had to go because I was going to meet with my ex and I didn’t want my ex to see my husband. Then I decided that I didn’t want to see my ex either, so I left out the back door and took a walk. Well, the ex was very mad, like he used to get, that horrible angry hatred feeling I’d pick up. But fortunately he left, but before I got back I decided that I should stand up to him and say my new guy is my Husband for goodness sake and he is priority! LOL too weird. Then later after the walk I was in this building with my sister and my flyball team, and we were going through some storage area. We could take whatever we wanted. I stuffed my pockets with some fragile crystal and glass figurines. There were a lot of boats aro

Date : 21/11/2007 To 24/11/2007 Place : Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Tak, Sukhothai, Chiang Mai November 21-24, 2007 Nationwide Loi Krathong Highlights and Event venues As the full moon of the twelfth lunar month (usually in mid-November) lights up the night sky, throughout the Thai kingdom, hundreds of thousands of ornately-decorated krathong or traditional banana leaf floats are set adrift in rivers and waterways in a spell-binding ritual called "Loi Krathong" - the 'festival of lights". This is one of the Kingdom's oldest and best-preserved traditions. The Loi Krathong tradition we know of today has evolved from the royal rituals of the early Rattanakosin period in which several types of lanterns were set afloat in the Chao Phraya River and its waterways. The Royal Rattanakosin Loi Krathong Festival During the early Rattanakosin period, the royal rituals of Jong Priang, Lote Choot, Loi Khome Long Nam, performed during the twelfth lunar month were base

For some reason, being able to control a miniature boat as it skims over the water of a local lake is something that many people find very appealing. It doesn't matter whether you are a kid or an adult; RC boats (Radio Controlled boats) are universally fun. On top of that, nothing is more fun than undergoing a huge and daunting project, and eventually seeing the results come through. Therefore you should consider building RC boats on your own, out of materials that you can buy from any local craft or hobby store. If you are here, you have likely already considered this prospect. It is more than possible, and probably easier than you would think. Since you have taken the more interesting route and decided to build your own RC boats rather than buy one pre-made, you will have quite a few mo

RC Cars:Nitro RC Cars Nitro RC car or Gas powered RC car is a radio-controlled model car that runs on a special fuel - a mix of oil, nitro-methane and methyl alcohol. The ESP of a Nitro RC car is that it is far more powerful and runs longer compared to Electric RC cars. They are a little more expensive than their electric counterparts - both to own and maintain. While electric RC cars are ideal for beginners, Nitro RC cars are ideal for serious hobbyists and racers. Basically, a Nitro RC car has an internal combustion engine of 2-stroke or 4-stroke type. Fuel is supplied from a little tank that contains its special fuel. Normal gasoline will not work in these engines. It starts either with pull start cord or starter box. As with real cars, these engines have a carburetor, air filter and su

As a material for boat building, fibreglass has gained in popularity over wood and metal in both developed and developing countries, mainly because of the relative simplicity of construction, the ability to produce many identical hulls from a single mould, and the ease of maintenance of the boats themselves. Fibreglass boats are completely watertight, rot-proof and resistant to borers.

I went to this beautiful island last time and had enjoyable time with my family . Basically , people go to Tioman Island for the under water . But for me I have no PADI licence so we just spent our time at the beach and also enjoying island hopping . It was so great to watch the beautiful sunset with my wife during the dawn at Tioman Island . For those who doesn’t know Tioman island , is it located in Johor , Malaysia . You need to travel to Mersing to catch the ferry for 3 hours to the island . Besides that we also enjoying playing towables boats with reasonable price . There are also other water games such as super mable and and big mable to enjoy with your family . Plan your trip and enjoy the beautiful island of Malaysia .

Have Chinese traditional wedding on boatsWedding boats cruise on a river in Fengjing Town in Shanghai Municipality, east China, Sept. 28, 2007. Twenty couples wearing ancient Chinese costumes attended a wedding in the Chinese traditional style held on 10 boats in the town Friday.

Boating is one of the favorite American summer pastimes. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 million people go boating each year. While boating is much safer than driving a car, there are still enough boating accidents to raise some alarm signals as to why boating accidents occur. 53% of fatal boating accident victims drowned, while 39% suffered trauma and 9% died of other causes. Most boating deaths result from falling out of a small yacht , without a PFD, whether it capsizes or not. Make sure that all boaters have on flotation devices. When boating be alert to sudden boat motion changes, wind shifts, light flashes and the beginning of choppy water. These sudden changes can all mean a storm is brewing. Always carry a radio with the local “Marine Band” on it. The Marine Band broadcasts storm warnings, which should alert you to head in to a dock until the storm blows over. On The Water There is no excuse for littering, especially on the water. The litter that you throw into the w

For a few years my Dad and I have toyed with the idea of setting up some shelves for the kayaks in the back of the garage, on the outside wall. We would like to put the boats up onto shelves that have little rollers on them so that you can slide the boats in and out. I know that major manufacturing places have steel buildings, forklifts and all sorts of ways to store the boats. But we are looking for a much smaller scale in our own backyard.However if I ever hit the lottery I am going to get my own steel building and buy one of every kayak I can find, live on a lake and spend the rest of my time kayaking in each boat and writing detailed reviews of the ins and outs of each of those boats. But, if some company wanted me to review their boat I would certainly be up for getting on the water to demo and then review.For now our boats are on the second floor of the garage handing off hooks from the rafters. It is kind of a pain to get them down because you need two people. How do you store y

I'll tell you the trouble with boats (not that you asked). Boats capsize. There are 5 stories on Google news of boats sinking. I guess it's a risk, because they are boats. Houses don't capsize, unless you're builders really didn't put the foundations in the right place. Cars don't capsize, if you stick to the roads (it can get tricky as both motorways and rivers are blue on maps, but you'll work it out). I didn't even know you could get boat insurance, but you can. Covermyboat.co.uk do boat, yacht or dinghy insurance, which includes insurance against fire. (Although I do tend to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit www.newsplus.co.nr for full links, other content, and more! ]]

United Yacht A boat in common parlance is a watercraft, generally smaller in size to most ships. A boat consists of structures called hulls and some system of propulsion, such as paddles, oars, a setting pole, a sail, paddle wheels and so forth. The somewhat horizontal but arched structure that spans the boat’s hull is known as the deck. Unlike a ship, where there are numerous decks, a boat conventionally has just has one. The cabin’s floor is called the sole. The base of the deck is known as the deck head. The vertical bulkheads divide the internal area. Some bulkheads are significant in the overall structure of the boat. The boat’s front side is known as the bow (or prow); the back of the boat is the stern. The starboard and the port are the right and the left sides of the boat, respectively. Today, the command area of a big boat is called – perhaps inappropriately – the bridge. The bridge, depending upon the design, can be the wheelhouse or the cockpit. (more

Owning boats such as fishing boats, ski boats, or pontoon boats is the dream of many people. However, the current market prices for these boats are considered to be very expensive. Many companies prefer to sell the used boats that have already been rented for quite sometime. They usually keep a large stock of these boats and they are almost always readily available for sale. Some of the companies offer new rental boats for sale. These boats are sold at the end of each season well below the dealer’ price. This sometimes ensures that the customer gets a brand new current year model for a considerably less than the market price. This can be a particularly good option in the event the customer prefers a luxury model. The website http://www.unitedyacht.com/yachts.php?new=1 provides a list of a variety of rental boats put up for sale. This list provides all the details relating to them such as company, boat, style, and retail price in 2007, as well as the demo day price. (more&helli

When looking for a different spin on the family reunion or the perfect way to entertain co-workers on a business outing, yacht charters are a great way to plan a unique getaway. While the act of renting a yacht is often reserved for personal rendezvous’ and family adventures, there are plenty of advantages to planning a corporate event through this relaxing method, such as creating strong ties with clients or strengthening employer-employee relationships. Yacht chartering involves the renting or chartering of a motor yacht or sailboat with the purpose of traveling about coastal or other island locations. Over the years, the act has become an increasingly popular method of seeing the world while enjoying a nice journey spread across calming water. Two Different Kinds of Charter When chartering a yacht, you should know there are two main types to consider – bareboat and crewed. With a bareboat charter, an individual or group rents a boat and then guides the trip on his or her o

Usher’s ride: Pershing 88 The Pershing’s maximum speed of 39 knots is nothing to sneeze at, but Usher’s boat was built for luxury over speed, with a VIP stateroom and two guest staterooms, each with twin beds and their own private bathrooms. $4.4 Million Ludacris’ ride/Big Boi’s ride: 68′ Uniesse Motoryacht Ludacris and Big Boi have good taste, opting for a spacious motoryacht that boasts four areas for entertaining. $2.4 Million Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey’s ride: 68′ Uniesse The couple are arriving on the same kind of boat that Luda and Big Boi arrived on. $2.5 Million P. Diddy’s ride: Ferretti 94 Perhaps not surprisingly, P. Diddy is traveling in style, as the Ferretti 94 is lauded for its spacious and stylish accommodations (like its rooftop hot tub). $8.3 Million Lil Jon’s ride: Sealine T51 Lil Jon is cruising in style in a motor yacht hailed by some in the boating world as “the ultimate in performance

Distant Boats Off the Belle Isle. (seascapes 4)It is such a beautiful day, the beach is empty, the kids are all back at school now and summer has put in a late appearance. The sky towers above, perfect blue going on forever. It is on days such as these that the worries and woes of the world are lost in the enormous beauty of that blue space. We are but grains of sand, very happy, very relaxed grains of sand…smile into the blue and listen to the waves and wish that we can kiss it all better because it is surely worth it.25.5cm x 20.5cm. 10in x 8in.Oil. Painting 023This painting is for sale:85 pounds (UK) 170 dollars (USA) and 126 euros (Europe). This includes the postage.

I've always had problems drawing boats, so when I was down on the South Coast recently I took the chance to spend some time sketching at Lymington. This is a great place to find boats; there are almost too many to choose from, from large fishing boats to tiny dinghies. It's one of the most popular sailing centres in the country, located on the sheltered western Solent. I've sailed there a lot in the past, but don't currently have a boat. These are all very simple boats, though some of them are done from quite tricky (or me!) angles. All done with a Rotring art pen.boats pen+and+ink Rotring+Art+Pen sketches Lymington

I'm posting a second photograph today because what we did last night was so darn fun: a duct tape boat race. I think I've mentioned that I work with our church youth group, specifically the girls, and Tuesday night we challenged the boys to a race in boats made only of duct tape and cardboard.Pictured is the H.M.S. Clark, mysteriously christened as a British boat and better built than a Yugo, right down to its duct tape oar locks. That's what happens when testosterone meets duct tape--a full catamaran?? The other two mens' boats: The Free Willy II and The Priest Craft which looked more like floating feeding troughs didn't fare as well once they were put to sea.And the girls? Well with our yar little sloop affectionately named The Lucky Banana we went for a minimalist, cubist approach and covered a very large box in 17 layers of duct tape--have you ever wondered what $60 dollars worth of duct tape looks like? We didn't win for speed (there's a reason we didn't name her The Q

"Early Evening" Aldeborough, Suffolk 9"x13". Watercolour/Watercolor. Alistair Butt © 2007.Aldeborough, on the Suffolk coast with a wonderful warm glow from an evening sun, casting lovely shadows from the boats etc. This painting has been produced from a combination of reference material. The evening light and foreground boat are from a detailed drawing done a few years ago and added to drawings and reference photos taken on a morning visit in July (see post).The shape of these wooden boats is wonderful but I also wanted to show the 'internal' elements, hence the view point and the combination of reference material. It was lovely to paint all the bits and bobs in the boat making sure that shapes, shadows etc looked correct. The rest of the painting was kept as simple as possible to balance the foreground boat and its detail.

The Centurion Boats at Watkins Glen International will be Ryan Newman's second NASCAR Cup race in the No. 12 Kodak Dodge Avenger. This will be Newman's sixth start at the New York road course and his 210th in the Cup Series.Newman has an average start of 7.6 and an average finish of 15 at Watkins Glen.Newman has led three races for a total of 19 laps. He has completed 451 laps of a possible 452 for a 99.8 percent completion rate since he first raced at The Glen in 2002.The No. 12 Mobil 1 Dodge Charger pit crew won its second Checker's/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge for spending the least amount of time on pit road at Pocono.Last weekend, in Pocono Lake, Pa., Krissie Newman and friends helped raise money for the Ryan Newman Foundation by waiting tables at Moyer's Country Kitchen. Owners Donnie and Jeri Moyer – friends of the Newmans – "hired" Krissie and Michelle Croom, executive assistant for RNF, to work at their new restaurant that opened on Jul

How many charities are there out there? Well, apparently quite a handfull. And according to them, they are all out for a good course, which is to raise funds for the needy. However, if you noticed, each and every of these charity campaigns, the "concept" is always "the same". They are always asking you to donate cash, food, unwanted clothes and/or stuff. So norm. Will anyone just come up with something out of the ordinary? Erm... Apparently, some "people" did. It's quite a kewl and somewhat fresh concept they (as in Boat Angel) have. They actually request for, don't be stunned, "Boat Donations"! Amusing isn't it? Okay, maybe not. Anyway, this is how it works... Continue reading...

"Landing" Hasting, Sussex12"x16". Oil on board. Alistair Butt © 2007It was a bright warm but still morning (it broke record temperatures later in the day) with the last of the fog burning off when I arrived at Hastings on the Sussex coast after a very long drive down from the Midlands. Thankfully I arrived in time to see the first pair of these lovely traditional wooden boats return from their fishing trip. The boats beach themselves and are then hauled up the shingle beach either by winch or the yellow caterpillar tracked tractors (seen in the background) while the crew place wooden planks or plastic tubes underneath for the boats to slide across. The fish is then unloaded and taken to the fish shops which are located to the left hand side of the picture.The under painting was completed in one sitting and then working both downwards and background to foreground the final detail was added.I wanted to retain the slight foggy feel so kept the distant cliffs simple and slowly increased c

Tuxis Island and Boats, 6x8, oilunframed, $100, $5.00 S/HTo purchase: jan.blencowe@comcast.netWhat a wonderful, peaceful and quiet morning this was. Cool and gentle morning light sparkling on the calm water, boats slowly rolling to and fro, the warm colors of the rocks beginning to show in the light. Salty air and the laughing of seagulls rounded out this jewel of a morning.

Due to a recent relocation of my place of residence I had the opportunity to go furniture shopping at IKEA. It had been a good amount of time since I’ve been there and I was thrilled to find candy waiting for me at their small food shop past the registers. There was lots of different things to choose from, but I decided finally on a package of red licorice Raspberry Boats and some Daim. Raspberry Boats: These candies are a very bright pink/red color that matches the package that they come in. I don’t quite understand why they’re called boats, since their shape doesn’t resemble boats at all. More like a strange polygons or deformed bananas. The “boats” have a smooth feel to them in your hand and their texture in the mouth is just perfect. Not too hard, not too soft. Although, flavor wise, I have been lied to. They do not taste of raspberry! The flavor instead is “strange plant/perfumey pink taste”, if that makes any sense. Yuck. Next ti

8×10, oils on canvas covered hardboard $245 via PayPal, $10 shipping within US (email me for international rates) I finally stopped packing and purging long enough to paint today! It felt wonderful to be outside again with my brushes, here by the lake. This is the third in my series of upside down boats. red canoe upside down boats Peach Lake oil painting

BoatsAbout This Painting:Something a little different for me today, inspired by some of Van Gogh's boat paintings.Media: oilSize: 8 in X 6 in (20.3 cm X 15.2 cm)Price: $100 USDHow to Purchase:Price: $100 USDOr, send me an email

This Day in History 04/28/1789 : Mutiny on the HMS BountyThree weeks into a journey from Tahiti to the West Indies, the HMS Bounty is seized in a mutiny led by Fletcher Christian, the master's mate. Captain William Bligh and 18 of his loyal supporters were set adrift in a small, open boat, and the Bounty set course for Tubuai south of Tahiti. HMS BountyOwnership Information (THIS IMAGE) presented on this web site (USCG Station Portsmouth Harbor) in the non-logged in domain is considered public information and may be distributed or copied.Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not eligible for copyright protection in the United States. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office.HMS Bounty, British armed transport ship remembered for the mutiny of its crew on April 28, 1789.Commanded by Capt. William Bligh, it had sailed to Tahiti, taken on a cargo of breadfruit trees, and traveled as far as the Friendly Islands (Tonga) on the voyage to

-- Magazine Review : ShowBoats International magazine is the world’s premier luxury yacht publication . Their editorial and marketing standards for the luxury yacht industry dominates the market of exclusive yachts. Read definitive inside stories on the remarkable boats, significant events, outstanding people, and exceptional wealth that shape this multibillion-dollar industry. Its select

Saw this oversized fishing boat at Abang Dian's blog a few days back.© Hardian NaziefUpon closer inspection, I realized it was an enormous barge with 6(!) crawler cranes secured tightly on the deck. To view the actual photo, see the original post here. Hardian says that the cranes are used for tying offshore pipes but I still think their actual purpose is to fish for something really big ;)Anyway, I went to Liebherr's website to look for similar cranes. Why Liebherr? Because I remember seeing the name on some construction machinery - German names like Liebherr stand out from the usual Japanese suppliers of heavy construction machinery in SG like Hitachi and Sumitomo (now merged). Nothing fascinating in the crawler crane and tower crane categories at Liebherr (there's only so much variation for these two types of cranes) so I looked in the mobile crane category and saw this:© LiebherrLTM 1400-7.1 with a maximum lifting capacity of 400 tonnes and a maximum lifting height of

Whether you get the concept of global warming or not; believe it’s just tree hugging people going to extreme or believe it is real the Dutch see it as a serious concern and have been taking steps to ensure its country’s survival. Polar ice caps are melting and it is causing the sea to rise. It can be felt on the river Rhine and it can be felt along the Delta works as rising waves crash into the Dutch’s defenses to keep their feet dry. The Netherlands is known throughout the world as a low lying country, 70% of the land is either below or at sea level. They are also know for their ingenious ways of keeping back the sea with their dams, dikes and other defenses surrounding the coast and their knack for taking back land from the sea. According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, rainfall in the Netherlands could increase in the coming century by up to 25% and the sea level rise by more than three feet. While they would love nothing more than to keep thei

LEE Myung-bak may or may not become South Korea's next president. Like Sarkozy, he could be leading in the polls too clearly too early. Actually, the man who changed the face of the Capital city (Bus Rapid Transit system, restored Cheonggyecheon, Seoul Sup...) always seems in a hurry and doesn't like to waste time. For a start, he never took the time to change his own face. Plus he was twice convicted for starting an election campaign too early.But swiftness is certainly not a handicap in Korea. After all, LEE's predecessor did become Korea's head of state in a hurry : GOH Gun assumed ROH Moo-hyun's interim during his short 2004 impeachment transition.Still, LEE's successor could very well become the "next-former-mayor-of-Seoul president". It's just that 2007 looks a little bit too early for OH Se-hoon, who isn't even of the "former" kind since he only took the mayoral charge last summer. At least, this good looking politician won't have to change his face to seduce the voters

Upside Down Boats No. 27 x 5", Oils on canvas covered hardboard$100 unframed via PayPal, free shipping within US (email me for international rates)I just love painting upside down boats! This painting was done from a photo that I took here along the lakeshore the other day. There were more beautiful colors and vistas that I had time to capture en plein air, but fortunately I had my camera with me!

TITLE: [Two natives with outrigger canoes at shoreline, Honolulu, Hawaii], CALL NUMBER: U.S. GEOG FILE - Hawaii--Industry [P&P], REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-105953 (b&w film copy neg.)Digital ID: cph 3c05953 Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-105953 (b&w film copy neg.) Retrieve higher resolution JPEG version (90 kilobytes)MEDIUM: 1 photographic print. CREATED, PUBLISHED: c1922. NOTES: J253786 U.S. Copyright Office.Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published works before 1923 (THIS IMAGE) are now in the public domain.DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c05953, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/, CARD #: 93500256Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, [reproduction number, LC-USZ62-105953]Technorati tags: Public Domain Clip Art and clip art or public domain and Ships and Boats or Hawaii and Outrigger Canoes or Librar

TITLE: New York clipper ship "Challenge" CALL NUMBER: PGA - Currier & Ives--New York clipper ship... (A size) [P&P],REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZC2-2882 (color film copy slide), LC-USZ62-50745 (b&w film copy neg.), No known restrictions on publication.Digital ID: cph 3b50756 Source: color film copy slide Reproduction Number: LC-USZC2-2882 (color film copy slide) , LC-USZ62-50745 (b&w film copy neg.) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (4 megabytes)Additional versions and related images, Digital ID: cph 3a50801Source: b&w film copy neg.Medium resolution JPEG version (60 kilobytes) Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (1,628 kilobytes)MEDIUM: 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored. CREATED/PUBLISHED: New York : Published by N. Currier, [between 1835 and 1856]Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the

TITLE: OLYMPIC - maiden voyage, CALL NUMBER: LOT 11261 [item] [P&P], REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-76281 (b&w film copy neg.)No known restrictions on publication.Digital ID: cph 3b23472 Source: b&w film copy neg. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-76281 (b&w film copy neg.) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (1,695 kilobytes)Olympic, first of a trio of liners which included Titanic and Britannic, was built at Harland & Wolff shipyards in Belfast, Ireland. - R.M.S. Olympic, The Old Reliable, by Brian HawleySUMMARY: Side view, with bow to right, launched at Belfast, northern Ireland. MEDIUM: 1 photographic print. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [between 1909 and 1911]NOTES: Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Ships--Olympic--1909-1911; Shelf.REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Ph

TITLE: The Viking ship, CALL NUMBER: LC-D4-21183 [P&P], REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-D4-21183 (b&w glass neg.), MEDIUM: 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. CREATED, PUBLISHED: [1893 June]Digital ID: det 4a14927 Source: digital file from intermediary roll film Reproduction Number: LC-D4-21183 (b&w glass neg.) Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Retrieve uncompressed archival TIFF version (217 kilobytes)Summary: The bulk of the images in this collection date between 1890-1910 and are in the public domain.Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published works before 1923 (THIS IMAGE) are now in the public domain.RELATED NAMES: Detroit Publishing Co., publisher. NOTES: Date and locale based on negative D4-21179. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021183. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.PART OF: Detroit Publishing Compa