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22
2006
5:57pm Ireland Challenge Starts
I was at the start of the Ireland Challenge this morning. And have a selection of photos but you’ll probably get much better ones from John Deane of Howth Yacht Club who was on-scene also. Boats looked amazing, huge! You can follow the live position of the boats on the Ireland Challenge websit[...] Read More »
Apr
19
2006
7:26pm Photos of Open Ireland Challenge Yachts
Photo by markhamnolan Geared Up reader Markham has left a link to some photos of his adventures on the boats used in the Ireland Challenge. [...] Read More »
6:05pm Ireland Challenge 2006 - Around Ireland Yacht Race
Photo by Geared Up Photo above shows two of the yachts, Pindar & Spencer Dock tied up in Howth Harbour today. Worth a look if you’re local! On the 22nd April, the yachts will leave the River Liffey (via the 11am swing bridge opening). They will sail to the start line which is north of [...] Read More »
Apr
13
2006
9:21am Beware of the full moon this Easter
The CEO of Irish Water Safety, John Leech is seeking the publics attention to the increased risk of water related accidents and tragedies this weekend as the number of people taking to activities in and around water will increase. Up to 43,800 yacht and boat enthusiasts will take to our waters this[...] Read More »
Apr
8
2006
1:00pm The hills are alive - with the sound of ringtones
Photo by Geared Up I’ve developed the CommentCasting system myself. You avid readers will see the top right of this page now has a little gadget that lets you listen to audio comments. And I’d like to try a social experiment on Geared Up readers. The next time you are in any wildernes[...] Read More »
Apr
4
2006
11:13am Sailblogs: Blogging Engine Integrated with Google Earth
Wow… Sailblogs.com is sweet. Check out the example blogs. Via: Ogle Earth: SailBlogs.com: Making Google Earth integration seamless Blogs have been slow to integrate with Google Earth, in part because creating a KML link is still more laborious than creating an HTML link. And yet there are cert[...] Read More »
Apr
2
2006
1:20pm IOM Irish National Sailing Championships
The IOM ‘1m radio controlled yachts’ Irish National Sailing Championships are on in Howth Harbour today. If you live near it’s worth heading down to watch from the pier. I think there are 16 races running, until approx 4pm. See the IOM Ireland website. [...] Read More »
Jan
18
2006
12:53am Hydrofoil Windsurfer
Over the summer I featured the Hydrofoil Kayak, or the Flyak as it was branded… well know they’ve managed to get the weighting right on a Windsurfer! Check out this video (quicktime) it’s really weird like a special effect, but it is actually planing on the hydrofoil. View the Foi[...] Read More »
