Friday, April 30, 2010

Almost the End of the Future...

Only one more day left in our group writing project about the future of sailing, Sailing in the Second Space Age. Four more entrants crossed the finish line since our last report...

The Bursledon Blogger wants to take us Back to the Sailing Future with Tillerman's writing challenge. I have to admit that I have no idea what his post is about. He says that it wasn't written while "experimenting" with mind altering drugs, but you be the judge. Personally, I think he's way past the "experimenting" stage.

Then we have Andrew of Sadler Bootwerk who has submitted some Laser Maths. "The more things change, the more they stay the same."

Thirdly, SailSox who writes AddJuncture has contributed Looking Backwards at Sailing. (Great title by the way. I feel like I've been looking backwards (or sideways) at sailing for half my life.) He foresees a divergence in our sport and concludes that he is "quite happy with sailing's stubbornness." Hmmm. Anyway, check it out.

Finally, Zen is Fresh from Japan into space age sailing in which he offers a uniquely depressing perspective on where our sport might be heading. I hope he's wrong.

Check them all out. And then write an entry yourself. Today is the last day. Full details of how to participate at Sailing in the Second Space Age.

12 comments:

PeconicPuffin said...

My answer cometh in the evening.

Hey what's a giant molar doing on the original post?

Tillerman said...

Puffin, I'm glad you asked about the "molar". I'm surprised nobody commented on it before. Especially as it's such an erotic picture.

PeconicPuffin said...

Whoop there it is!

Carol Anne said...

The future of sailing will not include Twinkle Toes, the most loyal, dedicated, true-blue team member Team Zorro has ever had. I hope to pull myself together enough to get a blog post up later today. The past 24 hours have been rough.

Pat said...

I had an idea that might be okay but it'll be late.

Carol Anne, our fellow racing sailors, and I had a tragic sailing weekend and I'm frazzled and distracted. The real world is too much with me when innocent pleasure turns into shock and grief within eye blinks.

Life is precious.

Will someone know today that you cherish him or her?

Will you do something you love this week? Today? How soon?

my2fish said...

tillerman, just saw this, and thought it fit in with the theme of future sailing... Fastest Sailing Craft Hits 109.6 Knots

cheers, my2fish

my2fish said...

oh, H2uhO posted it on his blog too.. so you probably already saw it.

tillerman said...

Thanks my2fish. No, I hadn't seen it before. And I doubt the claim that this represents "the fastest person and vehicle of any kind under sail." I believe that ice boats have recorded higher speeds.

BeachComber said...

Solar sailcraft will surely go faster still

BeachComber said...

Tillerman's time machine must have broken down in the future. He's been missing for almost a week. Most uncharacteristic of him...

Tillerman said...

It is true. I am feeling quite uncharacteristic this week.

PeconicPuffin said...

what did you do, sprain your typing bone? ya gave a deadline, I mean, ya know, not for nothin but wassup. geez.

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