Noodles is made of noodles

 Was eating out yesterday. Streetfood. And then it hit me... Two things actually. Noodles is made of noodles. And i kinda miss SL...

What is Noodles made of?

 Teehee... and happy sailing... I am off to IRL sailing.

Kalsarikännit

Learned a new word today. 

Kalsarikännit! Yup, - that's it.

What an amazing word.

Need to practice that. 

I hope you are all well... in Second Life.

XOXO 

 

 

Where's Noodle?

 Someone wrote me an email asking where's Noodle, - is she ok? And yes, she is, but stuff is happening in RL, so - regretfully - SL is currently not top of mind. That is to say: I'd like to Noodle but I can't find the time right now. Really sorry but thanx for being concerned.

Americas Cup not worth watching

 Ok, so it's been a while. What's little me doing? Busy sailing in first life, and busy looking after the kids. Well, and playing Minecraft with them, but this... this deserves a comment. 

Probably the ugliest mug in the world

 

Anyone read Scuttlebutt? Do it now - Read Scuttlebutt - click here!

And let me again refer to Jane Fossets quote! She said it first, and she said it best:

 "Weird plastic critters skittering across the water". (- Jane Fosset)

Amen to that!

Here's a few burst from that Scuttlebutt post - and they are about the Americas Cup and the (current) boats:

• Complete irrelevance
• Bizarre sideshow
• Seems to be a bit of action missing
• this diminishes the spectacle of the sport
• most exiting part is when they fall off the foils
• light wind foiling is really boring

Yup!

Let's put the sailing back into sailing. Get real boats. Use real rules. Make sailing relevant to sailors - not to lawyers and crazy scientists. 

Where is Heinz Doofenshmirtz, when you need a new type of Inator to stop the madness in Americas Cup? Let's have a MadRaceInator!

Wayyy back in 2011 after sailing with El Megro

 Happy sailing and Strawberry Margaritas. 

(More on Americas Cup) 

PS: Shoutout to Bruce Dawlish racing the Folkboat Rødhætte in San Francisco.

The world is upside down

 No words needed... 

Yeah!

...and yes, - I went to the local "Ukraine-shop" and gave clothes, toys, teddybears, pillows and even bikes. No guns though. This is Europe; We have laws against guns, so I leave the gun-stuff to the government.

What is a Sjogin

 Summer means sailing, and I've had my fair share of RL sailing these past five weeks. That's why I thought it would be fun to check up on SL, and it was. Look what I found:

That's a Sjogin

My First though was: Hey, - finally a followup to Beccas beginner boat, - the now famous baby sloop; I looked closer and the Megin came to mind. Then I googled Sjogin, and it turns out this is a pretty close replica of the RL Sjogin, which in turn is a close cousin of the Megin.

Nice craftsmanship

Obviously it will sail and quite nicely, if I may say so. The hull, rig and sails are all well crafted with a sweet attention to detail. I can feel the urge to just take off and sailaway, but let's check out a few things first. There's a click menu with poses and what nuts.

Weekend?

It's not a big boat, but there is room for a couple on a romantic weekend. Or just me reading a book while the waves gently splashes on the hull. There is a special sound in this type of boat, because it is a clinker. I suppose the built in sounds could reflect that. Ok, a tiny lamp woud be nice for night reading. Check out how Balduin had that back in 2011 in his beautiful Bolero.

Sails, telltales and all

Sailing is easy. Standard commands work but there is also a hud. No need for that when you can get real feedback. The sails flap when in irons, and the telltales almost work like real telltales. Almost. They don't move up and down quite as expected. They really should be in the first third of the jib, as that's where the wind enters the sailarea. Details, details. Oh, and it seems there is no wind-indicator. A windex might look silly on a boat like this, but a vane from the top of the mast would probably look both pretty and good.

 

Sunset sailing

Sounds are ok, but the speed has no impact on the sounds. Sadly. I thought I heard a bit of Flying Fizz sound at some point, but I was not able to steer or trim in order to produce the sound again. Strange. However, a look inside the boat reveals it is not a Fizz sailing engine. It does not look like a BBK sailing engine either. Perhaps it's a homegrown... dunno. Will find out.

Time to dock

The sailing seems fine, but the rudder is bit slow. Wakes are nice. Heel seems fair, and there is balancing, which is supernice. Trimming is fine and responsive, but something strange happens when tacking. Sometimes the sail stops working. Maybe it's just me. I will give it a decent sailing test sometime soon.

Cute thing

For now I'll settle with very cute, well made sailing "thing" with loads of nice details. The Sjogin definately deserve to be taken to sea for a few adventures in the virtual seas of SL.

PS: There is a dude on Instagram sailing boats like this in RL. Check the "SailingCraftsMan". You can hear that special clinker-sound there.

Yay for Anne-Marie!

 She did it!

Anne-Marie Rindom wins Olympic Gold

It wasn't easy, but she did it. Best danish female sailor ever! Congrats!!