My Favorite Radio Program - 10@10 on KFOG

I hope to start posting the most popular show of the week so you guys can get a feel of this 31 year old radio program from KFOG 104.5 San Francisco.  The following is a quote from Wikipedia and sums the show up pretty well: 
10@10 is a daily program the begins at 10 a.m. and also rebroadcast at 10 p.m. On Saturday morning at 7 a.m. the entire weeks show are rebroadcast back to back. Each weekday a random year is selected followed by “ten great songs from one great year” in addition to classic commercials, news broadcasts and clips from popular TV programs. Listeners would call in with their favorite songs with the winner being named “Best Of Set”, (B.O.S.). In later years the “Best Of Set” votes would also be tabulated from the KFOG Facebook fan site.
The show was hosted by Dave Morey with Don Pardo serving as announcer beginning on September 1982. Don Pardo would “spin the big wheel” which would land on the year of the day. Dave Morey retired from KFOG on Friday, December 19, 2008 [4] to his home on Lake Huron.
In addition to the regular programs, there are occasional special shows, such as “Ten Turkeys” on Thanksgiving, “Hits From Hell” on any Friday the Thirteenth. During Dave Morey's tenure, he was fond of occasional all Beatles playlists.
Following Dave Morey's retirement, on air personality AnnaLisa took over the program until 2012 when Annalisa moved to KFOX radio and Renee Richardson took over Ten At 10. [5]

Renee is the current host and is doing well in her role as musical travel guide for the show.  The show below was broadcast on Memorial Day of this year and was a set for those great rock stars that are no longer with us and went very young as well.  Three of the the artists died within 9 months of each other: Jim, Janis and Jimi.

Here is the playlist:
Ten Most Untimely deaths: a tremendous amount of great music was lost by their untimely passing.
10           Janis Joplin – Piece of My Heart (Big Brother)
9              Bob Marley - Jamming
8              Buddy Holly – Rave On
7              Stevie Ray Vaughan - Lenny
6              Kurt Cobain – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
5              John Bonham – D’yer Maker (Zep)
4              Jim Morrison – Break On Through (Doors)
3              Freddie Mercury – Killer Queen
2              Jimi Hendrix – Little Wing
1              John Lennon – (Just Like) Starting Over

Enjoy the show:

Pic of the Day

Heavy Tripping

The trip begins at the 2 minute mark.  Enjoy!

Awesomeness for you!

Coast Guard Boardings

Have you ever been boarded by the Coasties?  The one time they boarded my boat, I was single handing on the bay.  They did a safety inspection and noticed I did not have a safety throw cushion on board.  Who is going to throw it to me, I asked?  Point taken.  I got a throw cushion.  Here is a great two part article about your rights as a boater when the arrive along side you boat.  Basically, you have no rights.  They can look and do anything they want.  Read it here.
http://www.sailfeed.com/2012/10/coast-guard-boardings-and-your-fourth-amendment-rights-part-1/

Gate Jumper Rescued by Sailors

SAN FRANCISCO -- A Santa Cruz sailing crew rescued a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, delivering him safely to Coast Guard officials. Scott Walecka, 56, of Santa Cruz, was taking his 38-foot vessel Animal to San Francisco to prepare for Friday's Spinnaker Cup race from the city to Monterey when his daughter, 23-year-old Hilary, said she saw a person jump from the fabled bridge shortly before 2 p.m. Moments later, the pair and sailing friend John Mizell heard a Coast Guard radio call for a jumper in the water near the San Francisco end of the span. Walecka saw the man bobbing underneath a California Highway Patrol helicopter and sailed toward him. "He was alive and wanted to be rescued," Walecka said after returning home late Monday. "We threw a life sling out to it. He grabbed on to it, and he was hand-over-hand on the rope to get to the back of the boat." That's when Walecka realized the man's legs appeared to be broken. The man, who authorities say is 31 and identified as homeless, told the sailors he was from Alabama. The tattooed man was wearing a shirt, shorts and appeared to be in strong physical condition. "He was really fit, really buff," Walecka said. Walecka said Mizzel, who is 30 and trained is mountain rescue, talked to the jumper to keep him from going into shock. Walecka said the man didn't seem capable of saying much, including thank you. "He was just in pure survival mode at that point in time," Walecka said.California Highway Patrol officer Peter Van Eckhardt said the first call of a person over the bridge's railing came at 1:45 p.m. and four minutes later he was seen in the water. The Santa Cruz sailboat picked up the man at 1:54 p.m. Escorted by a 47-foot Coast Guard vessel, the Santa Cruz sailboat delivered the injured man to a Coast Guard station in Sausalito, where he was treated and then transferred to Marin General Hospital, authorities said. The full extent of his injuries was not immediately known. It's rare for jumpers to survive the 220-foot plunge off the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge's governing body hopes to complete a design for a suicide barrier. Walecka is glad he was in the right place at the right time Monday. "It's good for him," he said. "Things just work out that way." Walecka owns Animal with Santa Cruz area residents Matt Lezin, Craig French and Tom Akrop. Walecka, who rented a car to get back home Monday, said he and Lezin still plan to participate in Friday's race from San Francisco to Monterey.

Awesome Bucket Racing (or the best sailing video of the day)

The Ship That Sailed into the Huricane: HMS Bounty

Why would an experienced captain of the HMS Bounty sail into the worst storm of the century?  Were there structural problems aboard the 50 year old ship?  Why put the ship and it's crew to sea when ports were available to weather out the storm?  Here is an excerpt from an article that delves into these questions and more:
The AIS records of the Atlantic during those hours are chilling: a sparsely dotted screen of vessels all making their way to port. Simonin attempted to counter growing vitriol online by reminding mariners of the adage that a ship is safer at sea than at port, but that idea was quickly denounced by other captains. Navy vessels and tankers may go to sea, they responded, but only in the interest of national security or averting major environmental disasters. Did Simonin think either applied to the Bounty? She didn’t reply.
At 7:30 p.m. on the 27th, Simonin received Walbridge’s scheduled email update. He told her that his new plan was to “keep trying to go fast and squeeze by the storm and land as fast as we can.” All else, he wrote, “is well.”
On board the Bounty, the ship’s cook, Jessica Black, was no longer able to prepare meals. She and Christian handed out sandwiches and cold hot dogs.
Barksdale was the first to sustain a significant injury, careening into the side of the vessel, jamming his right hand and rendering it all but unusable. Hours later he was thrown against a metal worktable in the engine room. He sustained a severe gash on his arm and was certain that he’d broken his leg.
Sometime on Sunday the 28th, Prokosh, a bearded, tattooed 27-year-old, was thrown across the tween decks, dislocating his shoulder and breaking several ribs. Christian found a mattress, tacoed Prokosh inside it, and wedged him against the vessel’s starboard side. “Claudene was mothering him,” says Barksdale, “stopping by while she was running around doing her duties to make sure he was comfortable.”
Later that day, Barksdale and Walbridge were in the great cabin in the vessel’s stern when the Bounty hit a large wave. The captain’s lower back struck a bolted-down table, and he crumpled to the floor in pain. With Barksdale’s assistance, Walbridge was able to stand, but for the rest of the voyage he was nearly incapacitated, unable to get around without help.

Read the whole article and the comments here.

It's turning into a banana!

Terra d'Agua

Here is a blog with some interesting characters that are sailing the world to get to know it better.  Here is their story:

You can read more here.

Nautical Terms Used in Every Day Speech

Some of these you might not know but others stand out as you may use them yourself.  Take a look.

A shot across the bows

All at sea

Anchors aweigh

Batten down the hatches

Between the Devil and the deep blue sea

Broad in the beam

By and large

Chock-a-block

Close quarters

Copper-bottomed

Cut and run

Cut of your jib

Edging forward

Fathom out

Full to the gunwales

Get underway

Give a wide berth

Go by the board

Hand over fist

Hard and fast

High and dry

In the offing

Know the ropes

Loose cannon

Mal de mer

On your beam ends

Panic stations

Plain sailing

Push the boat out

Shipshape and Bristol fashion

Shake a leg

Shiver my timbers

Slush fund

Taken aback

Tell it to the marines

The bitter end

The cut of your jib

Three sheets to the wind

Tide over

Walk the plank

Sad Day

Our hearts go out to the Simpson family and friends.  Here is a pic Andrew might have enjoyed.

Pics of the Week

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Sunday Sail to Angel Island

Weather was not looking good as I headed to the boat in Emeryville.  On the way, I had to turn on the windshield wipers.  The crew of Travis, Courtney, Mirra and Peter were waiting for Kona and I to arrive.  As we walked the dock, a huge round of thunder rolled thru the marina.  Very unusual for May.  We boarded the boat, went over some safety procedures and hit the water.  The wind was from the south and very light.  We drifted for a while and then she picked up.  We were off towards Angel Island.  Nice winds even in the lee as we made our way to Raccoon Strait.  The strait is named after the HMS Raccoon which scuttled their Navy boat here in the early 1800's.  We decided on a Bocce game over in Ayala Cove at the island.  We headed over to the lawn and I refreshed everyone on the nuances of this great game.  We had some laughs and fun as we mastered the art form of Jungle Bocce.  Back to the boat for some light wind sailing back to the marina.  We were back at the dock about 6 for cleanup and pulling the boat back in order.  Kona fell for Courtney and followed her all around the boat.  At the end he was asleep in her lap and happy as a clam in mud.  Great sail with Travis from the first Haha in 2010!

Bonehead Move of the Week