[MR.CLEAN]

Not much to say just yet, just finishing our packing and getting ready for the road. One bag of clothes, one bag of foulies, wetsuit, booties, gloves, etc. and 6 bags of electronics. And my sister wondered why we didn't just fly.


Big thanks to Moth builder Mach 2 for being part of OTW Anarchy from the Gorge. They're not rich, but are throwing ten Mach 2 shirts and a hundred bucks to whoever can guess the world champ trifecta. Check out the contest here, and check back often for everything we can think of about the International Moth.

[GybeSet®]

MR.CLEAN, on Aug 7 2009, 01:59 PM, said:

Not much to say just yet, just finishing our packing and getting ready for the road. One bag of clothes, one bag of foulies, wetsuit, booties, gloves, etc. and 6 bags of electronics. And my sister wondered why we didn't just fly.


Big thanks to Moth builder Mach 2 for being part of OTW Anarchy from the Gorge. They're not rich, but are throwing ten Mach 2 shirts and a hundred bucks to whoever can guess the world champ trifecta. Check out the contest here, and check back often for everything we can think of about the International Moth.

Doug is on your coast just 'down the road' , he's already invited sooo ...

[MR.CLEAN]

Can you imagine if Doug Lord showed up? Man I don't think I have enough memory cards for all the fun interviews we could have!

We are on I-84 heading westward into a light drizzle and about 84 mph AWS. Good times!

[SimonS]

Take pictures of the Subaru surrounded by Moths, please!

[MR.CLEAN]

Almost through Nebraska. Cows, corn, church, cows, corn, church, cows, corn, church, cows, corn, church, cows, corn, church.

[SimonS]

OK Subaru surrounded by corn, Subaru surrounded by cows etc etc...

[MR.CLEAN]

Pic out the sube window here: http://mypict.me/mobile.php?id=iPab

For those who don't know, SimonS owns this particular '96 subaru wagon, which has spent a good portion of its 150k miles towing one of his M24s around the country. The struts are blown out and the boxer burns a lot of oil like most older subes,, but the thing is a workhorse.


That was Laramie, and we are almost through Wyoming. It's been a while since I've been in this part of the country, and I always forget what great things it does for one's soul. Like a night on the open ocean, it adds awe and marvel to your life. In all my travels, I haven't seen a bigger sky than the american west.

[SimonS]

Ummmm love that sky. Although the most fantastic sky I ever saw (in the continental 48) was the Northern Lights over Vermont and New Hampshire one Columbus Day weekend...

[MR.CLEAN]

Already blowing 15 + at 0830 here above the dalles, with dozens of fisherman bouncing around in little john boats. Salmon?

[MR.CLEAN]

Testing...


Well, that's what we spent the day doing - testing!


Good news is that our live streaming solution works! Bad news is that in order to do it, we have to be on shore, and it's a bit far from the action. Regardless, tomorrow we're going to try to make it work for a while at least.

Here's a sample - quality is a bit low but we're working on it...


Watch live video from ON-THE-WATER ANARCHY on Justin.tv

[FoilerMothGuy]

That's awesome Clean! Keep it up!

[punter]

MR.CLEAN, on Aug 9 2009, 05:53 PM, said:

Testing...


Well, that's what we spent the day doing - testing!


Good news is that our live streaming solution works! Bad news is that in order to do it, we have to be on shore, and it's a bit far from the action. Regardless, tomorrow we're going to try to make it work for a while at least.

Here's a sample - quality is a bit low but we're working on it...


<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="295" width="353" id="live_embed_player_flash" data="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf?channel=sennali" bgcolor="#000000"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.justin.tv/widgets/live_embed_player.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="channel=sennali&auto_play=false&start_volume=25" /></object>Watch live video from ON-THE-WATER ANARCHY on Justin.tv

Good to see. Hope you get some good footage of us out there. The racing is really quite good and the river width keeps us all close together.

But can you hold eye contact at the camera for more than a second? Bit disconcerting, it is as though you are watching tennis.

[nige]

Thats great news that the wifi seemed to be able to stream ok! (Kind of surprised...)

Some more moth porn from today by Sean/Pacific Fog:

http://www.mothworld....org/?q=node/34

[MER]

a few more photos from our first day here, and our trip west

[MER]

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[FoilerMothGuy]

Great shots MER... moths have the best trolley totties :)

[MR.CLEAN]

[quote name='punter' post='2403460' date='Aug 9 2009, 10:46 PM'][quote name='MR.CLEAN' post='2403351' date='Aug 9 2009, 05:53 PM']Testing...


I was a bit...distracted yesterday. Got some rest though, and feeling a lot better! Will come look you up today.

Here's "How will you win the Velocitek Speed Challenge?"




And here's Bora after winning a giant check for $1,000.00 from Velocitek.

[MR.CLEAN]

Got shitloads more stuff, but I have to do a story now. Check back soon today, it should be non-stop action, and the live stream is pretty fun.

[MR.CLEAN]

Now that's funny; From Scott Babbage's excellent blog:

Afterwards, the daily beer keg was quickly drained when the “boom of doom” came out to play. Almost everyone was pressured into partaking, other than the ever professional Nathan and Rohan – who flatly refused. Perhaps there’s a specific exclusion in the contract, or as Arnaud said to Nathan is his slurred swiss accent – he’s just a pussy.

[MR.CLEAN]

Bug Blog Wars


The moths are unique in so many ways, but one of the most interesting is the "mothosphere" - the world of the Moth blogger. There is certainly no class with anything like the diverse and widespread blog publicity that the Mothies have - in fact, it seems like almost every sailor has one - from building diaries to race hints to shit talking, from chicks in Dubai to dudes in Australia, the US, England, South Africa; they're seemingly everywhere.

Here's a quick index of some important sites for learning about the moth, and for staying tuned to the latest.

Mach 2 Boats On-The-Water Anarchy contest for t-shirts and 100$ cash.
Official 2009 CST Moth Worlds Site
US Moth Class History
Our new favorite sailing association, the CGRA (host for Worlds)
Event Chairman Nige's blog


Before a major event, the mothosphere gets ramped up big time, and a quick scan of the Mothosphere Search Engine shows that the Mothie Blog War is heating up, just as the action on the water is about to start.

Scott Babbage's blog is probably the best of them; informative, funny, and not afraid to piss people off. He writes of the hype going on with some of the top factory teams: "Rohan and Nath have had a busy morning testing mast, sail and foil configurations, looking for that last minute advantage the day before the big event. It shows a lot of confidence to take such big risks so close. I’m pretty sure they know what they’re doing.
Or they’re panicking.
As has been said over and over again, the bullshit stops when the flag drops."

Rohan Veal has been accused of more hype than anyone - something he was able to live up to easily until the fleet caught him up, and until the Bladerider parted ways with their existing builder and started fragmenting models. They're still fast, even despite Rohan's brand new Bladerider delaminating in spectacular style during a practice day. He's so confident that his very...umm...marketing driven blog claims that "the fight for the 2009 World Championship can now probably be narrowed down to one of three people staying at our rental house in Hood River. Which one I don't know, but Nathan, Scott and myself are looking forward to some more close racing next week."

Simon Payne, 2006 World Champ and now top Mach 2 rider isn't quite as heavy on the marketing - just a solid blog with some great photos.

And the Assassin blog's here.

Here's the Dubai Moth Blog.

And Joe's Madmothist blog.

And if you think that's a lot of reading, here is the master list of just about every moth blog - unreal!

This isn't relevant, but it's a foiler chick, so we'll include it.

[MR.CLEAN]

Interesting news I just received, sort of relevant...

Audi Melges 20 production will now officially take place in the USA. The first series of boats were produced by McConaghy, a very reputable builder and their efforts are greatly appreciated as they have helped put the Audi Melges 20 on the map.

Moving production back to the U.S. will potentially allow for higher availability and quicker delivery. Right now, it's important to have production pumping in the USA. The Melges Team is excited about this transition and ready to take this fast, fun and truly exciting sportboat to the next level.

[J24Soup]

Nice shots, welcome to Oregon and the Gorge... :) Enjoyed stoppng by with the kids yesterday and seeing the action come together, need to find some time this week to sneak out and see more...

[MR.CLEAN]

Some of the YouTube stuff I shot yesterday - get to know some of these guys if you don't already - they are a blast.

Intro to the Moth Worlds:





Dogs like to eat sails, Rohan coming in, and more:






George Peet tries to get out...

[MR.CLEAN]

This dude went home after Nationals...

[Roy_Race]

Clean, you're doing a great job with this stuff, but when presenting to camera, please try to stop fidgeting and looking around. It feels like you're looking around for something which might be more interesting than talking to the audience. Sunglasses off would be good too, but mainly just look at the camera more.

Seriously though, good job.