Sports hydration, my cycling drink mix vindicated!
Gummy sweets and (real) fruit juice
Tales off yachts lost and found
The news tonight of a solo sailors yacht turning up years after being abandoned reminded me of Chris Sayer. In 2002 he was forced to abandon his 6.5m racing yacht 480 kilometres west of Cape Reinga, NZ, after a collision with an unidentified object tore the keel out of
Proof of how dismally Google+ knows me
I read this as: Robin, discover ‘delete delete’ no point reading any further
Religion
The New Zealand Herald, without Rugby
This is the New Zealand Herald application today with the “Rugby” category turned off. Perhaps it slips through because there is no religion filter?
Two yachts, but what a contrast
Both of these are just a way to have fun on the water, but I think the foreground one is more my style (and budget). ‘Serene’ is 133.9m long (439’3” of those other lengthy measure units for US readers) and can cruise at 15kts… I’d cycled into
No escaping our National game, religion
Might be able to avoid the Rugby section in the NZ Herald Windows Phone app but can't escape the Rugby news.
Sky NZ Formula 1 2012 coverage sucks
As sent to Sky New Zealand: Do you offer a discount for my Sky Sport Subscription due to poor quality product? The F1 coverage from Melbourne was absolute rubbish. No intro, vast chucks with no commentary and mismatched sound (car engine noise after all the cars had stopped running?). In
TVNZ iPhone app reveals why NZ sports media is boring
Look at the categories which feature then think what is consigned to "Other Sports".
No escape from Woo, even in Hospital
I took my Mum to see the Kidney Specialist (all good after this routine check-up) and in the Hospital public waiting area they had a TV showing TVNZ One. I know the Hospital can't control advertisements but seemed rather unfortunate that it meant enduring a "Mis-informercial"
Politics
Party Central, are they are using our money to get yours?
Thinking why there is a need for the Rugby World Cup “Party Central”? It struck me that, unlike The Viaduct just a few hundred metres away, It is: * A contained area away from other commercial activity * Somewhere they can sell concessions to food/drink vendors * Somewhere they can what is
So, New Zealand wins either way?
If this race ever gets going… BMW Oracle: 1. Bowman: Brad Webb (NZL) 2. Pitman: Simone de Mari (ITA) 3. Jib Trimmer: Ross Halcrow (NZL) 4. Wing Sail Trimmer: Dirk de Ridder (NED) 5. Wing Sail Caddy: Joey Newton (AUS) 6. Tactician: John Kostecki (USA) 7. Skipper/Helmsman: James Spithill
Design and Art
Virgin Racing, the ultimate digital design test?
There’s lots of talk about virtual design/manufacture/prototyping but starting next month it gets an extreme test. Virgin Racing recently launched their first Formula 1 car, the VR-01, for the 2010 season. Its a computer designed/tested car without the usual wind tunnel model validation. In a sport