Summer Fun - Go take some!

It has been a while since I have built products and this is mainly because - I kinda built everything :)

If you pop over to Weston Marina - Boogdolt Sim Store you will find a plethora of interesting vehicles and remote control products.

But really explore the boxes as there are some real gems - like the Sea Tractor!

There is also a freebie and low cost area if you want to try something like remote controlled hovercraft or play.

I regularly check in and keep things tidy.

So do not think I am not inactive and unavailable - I am still only a notecard away but every 2 weeks atm between log-ins.

Until then

Bon Vent happy sailing and go check out my Marketplace store here!
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/10591
and remember to log into the store as some products have been mislabled 'mature' when they are not - probably a bug - but you cannot see them unless you log in.

And this Windsurfer is still one of the most popular boards in SL

Noodles logbook: Windsurf alert!

Really enjoyed this article on my travels - the board is still available here and as popular as ever!

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/RSiX-RACEWIND-WINDSURFER-14-windsurf-windsurfing-surfing-surf-La-planche-voile/326270?id=326270&slug=RSiX-RACEWIND-WINDSURFER-14-windsurf-windsurfing-surfing-surf-La-planche-voile




Noodles logbook: Windsurf alert!: Real sailors never took windsurfing seriously. I am not sure why. Perhaps it is because we feel a board isn't a real boat. Which is true...

A new bike for Tinies (WYNX)

So I was approached by a couple of tines - good friends who wanted my motocross bike in WYNX build as the LOCO POCOS version (ALSO AVAILABLE) was the wrong animation.

So its done and currently available at Boogdolt Sim at my mall.

Its great and been completely re engineered speeds gears etc especially for tinies.

 

VISIT MY MALL HERE FOR MORE IT IS IN THE TINIES SECTION NEAR THE LIGHTHOUSE AND CHANNEL BESIDE THE BRIDGE.

 http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boogdolt/123/102/22

Visit Surf Widow Windsurfing Cartoons

If you like a laugh at windsurfing and surf/beach life then look no further than this site - here is a sample of the many humorous cartoons - very family friendly too :)  Originally published in the UK's number one windsurfing magazine in the early to mid noughties they ran for 5 years.

Caveat - it helps if you are a surfer, kitesurfer or windsurfer to really enjoy the jokes.

ENJOY1

SURF WIDOW CARTOONS - 
CLICK TO ENLARGE - OBVIOUSLY - OR VISIT THE SITE  OF COURSE!

CLICK HERE TO VISIT
http://surfwidow.samanthajohnson.co.uk/

Keywords: Windsurf, Kitesurf, Surf, Beach Life, Windsurfers, Surfers, Boards Magazine UK, Sails, Rigs.

Second Life 2012 Boat Show

An old friend contacted me to say he had a few sims he was handing over to this years Boat Show in Second Life.

And I have already given my address book so hopefully when it begins in November all should be well and if you are a boat builder then this place is for you.

Here is my spot if you are interested.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Saipan/128/128/2

And here is a photo.

Check out the Link and make a Date from November and check it out :)

New Link to the Dutch Barge Template Pack

Hi someone in-world reminded me that the site the Dutch Barge Template files were on for modders of my barge listed here linked to the now defunct Megaupload.com and he said it linked to a federal warning page LOL.

NOT GOOD FOR MY IMAGE! ;)

I have therefore sorted that out and change the download link :)

Details in the right hand column.

Obviously there is no point in downloading the templates if you have no purchased the full version of the barge as it doesn't work with the demo.

If you are interested in this product feel free to watch the video below :).

Enjoy!

A worthy cause for a good friend The Epi Emmons Ball in Second Life.

 The Epi Emmons Ball

16th -17th June 2012 :) Funds being raised and many artists sang for SFL/RFL. The Ball was in honour of Epicurus Emmons - you can find out more about him if you read this blog - he passed away and is sadly missed.

 Thanks for the Dance Quirky - a true gentleman. The Ball was 1920s style. It was one of my own creations in case you are wondering ;)PXxx

How to Kill an Avatar by Me and Beejee passes 35,000 views!!!

35,974 views show just what a great film this is and sometimes being crazy fits Second Life ;)PXXx

Converting you into a 3d world. Second Life Microsoft Kinnect Hacks

Using SL has always been a bit disjointed at a party for example you have to use animations created by others or struggle with developing your own.Since the XBOX Kinnect developers have been working on hacks that can help meet this problem.This is worth a look :)

http://ict.usc.edu/projects/gesture_emotion_transference_using_microsoft_kinect_and_second_life_avatars/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehTvtkybubM&feature=player_embedded

Bath ride and pose! SWB Pontoon

Want a boat that you can moor and then pose and sunbath on? Want it for next to nothing?

Then here it is.



Just imagine there are these places you'd love to rez your boats.

Well you can rez this else where drive to a spo with your friends sunbathing - how cool and cheap too :)P

Available now from the mall here

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boogdolt/112/114/22
Just Look for the Boats for Sale sign ;)P

New Products - Planes and Bathing

Rubber Band Plane 3 sizes included for almost all popular tines.



A pontoon you can drive out to sea and sunbath on :)P

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boogdolt/112/114/22

Memorial Day Video

Larger Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJMZvh7kNzk

don Berithos EPI EMMONS MEMORIAL DAY Skutsje Races Winner 2011

It was a good day and beautifully arranged by Pippa Rexen (the Late Epi's Wife).

Pippa Emmons with a very happy don at the awards ceremony :)


I created a custom trophy for the event that has a number of meanings.



The Dutch Barge is one he helped me design and a scale version - so quite big but its weight and inertia does it justice - it does look wonderful at speed. This sits on a wave shaped hand carrying his barge to heaven, around the base are 47 discs that add up to his age at death. Only 47 years old (his 48th year).



After some confusion :) the early procession finally made it to Spoon Drift (cut water party area). Where the prizes were arranged and people relaxed and danced. Then it was time for the races. Although it was a one design event for the SWB Dutch Barge, this was something that other barges wanted to be part of - and quite right too. It would have pleased epi as he loved his green turtle barge.



So a prize was hastily made available for the winner of that class too :)

I shot some video and hope to put together a video of the event soon.

The racing was fierce and some VERY close finishes!!!

don came out on top but it was no picnic. This will be an annual event in Epicurus Emmons' memory, someone we need to never forget, Delinda Dryssen, was also mentioned another good friend who was lost recently.


don Berithos

SWB Dutch Barge

1. don Berithos 2
2. Astro Marksman 3
3. Chaos 4
4. KIMBO 6
4. Argus Farman 7


Green Turtle Skutsje
1. Auntie Gemma 2
2. Glorfindel Arrow 3
3. Chad Sawson 6


Photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60593803@N03/sets/72157627338005980/

If you want to get in training for next year then this is the boat
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/DUTCH-BARGE-10-SKUTSJE-Sailing-Boat-Racing-Wind-Powered-Bargain-Price/326253 The price is very low to encourage people into sailing, something I have maintained from the time of Kanker and it was Epi's philosophy - do not price people out of sailing - I remember that first time in Second Life when I had no money to spare, and had to 'camp' to make enough to buy a Tako, Good long useable demos are also a must! For this reason there is also a free demo available from my mall :)

WOOT MALL at SFL/RFL 2011

Woot has always supported SFL in Second Life and are happy again to be part of it this year. We will also auction items for tha cause in July.

The American Cancer Charity organises annually a big fund raiser in SL, and a rfl sfl boatshow in the build up to the 23/24 July Auctions there is a BoatShow at
Smugglers Key to create interest and raise additional revenue for the charity :)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Smugglers%20Key/200/121/30
Visit us Now :) and buy some stuff towards the cause!!!

Little Coral Isle with HRHGata Benell

New Store at
Little Coral Isle with HRHGata Benell on the inland sea.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Colona/81/89/24

Check it out.

He has space for more vendors so if you want to sell there then hook up with him with an IM.

A sailing catboat for micro avs, all scaled to be prefect for inner sim racing.

Buy Now
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boogdolt/113/88/25

SWB Micro Match Box Motor Boat

SWB Micro Match Box Motor Boat

Watch the Video



Perfect scale boat for micro avs.

Only 125L

Epicurus Emmons Memorial

Slideshow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60593803@N03/sets/72157626505391349/show/

main homepage index
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60593803@N03/

My Eulogy Log
[14:36] BeeJee Boucher: and sometimes we made them happen
[14:36] BeeJee Boucher: One day i found a skutsje for sale and i asked Epi to come and check it out.
[14:37] BeeJee Boucher: And many of you know what followed after that, for a while SL sailing was skutsje crazy.
[14:37] BeeJee Boucher: We even made it to SLTV
[14:37] Aislin Keynes: :-)
[14:37] BeeJee Boucher: Thats just one memory, one memory of many.
[14:37] BeeJee Boucher: Some i cant discuss here cuz they are too naughty.
[14:37] Chad Sawson: lol
[14:37] BeeJee Boucher: That was Epi too, sometimes he even made me blush...and wanting too look elsewhere.
[14:37] Orca Flotta: tsk
[14:37] BeeJee Boucher: i remember Sweet ;)
[14:38] BeeJee Boucher: And still those are the moments you realize that behind every silly avatar there is a very real person.
[14:38] BeeJee Boucher: And yes biggies look silly to me.
[14:38] Chad Sawson: lol
[14:38] BeeJee Boucher: I have one confession to make.
[14:38] Orca Flotta: ;)
[14:38] Jane Fossett: grin
[14:38] BeeJee Boucher: When Epi wrote his book we often talked about it in depth,
[14:38] BeeJee Boucher: but till this day i haven't read it.
[14:39] Nber Medici: LOL
[14:39] BeeJee Boucher: I am not a big reader but I know what it's about
[14:39] BeeJee Boucher: And although Epi told me he wasn't religious like the real Epicurus,
[14:39] BeeJee Boucher: as he writes in his book
[14:39] Orca Flotta: it's not about sailing, unfortunately
[14:39] joepie Korobase: :)
[14:39] BeeJee Boucher: it somehow comforts me to think
[14:39] BeeJee Boucher: that he now is sailing his skutsje in the sky with another very dear skutsje loving friend we lost last december.
[14:40] BeeJee Boucher: Del, Epi have fun. Just wait until we catch up...and we will
[14:40] BeeJee Boucher: i wanna close with the words from a shantysong called A Sailors Farewell Hymn, writer unknown.
[14:40] BeeJee Boucher: It's our time to go now,
Haul away your anchor,
It's our sailing time.
[14:40] BeeJee Boucher: Get some sail upon her,
Haul away your halyards,
It's our sailing time.
[14:40] BeeJee Boucher: Get her on her course now,
Haul away your fore sheet,
It's our sailing time.
[14:40] BeeJee Boucher: Waves are rolling under,
Haul away down Channel,
On the evening tide.
[14:41] BeeJee Boucher: When my days are over,
Haul away for heaven,
God be by my side.
[14:41] BeeJee Boucher: It's our time to go now,
Haul away your anchor,
It's our sailing time.
[14:41] BeeJee Boucher: .
[14:41] BeeJee Boucher: bye Epi
[14:41] Pippa Rexen: sigh...thank you BJ
[14:41] Nber Medici: nice ?
[14:41] BeeJee Boucher: chad
[14:41] Chad Sawson: Thank you Beejee!
[14:41] Surfwidow Beaumont: :*')
[14:42] Chad Sawson: Another long time SL Sailing community member Ms. Surfwidow Beaumont is next. Surfy? :-)
[14:42] Surfwidow Beaumont: If I crash I'll be back as the terminator said. So bear with me ;)
[14:43] Chad Sawson: lol
[14:43] Surfwidow Beaumont: Wow this is difficult, when I made his remembrance video i must have broke down in tears a number of times.
[14:43] Surfwidow Beaumont: So here we go - deep breath!
[14:43] Surfwidow Beaumont: There are many words that we could use to describe epi and the fun he shared with us all - most of which are too rude to say here ;) but one that sums him up succinctly would be
[14:43] Surfwidow Beaumont: Charismatic
[14:43] Chad Sawson: bravo
[14:44] Pippa Rexen: good grief and I thought he was a prude [from what HE said]
[14:44] Surfwidow Beaumont: That word is bandied about often in television and for heads of state, but on a more local level I think epi embodied that perfectly.
[14:44] BeeJee Boucher: :)
[14:44] Surfwidow Beaumont: The dictionary states it thus
a. A rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm.
b. Personal magnetism or charm
[14:44] Surfwidow Beaumont: I am sure you will agree he fits the bill well.
[14:45] Orca Flotta: a + b
[14:45] Surfwidow Beaumont: Lets just look at a. for a moment

Leadership.
[14:45] Surfwidow Beaumont: It was almost as if Secondlife was created for him. Wherever he went people just approached him and wanted to listen to what he had to say.
[14:45] Surfwidow Beaumont: It may well have been his expertise in philosophy and his ability to deliver messages in a non patronising way people liked.
[14:45] Surfwidow Beaumont: He had time for people, as his all too short life shows, if we had a moment of his time that was a minute from his life we had, and for that we should be eternally grateful.
[14:45] Pippa Rexen: that's his HR training
[14:46] Surfwidow Beaumont: ,
[14:47] Surfwidow Beaumont: For some we took hours of it, hours he gave freely for very little benefit to himself. Hovering over many a raceline organising events and overseeing races, truly a very giving person.
[14:47] Jane Fossett: HR= Hollywood Racing?
[14:47] Chad Sawson: :-)
[14:47] Surfwidow Beaumont: sorry bit laggy
[14:48] Surfwidow Beaumont: For this he was rewarded with the second part of a) above

Devotion.
[14:48] Pippa Rexen: Ha no Jane...Human Resource
[14:48] Surfwidow Beaumont: He had devoted friends and apart from the obvious Pippa and Fanci and other's, i am proud to have been one of them and of course Beejee Boucher too - you all know who you are and the list would swamp this eulogy if said.
[14:49] Chad Sawson: agreed
[14:49] Surfwidow Beaumont: He also had devotion from Sim owners who knew and trusted him with their reputations. Boat designers and creators who trusted his feedback when developing new boats and beta testing them. He bought my first ever product a air horn - he was just a nice guy who wanted to keep people enthused,
[14:49] Surfwidow Beaumont: If epi needed help or support we would all come running. If he needed anything created to assit him further we all came to his aid.
[14:49] Xi Larnia: sheet 10
[14:49] Xi Larnia: sheet -1
[14:49] Surfwidow Beaumont: I doubt i would have stayed were it not for him - So I owe him a lot in that sense. I was always ready to come to his aid and help him in anyway i can and this applies till this day - ever since.
[14:49] Surfwidow Beaumont: He helped me with my Dutch Barge - I had no clue without him hovering there at Boogdolt telling me off :'*) - laughing, "the sculpti sides look like sausages! Make them thinner!" he'd say!" After a day of trying, "hmmm that'll have to do i suppose." ;) I just wanted to please him too :). I have fond memories of helping him with the sailing lecture images sitting in his tako snapping away, happy days and times.
[14:50] Surfwidow Beaumont: Enthusiasm

This is a very obvious, there are so many photos of him teaching people how to sail and them getting out on the water as a result.
[14:50] Surfwidow Beaumont: Keeping the momentum and enthusiasm going is not easy, We have all seen some apathy in the sailing community from time to time, "Where have all the flowers gone?" Well epi is a whole garden thats disappeared now, and thats a space i doubt will be filled easily if at all! As they say we don't often mis something we take for granted until it's gone - and boy do I miss him now.
[14:50] Renault Cluny: is chair next to you empty?
[14:50] Surfwidow Beaumont: So we should appreciate these people more when they are here. Looking around I can see many who go unnappreciated and deserve more suport and respect. Let that be one of epi's legacies eh?
[14:50] Surfwidow Beaumont: Personal magnetism or Charm

Well Epi had many friends and many girls had a crush on him. But of course Pippa was clearly the soul mate who he knew was 'Mrs Right' and we all remember fondly the in-world wedding, whilst he was no doubt struggling to cope with, Pippa helping him along the way.
[14:51] Surfwidow Beaumont: Thank you for allowing us to be part of that Pippa it was my pleasure to create that lasting memory for us all to see, of course later you can still watch that wonderful wedding in full here http://blip.tv/file/4035807 but like any magnet - it needs a reverse polarity to stick and Pippa was that person.
[14:51] Surfwidow Beaumont: His Charm of course will remain with us and is his lasting memory for me especially.
[14:51] Surfwidow Beaumont: I think he'd be moved by the people turning out here today for him. But i am also pretty sure he'd want us to carry on and enjoy sailing and keep the pressure on for more investment in sailing, more time given by others to help and above all enjoy it as he did.
[14:51] Chad Sawson: :-) absolutely
[14:51] Surfwidow Beaumont: Perhaps a Regular Epicurus Emmons Memorial Trophy event? I'd happily put up some prizes :)
[14:52] Surfwidow Beaumont: Ill leave you with two final things

1. If you never knew epi I think this will help you understand just what he meant to us and to Second Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3xzgUEVM-EIll leave you with two final things

1. If you never knew epi I think this will help you understand just what he meant to us and to Second Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3xzgUEVM-E
[14:52] Surfwidow Beaumont: 2. I'd like to thank you all for buying the Remembrance Flowers. I will pass it across to Pippa as a small token towards his Floral tributes in Real Life once all the dispensers have been returned. I'd also like to thank those YC Commodores, sim owners and friends of Epi for hosting them. If you do not as yet have a flower there are more for sale over there by the memorial boat only 25L.
[14:52] Surfwidow Beaumont: What those flowers show is no matter what few lindens people had Epi mattered to them, they bought them, and they wore them with pride, a lasting inventory reminder of his name that a couple hundred people will happen across from time to time and go, "Oh yeah Epicurus Emmons!" I remember him x

And don't you forget it either ;*')
[14:53] Chad Sawson: :-)
[14:53] Surfwidow Beaumont: This is a sad time but it is also a celebration of his life and what he meant to us.
[14:53] Surfwidow Beaumont: I think it is fitting we all cheer and applaud him now.

This is for you Epi

(Cheers and applause)

woot
yay
[14:53] Surfwidow Beaumont: Bravo! -- Cheers! - Applause!
[14:53] Nber Medici: YAy ?
[14:53] joepie Korobase: woooot
[14:53] Surfwidow Beaumont: WOOOOOT!!!
[14:53] RoDen Kilian: Applause
[14:53] Liv Leigh: Applause!!
[14:53] Charlz Price: WOOOOOT!!!!
[14:53] Surfwidow Beaumont: Thank you for listening and thank you for being our friend Epi.

I hope you can hear us. And we all get to sail together again some day! :)

And to Pippa we are all here for you during this most difficult time. Be strong my dear Xxx

[ENDS]
[14:53] Orca Flotta: WOOOOOT!!!
[14:53] Surfwidow Beaumont: XXx
[14:53] Kentrock Messmer: Woooots!
[14:54] Surfwidow Beaumont: Xxx
[14:54] Chad Sawson: Applause!!
[14:54] Surfwidow Beaumont: XXx
[14:54] Chad Sawson APPLAUDS!!!
[14:54] Surfwidow Beaumont: XXx
[14:54] Jane Fossett: WOOOOOT!!!!
[14:54] Silber Sands: WHOOOOOT!!
[14:54] Francois Jacques shouts: woor
[14:54] Orca Flotta: and of course we're suning Surfy's woots
[14:54] Roan Blackburn: Surf!
[14:54] Orca Flotta: using*
[14:54] Yevgeny Varthader: W W
[14:54] Yevgeny Varthader: O O
[14:54] Yevgeny Varthader: O O
[14:54] Yevgeny Varthader: T T
[14:54] Yevgeny Varthader: /woot
[14:54] Chad Sawson: Thank you Surfwidow... :-)

All the fun of the fair - At Beejees Tinies Slooters Party - :) -YAY!

Buy a Floral Tribute for Epi!

Wear your 'The Last Rose' Lilly' 25L (with silver anchor and Bling)
This is for the late great sailor teacher and in world mentor Epicurus Emmons -
wear it with pride - All proceeds go to the Real Life floral Tribute from SL Sailors for Pippa



Thanks to Patrick and Fanci
Get it here http://slurl.com/secondlife/Clipper%20Bay/130/162/11

or from the following marinas and Yacht clubs

Fruit Islands thanks to Lizzo
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Mango/239/76/21

Thanks to Jane
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Knaptrackicon/136/128/2

My Mall here thanks to Weston
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Boogdolt/128/96/2


Marktwain White proudly wearing his - you should too! :)

Hollywood thanks to Nber and Mark and at the Tugby field
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Hollywood/100/92/2
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Santa%20Cruz/163/36/22

Triumphal - thanks to Orca
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Triumphal/170/146/22

Golden Gate YC thanls to Don Berithos
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Schilli/79/187/3774