I encountered this little weapon of a boat, the K650, at the Newport show, hunkered down on a trailer. A sport boat I guess i s what you'd call it, though what it looks like is a miniaturized Volvo Open 70. Which makes sense, since its designer, Juan Kouyoumdjian (a.k.a. Johnny Unpronounceable), has a portfolio...

Don't you love it??? Not the storms themselves, of course.  I'm talking about the images, the luscious satellite photography that lets us view glorious atmospheric blemishes like hurricanes from the ultimate POV. The most attractive North Atlantic storm of 2009 (so far), IMHO, was Hurricane Bill, seen here on August 18 far from land just...

DEFINITION:  wave train (noun)–a succession of waves arising from the same source, having the same characteristics and propagating along the same path WARNING: This particular WaveTrain emanates from the brain of Charles J. Doane.Click here to contact Charles J. Doane. WHO THE HELL IS HE? Charlie has worked as a boating journalist since 1986, including stints...