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Images: A first impression from the Bol d’Or – Geneva
Every year in June the SNG in Geneva, that is also home to the current Americas Cup winner Alinghi, together with other sponsors, arranges Europe’s biggest lake regatta – the Bol d’Or. This year’s Bol d’Or Mirabaud was presented by Girard-Perregaux and attracted almost 600 boats from all over Europe.
What’s so great about this event – besides its sheer size – is that hobby sailors can compete with the top elite of the world.
Now in its 70th year, this year’s Bol d’Or was again…
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Fun: The 10 Best (Vintage) Scooter Clips Online
We love scooters and more and more people leave their petrol guzzling four wheels at home and again take a scooter, for the drive to the office, around town – or best – just to go for a ride.
With so many new (electrical / hybrid) and more ecologically friendly four stroke scooters coming to the market lets take a look back how it all began. The beautiful Lambrettas from Innocenti or the old Vespas from Piaggio that after the second World War were the only mean of transport available to many Europeans.
By now they have reached cult status, modded or plain original versions parked somewhere most of the times get you into a chat with some people admiring them. You get a happy smile on people’s faces reminding them of great times and a new start in the life of many.
Today you often find scooters prominently placed in advertising for products that have nothing to do with scootering. But for the real thing there are a few clips and videos that bring back the time and let you feel the wind in your hair. Those clips and videos we tried to find and the best ones we have listed below…
Ride on…
Learn (sailing, fishing, climbing) knots with online animations
All of us who had to learn some knots for sailing or climbing know that it often can take some time at the beginning to remember them. Now you can have 75 different knots demonstrated to you 24h/day with Animated Knots. Knots are demonstrated with self running animations and step-by-step. You will also find information [...]
Weekend activity: Cloud spotting
With the weekend coming up we would like to suggest to you something different: Cloud watching or cloud spotting as its also called by UK based Pretor-Pinney who has founded the Cloud Appreciation Society. The society now has about 5000 members from 39 countries. 38 year old Oxford University graduate Pretor-Pinney who calls himself a [...]
