136 posts tagged “leo laporte”
Today we had eight people in studio, a new record. Including Robert Scoble, second from left.
Wil Harris, the TWiT regular and Channel Flip chief, had a few words with Leo Laporte recently.
Here are some of my videos from a few weeks ago when I reported from Oahu and Waikiki to assist Leo in welcoming Roz Savage to land after 99 days alone at sea in her rowboat.
I shot several short bits in the days leading up to her landing, the last being her actual arrival on the dock. The conversation between her and Leo will be released as a podcast at some point, and of course there is a documentary being made about her adventure.
The folks at XtremeCPU had few nice words to say about the Ultimate Gaming Machine at NVISION 08
Here are some webcams along Waikiki that may be able to zoom out towards the sea when Roz is coming in. Many run java. Some permit users to pan and zoom for 2 mins per user, users cue up. She may now be coming in as far as two miles offshore, so it's unlikely these will see her, but check it out anyway.
**Sheraton Moana Surfrider (Waikiki, Oahu)**
http://surfnewsnetwork.com/index.php?hidesitemap=1&content_type_id=12&content_id=12&webcams_id=8#webcams
*Royal Hawaiian* - hotel is undergoing renovation but camera works great.
http://seehawaiilive.com/rh-cam.cfm
ALSO SEE:
Waikiki Duke Kahanamoku Statue, just for fun.
http://www.honolulu.gov/multimed/waikiki.asp
[UPDATE: I will begin streaming to Leo at TWiTlive.tv about an hour before Roz lands at the Yacht Club. Previous to that, I will attempt to stream at http://stickam.com/danegolden.]
Rick at WeatherGuy.com estimates that Roz could arrive in the Waikiki Yacht Club anytime between 1130 and 1530 local time.
Assuming the earliest time possible, 11:30 a.m. local time (2:30 p.m. Pacific time) arrival of Roz at the Waikiki Yacht Club, the following schedule would likely apply (add as many as four hours to each estimate).
4 a.m.
- Roz reached Koko Head, unaccompanied.
9 a.m.
- Media/Observation boat (with Dane Golden of TWiT aboard) leaves Waikiki Yacht Club.
- Tow boat (with Bill's documentary team aboard) leaves yacht club.
9:30-10 a.m.
- Media/Observation boat and Tow Boat shoot video of Roz at Diamond Head. This is the feature shot for local news, as it is the finish line for TransPac. We'll be near the red buoy 0.6 miles off-shore from the lighthouse. We might be looking into the sunrise, but they've faced this before and it seems to be OK.
- At this point I will attempt to be streaming live to http://stickam.com/danegolden.
10 a.m.
- Media/Observation boat turns and head back towards yacht club (at around 30-40 knots).
- Documentary team continues on with Roz.
10:30-10:45 a.m.
- Media/Observation boat arrives at yacht club.
11 a.m.
- Roz reaches her "Finish Line" recorded by documentary team riding in tow boat. At this point she will have officially completed the voyage. She then hooks up to the Tow Boat.
- The Tow Boat takes her at a maximum 5 knots towards the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor turning basin, 300 yards from yacht club, maneuvering her around other boats.
11:30 a.m.
Roz arrives at turning basin. She rows last 300 yards under her own power into Waikiki Yacht Club where she is mobbed by friends, family, fans, and media, and steps on land for the first time in months.
11:45-12:30
Leo interviews Roz via Skype video at either dock or yacht club.
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NOTES
- When they refer to finish or "her finish" or "Roz's Finish," this is actually not the Waikiki Yacht Harbor but a point almost a mile (and 30 minutes) out to sea (when she crosses 157 50W longitude), at which she will have been determined to complete the crossing. Not sure why this point is chosen. It is different than the Trans Pac finish, which is out near Diamond Head.
- Bill's documentary team will be on a boat that will film her at that point and then that boat will tow her to the opening of the Ala Wai small Harbor. From that opening she will row the last 400 yards on her own power (a victory lap) onto the yacht club D dock.
- I will video (presumably streaming live on Stickam video) her with Diamond Head in the background, probably the most picturesque shot of the day. When she crossed that point, my observation boat will speed back to the Yacht Club, while she will continue on parallel to the beach to her designated "finish" about a mile out.
- When I get back to the yacht club, I will set up both to record her landing at the end of the dock, and probably also a better lit location similar to Saturday's spot, where I'll probably set up a more in-depth interview between Roz and Leo.
Latest info as of 1700 Sunday local time.
Stats:
Distance to go: 20.45m
Bearing to DH 270 deg T
Last 24hrs: 254degM, 28.61nm
Miles per day required for 01Sep1100HST ETA: 27.5nm/day
Miles per day required for 01Sep1500HST ETA: 22.3nm/day
Roz will check in every two hrs throughout the night and we provide update status then.
Geoff Smith performed this recently in Nashville. Video by Chris Marquardt.
