#doublehanded

[splitcane]

Silk whippings going on to a split cane salmon rod.

[a-solitary-sea-rover-backup]

Charlie Enright (Barrington, RI) and Christina Wolfe (Orcas, WA) were awarded the 2023 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award, deemed the “best in the U.S.” for on-the-water excellence at prominent sailing events while representing the United States in 2023.

The winners were presented with the Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Award trophy along with specially engraved Rolex Yacht-Master timepieces. These honorees join an elite group of notable national sailors. 

As Skipper, Charlie Enright led the 11th Hour Racing Team in 2022-23 to become the first American flagged team to ever win The Ocean Race. In his third shot at the pursuit, the win had been over 10 years in the making for his team, and over 6 years in the making for 11th Hour Racing.

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Christina Wolfe is an accomplished offshore sailor, having put thousands of offshore miles under her belt. Wolfe is best known for her doublehanded sailing, which she does often with her husband, Justin. In 2023, Wolfe achieved 1st Overall ORC, 2nd Overall IRC, and Double-handed Line Honors in the Rolex Middle Sea Race, first female skipper overall in the Rolex Fastnet Race, and first in IRC 2 at the De Guingand Bowl, all achieved doublehanded.

[abyssanon]

M!Anon: Get picked up and apparently sat in somebodies lap! Hint lol it's mine. And moooore doublehanded ear rubs. 🥰

I'm stuck. I can't turn down giving ear rubs haha.

mmmmmm... I suddenly understand why dogs got domesticated....

[redmagedovei]

Final Fantasy V: Four Job Fiesta (2023) (Post Run Review)

Version Played: SFC/SNES, GBA translation patch.

Rules: Once per Crystal, a job is assigned at random. Each job assigned in this way MUST be in the party at all times. Abilities may be swapped between jobs freely, so long as the jobs are all in the party. Fifth Job: Upon getting Krile, another job is rolled, replacing one of the original four jobs. The replaced job and its abilities may NOT be used for the remainder of the run.

Goal: Any%

Challenge Rating: ★✩✩✩✩ Fun Rating: ★★★★★

Jobs: Knight, Summoner, Ranger, Dragoon. Fifth Job: Ninja (replaced Dragoon)

Overview: This was a really easy Fiesta, all things considered. Knight makes the early game pretty easy, especially if Doublehand is attained early. Garula is easy enough with applicable Guard strats (I did not use the cheese, and I was fine, but it does foolproof the fight). Summoner gives rod breaking access, which made everything for the rest of Act I pretty free. Ranger on its own isn't terrible. !Animals (Nightingale) is the best healing until mid Act II or so. Rapid Fire/X-Fight is invaluable, especially on a Knight. Dragoon is, as expected, not all that useful, but it made my Fifth Job replacement a non-issue. Ninja broke the game wide open. Random Encounters were no longer a threat (thanks, !Smoke), and Dancing Dagger carries all the way until Chicken Knife (if Sword Dance procs, anyway). Throw is pretty good, too, for emergency ST damage. Rapid Fire goes on the NIN as well. Only real trouble came from Leviathan, because lol double Tidal Wave spam, but otherwise it's a really smooth ride.

Final Thoughts/Recommendation: Obviously, someone else's Fiesta will be different (unless luck aligns, or you just copy my run for funsies), but I recommend the Four Job Fiesta VERY highly. It's a blast to do every year!

[kh-oc-askblog]

Character List

Note: (pronunciation), [a similar silent/ hidden sound to assist with pronunciation] Example: (S[w]ord).

Zorya

(Zor-eye-ya), Slavic; star. Age: around 14-16 during the main Kingdom Hearts games. Pronouns: she/her, but doesn't correct people when they use other pronouns and seems to not mind their usage. Weapon: Hooked double edged spear + hidden daggers. Stance: Doublehanded and singlehanded overhead thrust (spears), double handed Ochs guard (swords). Specialties: gravity, poison, enchantment/ enhancement, darkness and (money) magnet. Limit Break: Shadow Claw. Factions: Detective.

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Yoru

(Yo-[d]ru), Japanese; Night. Age: around 14-16 during the main Kingdom Hearts games. Pronouns: he/him. Weapon: Bō, later a staff with a hidden blade. Stance: Tail guard (both staffs and swords). Specialties: water, light, reflect/ barrier, healing. Limit Break: Premonition Strike. Factions: N/A, Civilian.

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Taiyo

(T-ai-yo[r]), Japanese; Sun. Age: around 15-17 during the main Kingdom Hearts games. Pronouns: he/him. Weapon: Heirloom Sword (short, one handed) and, later, Excalibur (two handed). Stance: Plow/ Pflug, or Chudan No Kamae. Specialties: fire, physical strength, light. Limit Break: Flame Zantetsuken. Factions: Guide (Dove -> Apprentice)

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Noir

(N-oo-a-gh), French; Black. Age: appearance of someone around 14-16 during the main Kingdom Hearts games. Pronouns: he/him. Weapon: Short sword hiding a concealed dual dagger. Stance: Fool's stance. Specialties: aero, vanish, poison, illusions/ shapeshift. Limit Break: Swift Swipe. Factions: Detective.

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Lunaria

(L-oo-n-ae-re-ah), Type of flower; Lunaria. Derived from Latin 'Luna'; Moon. Age: around 14-16 during the main Kingdom Hearts games. Pronouns: she/her Weapon: The Book of the Lost (summoning tome), and Surge Sabre (long sword) for close encounters. Stance: N/A for her book, wrath stance for swords. Specialties: Earth, summoning, healing, light. Limit Break: Chamber of Ghosts. Factions: N/A, Civilian.

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Glaucia

(Glor-sh-ee-ah), Portuguese, Greek, Latin; Blueish Grey/ Blue Steel. Age: around 14-16 during the main Kingdom Hearts games. Pronouns: she/her Weapon: Sovereign's Sign (rapier). Stance: Uses a single handed posta di fenestra (window guard, similar to Ochs) to hide her usage of the Stoccata technique and proficiency in using her one handed blade. Specialties: Ice, aero, time, light and enchantment. Limit Break: Glacial Time-Splicer. Factions: Heir, Blue-Blood.

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Nuaia

(N-ua-eye-ah), Original Language "Traitor's Tongue"; Tool of the Heart. Age: around 14-16 during the main Kingdom Hearts games. Pronouns: she/her Weapon: Electric Moonbow (lightweight hand crossbow). Stance: Archery; Open Stance. Specialties: Lightning, anti-gravity, esuna, energy drain and poison. Limit Break: Cheat-Shot. Factions: Unkown.

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Art references will be provided at a later date.

[retphienix]

Hm.

So I don't remember if I even bothered with ninjas in TA, I know I did assassins and illusionists, don't recall if I messed with ninjas.

But what a weird nerf to the class in my opinion.

And a weird step back in class identity, but I don't have much to say on that beyond "It is" since overall I've genuinely felt like TA2, by giving the player SO MANY skills ALL OVER the place through RNG equipment loot has meaningfully, if still imperfectly, rectified everything feeling bland and the same from TA where I didn't start seeing fun skills till the end practically.

Anyways, in FFT classes often have passive skills Built In. Like Monks having barehanded built into their kit- hence why their fists hit so hard. Or Ninjas having dual wield built in- hence they can equip 2 swords from the word go.

I've been learning the ninja skills on Luso while running doublehanded, so I didn't really think about it until just this second when I started learning dual wield, but uh, that's not the case here?

As you can see in the second screenshot- the class description SPECIFICALLY mentions that Ninjas dual wield, and that's just not the case.

Ninjas in TA2 CAN NOT equip 2 weapons UNLESS they equip the dual wield ability. It's not built in like in FFT

That kinda feels like a weird nerf. Now all classes- including Ninjas themselves- have to waste their ability slot in order to dual wield, while in FFT ninjas got to use that slot for whatever they wanted because it was built in.

Not the biggest fan tbh.

Maybe they were trying to put a dent in the dual wield monk / barehanded ninja builds from FFT? I could see that. But I would argue even in FFT those builds existing wasn't a BAD thing that made the game worse, and I would argue with how much harder it is to unlock Ninja in this fucking game (Seriously, they just REFUSED to give me loot/drops that ended with me learning more Thief skills for a LONG time), kinda seems like this is so end-game you don't need to nerf a theoretical build?

ALSO ALSO dual wield is one of those "HUGE" xp cost skills to learn so that's 3 nerfs-

high xp requirement

difficult class to unlock without good RNG

dual wield isn't built in for ninja

Oh hell, I forgot to mention the dual wield katana I have seems like a rare item in and of itself, so that's 4 nerfs that hypothetically all exist because the devs didn't want a popular setup from FFT to come back.

I mean I guess.

[kenyadiggit]

#doublehanded #icecream #sandwich with #homemade #cookies #chocolatechips #vanilla @talenti #sundayfunday #summervibes

[the-chk97]

..... ramadan ends in 10 days at best....

It's how even when they wanna act remotely human, it's sooooo doublehanded and fake!!

"BREAKING: The UN Security Council has passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan. The resolution passed 14-0, with the US abstaining for the first time."

from BreakThrough News, 25/Mar/2024: caption cont under video

In response, Netanyahu immediately said he was cancelling his trip to the US.

The resolution, put forward by Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Korea and Switzerland, calls for an unconditional release of all hostages on all sides.

Russia attempted to put the word “permanent” into the ceasefire language but the US voted against it.

[youfishscotland]

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Jessica with her first day on the River Spey. Learning the fine art of Spey Casting and she nails it...... #ontheflyphotography #onthefly #riverspey #speycasting #speycastingjunkie #doublehanded #catchandrelease #salmonfly #salmonfishing #kelt #flyfish #flyfishing #youfishscotlandguides #youfishscotland #guidedfishinginscotland #flyfishingguide #guidedflyfishingtrips #ladiesfishing #dunmagazine #dunmagazineprint #speyco #scotland #riverjunkie #river @jessicacallihanflyfishing (at You Fish Scotland)

[a-solitary-sea-rover-backup]

Oh boy, you need a whole semester of Anthropology 101 to answer THAT question! …but in the specific context of “what does it mean to say a team has a culture?”, here’s what Phil Muller of US Sailing has to say:

Culture cannot be identified from a uniform but can be obvious from the team’s “look.” Operational tempo, the tenor of banter, focus among teammates, the intensity of training, and conduct while at play are indicators of a team’s culture. Team culture displays to outsiders, newcomers, or those who step out of bounds “this is how we do things around here.”  It is the glue that binds a group of people together.

To me it all comes down to one thing, does everyone care as much as the other person? If we all care about learning and improving, and if the coaches can guide each teammate through their own stages of development, the team will thrive.

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In many ways the modern generation has more emotional literacy and experience with receiving feedback that the previous generation. This challenges modern coaches to expand their skillset beyond the hard-skills of just sailing technique and execution, but into the soft-skill areas of intrapersonal skills and communication especially in doublehanded classes.

In my experience from building teams, cultivating a strong team culture is slow and painstaking work. It’s more like gardening than bricklaying, and the team’s leadership can’t just stack a list of goals, ideals, and core values on top of one another and expect team members to fall in line.  Culture creation takes time. Ideas must be planted, propagated, and pests (re: distractions) need to be weeded out.

Culture emerges from within the group and comes from thousands of small moments that have part to do with the head coach and much to do with team members who keep their peers in check. It all comes down to these culture keepers.

[abyssanon]

rip. Well, their loss.

M!Anon: Doublehanded ear rubs!

mmmm..... good....

[oojamaflip-whatchamacallit]

#that last addition is SO necessary to understand#stop saying it’s ‘just’ reddit/twitter or dsmp#bc let’s talk abt ppl saying ‘so and so’ will get pearl or gem their win#vs ‘this is the event where grian/scar earn their win!’

#let’s talk abt ppl complaining false is bringing the vibe down whenever she makes a suggestion#and how the expectation is ALWAYS on the female players to keep the mood light

#not to mention how women are forever divided between:#aggressive tryhard who MUST hardcarry the team#or the weakest link#bc there always has to be a Comment#it’s either they’re an ‘Okay’ player but overaggressive#or they’re Nice but honestly not that good

#the doublehanded scrutiny of female players is unreal#ppl are literally more willing to recognize a jokey s-tier meme vs a woman's abundant skill#and that's the problem

oky it’s fucking TIME to talk about mcc misogyny we are NOT dancing around it anymore .

the community fucking hates women . especially the subreddit but also the general community . i can’t talk about every women bc i haven’t watched the pov of every woman in mcc .

tina kitten. her entire mcc experience was being treated as a nerf tool by the community. she only played in a handful of events but her teams routinely credited as some of the lowest ranked teams in the history of mcc in pre-game prospects . they’ve had the LEAST chance at winning and the community commonly rests that blame on tina’s back . is tina a great mcc player? no, she hasn’t had much opportunity to learn from it or practise much. but the constant backlash she faces for being a “bad player” and a “nerf” is demotivating . and after treating her like shit people treat her like shit MORE to tell her she’s overreacting if she is upset or has a problem with anything .

but scar has similar stats . he’s a relatively new player who hasn’t had much chance to learn from the event yet and hasn’t placed top 20. but nobody ever complains about scar being teamed with anyone as a nerf . nobody complains scar is dragging the team down . same goes for people like quackity and karl who don’t regularly place well. nobody complains they’re nerfs or that they’re ruining the teams chances . and evryone is quick to comfort them if they feel bad for ‘letting their team down’

niki nihachu is a similar situation . she’s been playing in the event for well over a year now and is routinely shunned by members of the community for not playing good enough . you can argue ‘she ranks x out of 40 on average’ all you want but does that warrant the way people treat her in her chat and in the subreddit?? does that warrant the immense pressure she feels to improve and the fact that he feels she’s let so many ppl down if she doesn’t?? does it warrant people talking shit talking her and laughing at her for getting emotional due to stress over the event on stream? the fact that she’s so stressed over the event should tell you everything . people has treated her like shit since the beginning for being ‘too emotional’ .

jojosolos. girl. she came into the event as an extremely strong player. she’s placed top ten 6 out of 9 times she’s played (canon and non canon) . for canon events she has 5/6 top ten placements one win and a first individual placement . purpled has 6/7 top ten placements, one team win and one first individual placement . they have extremely similar track records . so why is it that the s tier committee is trying to hard to designate purpled as an s tier but are adamant that jojo doesn’t deserve the same treatment because she’s yet to prove herself as being an s tier player . they have roughly the same stats .

hannahxxrose . she’s faced criticism for her competitiveness over her entire streaming career . to the point where she recently pointed out that people have been calling into question her mental well-being because of her competitive attitude and loudness. some men in the community (specific ones that are hated before the game even starts) are given similar critiques but not once has their mental health been called into question. but the majority of competitive men in the community haven’t been called out on their ‘bad attitudes’, only the ones that specific mcyt communities don’t like to begin with . typically if a man gets loud or starts screaming during the event it’s funny to you . but for a woman she’s taking it too seriously and needs a wellness check .

both jack manifold and karacorvus have an average placement of 26 . kara has one win and jack has lost every dodgebolt he’s been part of . but kara faces harsher criticism bc she doesn’t have the same following as jack manifold so she doesn’t have ppl who will defend her as being a good addition to the team for something other than her ability . bc ppl will defend jacks bad placement because :o !!!! he’s playing with his friends!!!! despite having the same ability as the women that are routinely shit on .

my point is that you can say what you want about certain mcc players . you’re not gonna like everyone . but the double standards between male and female mcc competitors is very much real and a problem in the fanbase. more people are fans of the male streamers and i get that’s why you want them to succeed. but to overlook the flaws you degrade female plaster for in the creators you admire is to have an internal bias against them . if you’re going to have criticisms they’re gonna have ti be for EVERYONE who uses that kind of behaviour . and i think if we see that enforces you’ll realise that a lot of the critiques were bullshit to begin with .

and this can NOT be chalked up to the behaviour of the dsmp community alone . you’re all just as bad, this focuses primarily on dsmp examples bc i watxh primarily dsmp streamers. ALL of this happens on the mcc subreddit .

[alaskatrophyadventures]

Well that's one meaning of Double handed Fly Fishing! #doublehanded #twohandedflyfishing #doublefist #flyfishing #fishing #rainbowtrout #arcticchar #alaska #alaskaflyfishing #fishalaska #guidelife #catchandrelease #atalodge #alagnakriver #atal #atruealaskalodge (at Alaska Trophy Adventures Lodge, Alagnak River, Bristol Bay, Alaska)

[splitcane]

Early stages of what should be an interesting cane rod.

[candyradium]

never mind this is reminding me of teaching sailing. specifically oppies. there is just no wind awareness or main sheet control. the rudder is still up. god bless

[draftsandchains]

expanding on this. friend bought elden ring and we took turns playing I cannot begin to tell u how messed up by minecraft i am

[character trying to attack anything] “where are the hitboxes how do we turn on hitboxes”

“ooooh we’re in f3 mode permanently”

“where’s sprint”

[press button to switch to shield] “ooooh offhanding.”

[character duel wielding] “ah yes doublehanding. from the cpvp”

[explaining to friend how attacking works] “it’s like 1.19 pvp u cannot spam click u hv to time your crits” [said friend doesn’t play minecraft pvp]

[character drinks instant health pot] “this is so slow why is it not a splash potion”

[enemy has shield] “god i fucking hate shielders this is my cpvp nightmare all over again where’s my axe how do i shield stun”

“how much durability is on these weapons”

“can we enchant the sword”

so messed up by minecraft right now im watching other games like elden rings and im like. how do u turn on hitboxes