Archive for December, 2008
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Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The last ship of this year is the Transporter (IMO: 8918930, Ex. Name: Front Sunda, Port of Registry: Willemstad, Dutch Antilles), a heavy lift vessel which is the first of a series of 6 vessels to be converted from single hull tankers into heavy lift vessels. The heavy transport [...]
XIN SHANGHAI
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The Xin Shanghai (IMO: 9307231, Port of Registry: Hong Kong) is one of the largest containervessels currently sailing with her length of 336.7 metres, width of 45.6 metres and a maximum draught of 15 metres. She can carry a maximum of 18 rows of containers by eight tiers on [...]
YM UNITY
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Today’s Ship of the Day is the 8,200 TEU containervessel YM Unity (IMO: 9302619, Port of Registry: Monrovia, Liberia). The YM Unity is 335 metres long, almost 43 metres wide and has a deadweight of 101,411 tonnes. She was built in 2006 at Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea and is [...]
SailTime Sailors Resolutions for 2009
Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog
We’ve come to the end of another year which gives me this one last chance to post another great sunset photo. I promise; this is the last one I’ll post this year ! I snapped this one at the anchorage behind the reef at White Bay on Jost [...]
Song For Christmas Day: The Pogues and The Late Great Kirsty McColl - Fairy Tale of New York
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
“You liar, you scumbag, you maggot
you cheap lousy faggot
Merry Christmas your a**e
I hope it’s our last”
Now if that doesn’t say the Merry Christmas, I don’t what does?
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Splash and Dash
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
A splash and dash according to pilots is when they run out of fuel and need to land to refuel! I did two in two days one in a boat and one in an airplane!
Arriving in Florida late on monday night from the UK very tired I found that [...]
FAA Approved Santa
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
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PENELOP
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Penelop (IMO: 9325908, Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahama’s) is a crude oil tanker of 253 metres long, 44 metres wide and a draught of almost 15 metres. She has a gross tonnage of 63,448 and a deadweight tonnage of 114,500. The Penelop is managed by Lundqvist Rederierna, Finland [...]
Channel Islands Harbor Parade of Lights
Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog
Even though I was gone to the BVI leading my last flotilla of 2008, SailTime Members here at Channel Islands Harbor, “Decked the Hulls” for the annual Parade of Lights celebration. As shown below, they really did a beautiful job of decorating Bodacious, one of three Hunter 36’s [...]
Twittering Jonny Malbon
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
I frequently bore readers, friends, relatives or anyone within earshot to death about social media. I am bit of a junkie in this regard.
The one thing I have not wrapped my head around is Twitter. I subscribed to it a year or so ago and have not used [...]
Launching
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
The launching of the 40 footer went well at Svendsens and she is now having electronics installed and interior cushions done while I finish off the deck hardware and we await the mast delivery in a few months. The owner seems to be happy to finally have his boat [...]
MAERSK STEPNICA
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Maersk Stepnica (IMO: 9352004, Port of Registry: Rotterdam) is one of the latest newbuildings managed by the Dutch based Maersk Ship management. Maersk Stepnica is the first in a series of five 8400 TEU container vessels delivered and built by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. in South Korea. The [...]
Anyone know what this boat is and why it has such a big fat boom?
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Got an email today from someone trying to identify this boat and why it’s boom was so fat. Anyone seen a boom like before? It’s featured in the ad below. Anyone know, please add a comment below. There is some blurb in the subtitles that I can’t read.
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MSC PINA
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The MSC Pina (IMO: 9339272, Port of Registry: Panama) is one of the most recent containervessels in the MSC fleet. This 9580 TEU, 107,849 GT ship was built in 2007 by Samsung Shipbuilding as the first of a batch of thirteen ships. The MSC Pina is 336 meters long [...]
Good article on Vendee Globe in NY Times
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Once in a while the illustrious NY Times pens a few words about sailing. When they do, it’s usually insightful and well-written. A great piece today on the Vendee Globe and the demise of so-many of the front-runners.
The agony that Yann Elies is enduring as I write [...]
Song For Friday: Simply Red - Money’s Too Tight To Mention
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
This was a big hit during the last really bad recession. Still relevant. It has one of my favorite lines “Did the Earth move for you Nancy”.
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Sailing Photo Of The Day - Rolex Trophy
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
c/o of Carlo Borlenghi. Graze Carlo!
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GJERTRUD MAERSK
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Gjertrud Maersk (IMO: 9197894, Port of Registry: Ringkøbing, Denmark) is a 367 meters long, 43 meters wide container vessel, capable of transporting up to 10,000 teu. The Gjertrud Maersk was delivered in December 2005 by Odense Steel Shipyard, Denmark and was then, together with her sisters, Gudrun Maersk, [...]
Boat vs Kite
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
SBYC Snowbird Series Race #2, originally uploaded by Walkabout Wolf.
OK I am sure the kite won but you can’t drink Dark & Stormies while kite-surfing
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Sailing Photo Of The Day - The Waitangi Gaff Cutter
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The Waitangi Gaff Cutter, originally uploaded by Mike NZ.
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Sailing Photo Of The Day - Chillin Antigua
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
DSC02634sm, originally uploaded by antiguan.
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Hello Joe
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
“Joe daaaaaling, we always go to Caribbean for the holiday!”
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Aaaargh!
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Pic from our holiday party. This is festive attire round these parts me hearties!
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Vendee Globe - Life in the Roaring Forties
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
I have been catching up on the Vendee. My son of all people told me about Loick Peyron’s dismasting. He is not a sailor (he loathes it) but he is learning French in High School and every day the prof shows them the French news including an [...]
Sailing Photo Of The Day - Rosebud
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Rosebud, originally uploaded by LBena.
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