Archive for January, 2009
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Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
This is Song For Friday is dedicated to Sam on Roxy and Dee on Aviva.
Sadly embedding not allowed so you can see the video here.
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CMA-CGM PARSIFAL
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
Today’s SotD is the CMA CGM Parsifal (Flag: Liberia, IMO: 9318060). The ship is capable of transporting about 8,200 teu and has a capacity for 700 reefers. She is 335 meters long, 43 meters wide and has a deadweight tonnage of 100,800. The vessel was built in 2006 [...]
Sailing Photo Of The day - Regata empastada
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Regata empastada, originally uploaded by juanalberto10.
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ALBUTAIN STAR
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Albutain Star (IMO: 9378541, Port of Registry: Monrovia, Liberia) is a 332 meters long, 60 meters wide crude oil tanker with a deadweight tonnage of 318,000. The ship was built in 2008 at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Korea and is owned by Vela International Marine, located in [...]
Towboat Trouble
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
This is an oldie but goldie. This is one of the most amazing series of boat photos I have ever seen. Imagine being on the bridge of this boat! You can see the full series here http://tinyurl.com/v04x
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Is that you Joe?
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Nice hat Joe.
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COSCO OCEANIA
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Cosco Oceania (IMO: 9334923, Port of Registry: Hong Kong) is one of Cosco’s most recent newbuildings. This 10,000 teu container ship was delivered in April 2008 at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co.Ltd, China. The ship is 348 meters long, 45.6 meters wide and has a deadweight tonnage [...]
Full Moon Frolic Queen Proclaims 2009 Year of the Frolic!
Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog
Signifying the importance of the Full Moon Frolic, The Queen appeared at the first of 2009. With three dips of the ladle and a hardy frolic cheer all around, The Queen proclaimed 2009 The Year of the Frolic. This appears to be the first significant positive move by [...]
Questions From The Community
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
From time to time, readers of this blog send me questions about sailing, boats or general nautical stuff that they would like answered. As I am usually clueless, I post the question and more often than not one of the few hundred people who read this organ every [...]
KAZIMAH III
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Kazimah III (IMO: 9329693, Port of Registry: Safat, Kuwait) is a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) with a length of 333 metres, width of 60 metres, draught of 22 metres and a deadweight tonnage of 317,000. She was the first tanker of this type within the fleet renewal [...]
Sam Rox
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Great video (partly in French) of Samantha Davies on Roxy, rocking out to Cindy Lauper. You can see it here. Check it out. It’s well-worth it. At the time she was 200 miles from the Horn (i.e, in the Fifties) coming towards the most dire places on earth [...]
Iceboats on the Navesink Rivers
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
A nice article from today’s NY Times about the racing of ice-boats on New Jersey’s mighty Navesink river. Great slideshow too.
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Today’s Big Question on Boat Renaming
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
I received this email from David Evans of the Rome Sailing Club
“On this myth about renaming the boat. Does it apply to freshwater boats. I have sailboat that it is mainly sailed in freshwater.”
Any takers?
PS: If Mr Poseidon is reading this blog, I apologize if this offends thee but it was [...]
Winter Sailing Heats Up At Channel Islands Harbor
Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog
I got up this morning climbed into shorts and walked over to the marina. It was already in the 70’s and the strong Santa Ana winds from yesterday were beginning to abate. Sure enough, by mid afternoon a gentle breeze from the Northwest kicked in. Winter sailing in [...]
Song For Friday: Janis Joplin - Summertime
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
OK, Wishful thinking I know!
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HERMOD
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Hermod (IMO: 7710214, Port of Registry: Panama) is a 154 metres long, 86 metres wide, 42 metres high crane vessel capable of a tandem lift of 8,100 tons up to 39 metres in tandem. The vessel was built in 1978 and is owned by Heerema Marine Netherlands. The [...]
Sailing Photo of the Day - Sending up repaired royal yard
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
sending up repaired royal yard, originally uploaded by Adam and Debbie Purser of Classic Sailing.
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DOKTER WAGEMAKER
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
Today’s SotD is one of Holland’s most well-known vessels, the ‘Dokter Wagemaker’. The Dokter Wagemaker is owned by Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming N.V. (Teso) which has been operating the ferry service between the island of Texel and Den Helder since 1907. The vessel was built between 2003 and 2005 [...]
Diving With Sharks
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Diving With Sharks
Over the holidays, we were lucky enough to go to the Big Island of Hawaii for a week. There is not much sailing to be had where we were as the seas are too challenging for charters. I made up for it by satisfying my [...]
NY Times Obituary for Nick Scandone
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
A well-written piece that explains in moving terms what he went through over the last years of his life.
You can read it here.
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Winter Projects
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Over the holidays, we had a gathering of local friends at our house. Howard, the owner and skipper of Knot Again, the boat I race on, was in attendance:
“What are your winter projects for Messing About?” He inquired, referring to our 26′ S2 not this blog.
‘Er.’ I [...]
ESTELLE MAERSK
Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Estelle Maersk (IMO: 9321495, Port of Registry: Hellerup, Denmark) is, together with its sisters (amongst which are the ‘Emma Maersk‘ and ‘Eleonora Maersk‘), the largest containership ever with a total teu capacity 11,000 teu (of which 1,000 forty foot reefer containers) according to the A.P. Moller - Maersk [...]
In Memory of Nick Scandone
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
“He woke up, looked at his wife, Mary Kate, took his oxygen mask off, gave her a kiss and told her that he loved her. He put the oxygen mask back on and passed away.” From Sailworld - Sharing the Good.
Sadly, Paralympic Gold medalist, Nick Scandone passed [...]
Song For Friday: Ray Lamontagne - Trouble
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
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Happy New Year
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
c/o Carlo Borleghi
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