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Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Really nice review of Wind Predictor iPhone app here at News from the Bow.
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Nearly ready to launch
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Since March I have been pretty busy on Messing About. Here is what I have done so far:
- Bottom sanded and painted
- Hull compounded and polished
- Deck and cockpit scrubbed
- Rail, stanchions, pulpit and pushpit polished
- Topside teak cleaned and sealed
- Saloon/cabin cleaned and oiled wood with lemon [...]
Sailing Photo Of The Day - On Board With Edo
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On Board With Edo, originally uploaded by Lorenzo Cavallari [ www.lorenzocavallari.com ].
No clue who Edo is but someone’s on board with him
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TIDEWAY ROLLINGSTONE
Submitted by Ship of the Day
The Tideway Rollingstone (IMO: 7814101, Port of Registry: Flushing, The Netherlands) is a stone dumping vessel, built in 1979 as the semi-submersible heavy transport vessel “Super Servant 1” at the Oshima yard in
Japan for the former owner Wijsmuller Transport. She was converted into her current form in 1992 at IJsselwerf, [...]
HADI
Submitted by Ship of the Day
The Hadi (IMO: 9362073, Port of Registry: Limassol, Cyprus) is a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) of 333.2 meters long, 60 meters wide and a maximum draught of 22.5 meters. The Hadi was built at Hyundai Heavy Industries and delivered in 2007 to her owners National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC). [...]
Vacation Sailing – Part 4 – Final Countdown
Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog
By the time you get to 60 days out from your sailing vacation, all plans should be hard and fast. If you have followed along on this planning schedule, the last weeks before departure can be used wisely instead of frantically. Most charter companies require full payment 30-60 [...]
Easter Monday – Three Peaks
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
Today was bright blue sky and sun but very windy. Gusts of up to 70 knots were recorded on the ship. We didn’t let it stop us however and we climbed up past gull lake and up to Orca, Hodges and then onto the Petrels. All the summits afforded [...]
Easter in South Georgia
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
So instead of hunting for yummy chocolate eggs in the grass we were on the look out for baby fur seals in the tussock grass. You don’t want to end up getting bitten by one as the bites are nasty and full of bacteria that requires IV antibiotics etc.
A [...]
CMA CGM THALASSA
Submitted by Ship of the Day
The CMA CGM Thalassa (IMO: 9356294, Port of Registry: Limassol, Cyprus) is a 346 meters long, 43 meters wide containership built at the end of 2008 and delivered to the ship-operator on 30th December 2008 by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Ltd, South Korea. She is one of the largest [...]
EENDRACHT
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Photo by: Max
Today’s SotD is a well-known vessel in the port of Rotterdam. The three masted schooner Eendracht (IMO: 8814275, Port of Registry: Rotterdam) is used to get anyone, especially young people, acquainted with the adventure of sailing at sea. The vessel was built in 1989 by Damen Shipyards, Gorinchem, [...]
XIN SHANGHAI
Submitted by Ship of the Day
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 the [...]
Relief at Signy
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
Just a little more to do tomorrow at Signy as the ice in the night slowed us down so we didn’t get here until 11am. Most of the cargo is aboard and the station compliment of 5 are staying ashore tonight and will come aboard with their personal stuff [...]
Atlantis at sail, 1904
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Atlantis at sail, 1904, originally uploaded by amphalon.
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It’s raining a lot of these today
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Onto Signy
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
Last night we loaded cargo and people on at Jubany in the south shetland islands and are now 20 hours away from Signy on the south orkney islands. Jubany is one of the three stations in Antarctica that has a dive chamber so last night I was talking to [...]
XIN SHANGHAI
Submitted by Ship of the Day
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 the [...]
Oh well
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
We continue North on the Shack. Unfortunately the visiblity was really poor on the way up the Peninsula so we missed all the amazing views. The Lemaire Channel was a white out as was Port Lockroy. Shame but as I said to everyone at least we hadn’t paid a [...]
Sailing Photo Of The Day - Melges 32 Lerici Italy
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The first AUDI MELGES 32 Series in LERICI ITA
Photo: Guido Trombetta/STUDIO Borlenghi
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Surf’s Up
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Alpina Surfover St. Moritz CH
End of the Sky season in Engadine
Photo: Carlo Borlenghi
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What’s wrong with this picture?
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Very high clew jib, originally uploaded by LBena.
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I’m On A Boat!
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I’m On A Boat!.
I’m On A Boat!
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TAURUS
Submitted by Ship of the Day
Today we have the anchor-handling tug Taurus (IMO: 9344978, Port of Registry: St. John’s, Antigua & Barbuda) featuring as the Ship of the Day. The Taurus is 58 metres long, about 15 metres wide and has a gross tonnage of 1767. The vessel’s two MAN B&W 14V32/40 engines deliver a [...]
Salt Water Spray
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
This is a picture of the salt water freezing on Cheshire. Pretty cold here at the moment -23C wind chill. As it is blowing 36 from the south.
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Anyone know where you can learn to sail a moth in Chicago?
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
Got this email today. Responses in the comments section please:
I live in Chicago, IL on lake Michigan. Any suggestions where I could try sailing a moth near Chicago?
Any help would be appreciated.
George
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SETAGAWA
Submitted by Ship of the Day
Today Ship of the Day is the recently delivered very large crude carrier (VLCC) Setagawa (IMO: 9391763, Port of Registry: Tokyo). The Setagawa has an overall length of 333 meters, is 60 meters wide and has a maximum draught of 20.5 meters. These dimensions give the vessel a maximum cargo [...]
