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Submitted by Ship of the Day Blog
The Evelyn Maersk (IMO: 9321512, Port of Registry: Copanhagen, Denmark) is, together with her 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 […]
The difference of 40 years
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
It was raining on Saturday so I took it as a good excuse to quit raking and shoveling leaves and watch the DVD of Deep Water again. If you haven’t seen it, I would give it a whirl. It’s a good documentary about the Sunday Times Golden […]
The Vendee Globe Web Site - Two Thumbs Up
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
I am spending a lot of time on the Vendee Globe Web site. I think it’s one of the best race sites ever. It’s well-designed, easy to navigate and full of short, well-written info about the race and the racers. It’s got photos, videos, a virtual race […]
Song For Friday: Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
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In memory of “Mitch” Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix’s drummer, who died yesterday.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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GSF GALAXY III
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Today’s SotD is the jack-up drilling rig GSF Galaxy III (IMO: 8764119, Port of Registry: Port Vila, Vanuatu). This 74 meter long, 76 meter wide rig is capable of working in a water depth up to 400 meter and can obtain a maximum drilling depth of 30,000 meter. She […]
Congratulations to King Ben
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Ben Ainslie and Alessandra Sensini ISAF Sailors of the Year. Photo c/o Carlo Borleghi.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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BEAUFORT EXPLORER
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The Beaufort Explorer (IMO: 8112500, Ex. Name: CGG Laurentian, Port of Registry: Nassau, Bahama’s) is a specialized seismic vessel equipped for 3D/4D surveys. With a length of 85 m for a width of 17 m, six streamer winches and two back decks, the vessel is easily modulated for various […]
Coming along
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
The build of the cruising boat in LA is coming along fast and the owner will have it just in time for Christmas. It has been a long haul for him. We have a few nice customisations that mean the boat doesn’t quite know whether it is meant to […]
Why Britain rules the waves
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
I read this on the Vendee Globe web site. It’s a message from Dee Cafari about a conversation with Samatha Davies: on Roxy:
“I spoke to Sam on Roxy today on the VHF and we decided to both have an afternoon cup of tea. The Spanish Coastguard plane was […]
EVA N
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Today’s SotD is the Eva N (IMO: 9127150, Ex. Name: Berge Nord, Port of Registry: Monrovia, Liberia) . She is currently owned by Neu Seeschiffahrt, Germany. The Eva N has a deadweight tonnage of 218,000, a draught of almost 19 meters and has seven holds and hatches. The ship […]
Vendee Globe: Tough start
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As of 19:45 GMT on November 10th, 8 out of the 30 boats had headed home. This is bad enough but what does it presage for the rest of the Vendee? No doubt the storm that hit them in Biscay was a bad one. It sounds like some […]
ELLY MAERSK
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The Elly Maersk (IMO: 9321536, Port of Registry: Svendborg, Denmark) is, together with her sisters (amongst which are the ‘Emma Maersk‘ and ‘Evelyn 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 […]
One Design Midwinters
Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog
I went out with Chance the J120 for Regatta Pro’s November One Design Midwinters yesterday. We had a nice amount of wind considering it was winter. The fog never cleared and it started to drizzle half way through the second race. It was great fun as usual sailing with […]
Sailing Photo Of The Day - Vendee Globe - The Start
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The ocean racing sailors of Vendee Globe challenge, appreciated by Hotel champs Elysees Plaza, originally uploaded by lepromeneurmoderne.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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The Golden Globe vs Vendee Globe
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In all the excitement of the Vendee Globe, it’s easy to forget that it’s the 40th anniversary of the original solo round-the-world race, the Sunday Times Golden Globe. The official start of the Golden Globe was any time between June 1st 1968 and October 31st. The sailors […]
44
Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog
44 is the number of people who have completed the Vendee Globe and it’s predecessor the Golden Globe. This tiny number puts the scale of the feat in context. It’s called the sailor’s Everest but over 1,000 people have climbed Everest.
In the first race, 40 years ago, […]
A new New Deal - The Two-fer
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I thought this article in the Economist was very smart. How about this for an idea - fix the economy and global warming together. The premise is that the economy needs a massive stimulus. What if the there were a new deal that invested in environmental technology and […]
Song For Friday: The Surfers - Windsurfing
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Big thanks to Puffmeister for this beauty. Yup it’s truly awful. It’s like watching a car accident. I could not for the life of me figure out how his could have made it on TV until the end. And then it all made sense. It’s a German Pop […]
Proud
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I became a citizen less than 2 years ago. I did it with trepidation. I live here so shouldn’t I become a citizen? This is my home and has been on and off since 1988. There were tax reasons for doing it. Practical but a pretty poor […]
The Gispy Moth Collection
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A new web site for fans of Sir Francis Chichester, gipsymothcollection.com. It’s full of photos, letters and artefacts from Sir Francis Chichester’s life.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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MSC MARIA ELENA
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The MSC Maria Elena (IMO: 9304423, Port of Registry: Panama) was built in 2006 by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries and is with its teu capacity of 9,200 one of the largest container vessels sailing and the biggest vessel of the Mediterranean Shipping Company. The ship is 336 meters […]
MAERSK ANTARES
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The Maersk Antares (IMO: 9342504, Port of Registry: Singapore) is one of the most recent vessels in Maersk’s fleet. She was delivered at December 5, 2007 from Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea. The 108,393 GRT, 9,200 TEU Container vessel is the second in the
series of A-Type container vessels delivered to […]
Poll Closed - Palin Wins Big!
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By a massive margin, Saucy Sal, aka Sarah Palin won the poll that has been running on this blog for a few months. the question was “It’s a perfect day, you have a six-pack in the cooler, who would you rather take sailing - Obama, McCain, Palin […]
Sailing Photos Of The Day - China Cup
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From the China Cup 2008
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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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 […]
