May 12, 2008
Personal submarines
A Russian man from St. Petersburg got his personal submarine. He built it himself and it is the smallest submarine in Russia, officially registered as a boat by Russian boat registry and has got its own personal name and number. (From Crooked brains)
Other personal submarines:
U-Boat Worx, the first commercially available 1 ATM personal submarine for under 100,000
How to Build Your Own Submarine without repeating my mistakes. by Doug Jackson
The Hyper-Sub Submersible Powerboat
Personal Submersibles Organization a professional guild dedicated to promote and encourage ownership and use of Personal Submersibles
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Google, Microsoft & Yahoo on the high seas, by Brandon Bird
“…I wanted to write about financial engineering, instead I decided to post this: 1…2…3…Lift-off!”…
More from the Motherland: The world’s largest military hovercraft
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April 21, 2008
Yacht Prices Sinking Fast
Yacht prices have gone up so far so fast that they’re bound to settle down. Last year, it cost more to buy a used yacht than it did to build a new one, because of buyers’ need for instant gratification. Yacht flipping became the new house flipping, with buyers selling boats for millions in profits before the vessels were even built.
This year, yacht flippers may face the same fate as Florida condo flippers. The good news for boat buyers: that 150-footer of your dreams may come down to a reasonable $20 million
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People stroll around the Dutch cargo ship "Artemis" in Les Sables d'Olonne, on France's west coast, after strong winds pushed it off course
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Re-post: Airplane Graveyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base outside of Tucson, AZ
Pooh stick and sand eggs made by this rake-sand artist. (From Metafilter)
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March 01, 2008
Frozen Ships
Also there, The beautiful Beaches of St. Petersburg
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January 17, 2008
"Queen Mary Having Bottom Scraped"
The remains of the SS American Star, ten years after its 1994 shipwreck off the Canary Islands. The stern broke off and sank, leaving only the bow section on the sandbar. Since this photo was taken, the ship has listed to port and become almost completely submerged
Oceanographer David Gallo's Lovely Monsters short lecture at TED
Hannu's Boatyard is a site by a Finnish guy who offers free plans for two dozen simple plywood boats you can build, along with photos illustrating the build process of each. (From Metafilter)
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September 10, 2007
Port of Indecision
1:20 Model of the German ship Admiral Graf Spee build like a canoe. (From Portent)
Time-lapse of the Queen Mary entering San Francisco, February 4, 2007
The Phoenix 1000 is a 65-meter (213') personal luxury submarine. The initial design was originally executed for a client and now awaits a buyer. As proposed, the submarine would constitute the single largest private undersea vehicle ever built
Any good Jimmy Buffet lines that would make a good name for a boat?
Artist Frank Boelter has constructed a 9-metre paper boat from the stuff used to make Tetrabrik packs and is sailing it up the Elbe
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June 20, 2007
The salvage of the Kursk
On April 15, 1912, the German liner Prinze Adelbert was steaming through the North Atlantic when its chief steward noticed an iceberg with a curious scar bearing red paint. He took a photo. Later on he learned that the Titanic had gone down in those waters less than 12 hours earlier. (From Futility closet)
Kursk – Lost Russian nuclear cruise missile submarine
The ‘TRICOLOR’ is a 1987 built Norwegian flagged vehicle carrier, which, in the early hours of 14 December 2002, was struck by ‘Kariba’, a 1982 built Bahamian flagged container ship in the French Exclusive Economic Zone some 20 miles north of the French coast in the English channel… The salvage of the Tricolor
Specifications of The Maltese Falcon, largest privately-owned sailing yacht in the world, owned by Tom Perkins of KPCB
Liveras Yachts, owners and charterers of luxury yachts, (note the languages the site is translated to) and some other High-tech Luxury Yachts
The emirate of Dubai buys QE2
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March 30, 2007
Big Metal Boxes
Build yourself an ice-skating sail
Shipping containers flickr pool
Personal mini-submarines available now
The FLIP research vessel is the only ship in the world having the ability to flip from a horizontal position to a vertical position while at sea
(Photo above by Quang-Tuan Luong)
No time to blog tonight. Sorry
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February 07, 2007
Man Overboard
The Shipwreck of Eduard Bohlen. A freighter that ran aground south of Conception Bay in 1909, Namibia. (From Michael Poliza's Heli-Africa trip)
The fastest human powered boats compete on a 100m track with flyimg start! Many different hydrofoils, like AquaSkipper, Wetwing, Voa Brasil, Aqua Power, Laminator and many more
Funny boating bloopers. (From Bits and Pieces)
The Flying Manta Ray in action. (YouTube – Turn off that damn musak!)
Aerial photo of the USS Iowa firing its guns
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January 08, 2007
Stone sea and volcano
Over a hundred years ago a prosperous industry emerged in Troy, New York in the manufacture of rowing boats and canoes from paper. These ranged from simple single-person rowing shells to a 45 foot "pleasure barge" that could seat seventeen in addition to its six oarsmen. (Thank you, Paul G.)
A sinking boat. (From Jonsonblog)
The original blog posting about the recent volcanic eruption near Tonga
Sealegs, 10kph on the land, and 30-35 knots on the water
Three Men In A Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) - The 2005 version with David Gilmour as a special guest. (Google video)
Submersible watercraft, a boat that swims like a dolphin
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December 04, 2006
Wind Power
A simple fact: wind is cheaper than oil and the most cost-effective offshore energy source. Yet, despite its attractive saving potential, it is not presently being used by cargo ships - for a simple reason: so far no sailing system has met the requirements of commercial shipping.
SkySails is now offering a wind propulsion system based on large towing kites, which, for the first time, meets the requirements of shipping companies.
By using the SkySails-System, a ship‘s fuel costs can be reduced by 10- 35% on annual average, depending on wind conditions. Under optimal wind conditions, fuel consumption can temporarily be reduced by up to 50%. Even on a small, 87 meter cargo ship, savings of up to 280,000 euros can be made annually.
In 2007 the first SkySails-Systems with towing-kite areas of up to 320m² for cargo vessels will be available. In 2007 series production of the SkySails systems for super yachts, in 2008 series production for cargo vessels will start.
Photos on CNET
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November 12, 2006
Super yacht
This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the passenger ferries of Townsend-Thoresen transferred from the separate Townsend and Thoresen fleets, and new ships delivered before 1974. (From Hanuman)
The floating pool in New York Harbor
The Old Steam Navy - Images of the US Navy in the late 1800s
A Mysterious catamaran photographed by someone near Ilwaco, WA. The crew was dressed as civilians but would not say a word about the boat or where they were from. It was designed by Jim Antrim
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October 14, 2006
World’s largest
Sailing Simulator from National Geographic
Blind sailing. On November 10, 2005 Scott and Pam made sailing history by achieving their first milestone becoming the first legally blind people to cross the Pacific Ocean
Emma Maersk, the world’s largest
The story behind Where old cruise ships go to die
Most popular sailboat names: Second Wind, Wind Dancer, Serenity…
By the way, I don’t know if these Steve Irwin’s last shots are genuine, but here they are
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July 04, 2006
One by the sea
Making a raft out of empty Gatorade bottles and duct tape and rowing it across the Charles River. (From Cellar image of the day)
Monsters of the Sea, great ocean liners
François Zanella home built a 33 meter model boat, 1/8 in scale to the original “Majesty of the seas”
Cabana Islander float, only $229.99 at Costco
The 101 Best Sea Books
Very Dirty river
Lulworth, the largest guff cutter afloat
The Sinking of the Oriskany. The Oriskany, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on May 17 to form an artificial reef. A flickr set with comments
After four months at sea, ghost ship with 11 petrified corpses washes up in Barbados
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May 05, 2006
In search of the perfect dinghy
Aircraft carrier made of Lego. Made by Malle Hawking. It is about 5m long, 1,40m wide and the height is about 1,20m. It contains over 200,000 Bricks and weighs over 160 Kilos and a five digit amount of costs. Building time was over one year and it will finish end of March 06. It has electrical lights on deck, hangar and aircrafts. Moveable Elevators and radar dishes and finally a motorized catapult. (From Dunechaser)
The original list of dead bodies recovered from the Titanic sinking
Evolution of a Giant. From International Super Tankers site
What is this rusty nautical item? I was in Galway with my girlfriend this weekend, and down at the waterfront we saw this thing
Exposition d'images amphibies, by Emmanuel Donfut. (From Deon Hicks)
When 100 feet of yacht isn't enough, sometimes they get stretched
Life aboard. Follow our family as we live aboard our sailboat (an Alberg 30', built in 1969) in the great, but not so white north Canada. Husband and wife versions
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April 03, 2006
Water Walking
Water Mat - Walk. Jump. Dance. Slide. Relax. All on the surface of the water. (Watch the video)
More than 100 patents have been granted for water-walking inventions in the last 150 years - and none of them worked
Animated Knots by Grog: Boating, climbing, fishing & scouting
Grounded ashore. The APL Panama became grounded Dec. 25, 2005 as it prepared to enter the port of Ensenada
The new Poseidon - The trailer
The Ships List will help you find your ancestors on ships' passenger lists. We also have immigration reports, newspaper records, shipwreck information, ship pictures, ship descriptions, shipping-line fleet lists and more; as well as hundreds of passenger lists to Canada, USA, Australia and even some for South Africa
"Sea Breeze", Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter, 1899-1972
All about the US Navy Ships
End of the line: With one of the world's longest beaches, Chittagong is Bangladesh's biggest port. Half of the world's supertankers are disassembled here
AquaSub – A One-Man Sports Submarine You Build From Plans
By the way, on this coming Wednesday, at two Minutes and three Seconds after 1:00a.m. (0100 military time) in the morning, the time and date will be:
01:02:03 04/05/06
That won't ever happen again for another thousand hundred years. (Thank you, Wayne)
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November 13, 2005
Car vs Boat
Trilobis 65 Floating Home is a semi-submerged
dwelling environment. Reaching 20 meters in length it is designed for habitation by six people at sea. It is ideal for living in bays, atolls and maritime parks
Comments about Le Grand Bleu, apparently the world's fifth-largest private yacht
Dom Mee’s Kite Quest, an attempt to cross the Atlantic solo and unsupported in a 14-foot boat pulled by a kite. More about kite sailing
The Newcastle Tall Ships Race 2005
Staten Island Boat Graveyard. Off the shore of Staten Island New York rests a veritable graveyard of decommissioned, scrapped, and abandoned ships of various sizes, ages, and states of decay
The infamous ‘Low Tolerance’ ad from Pleasure Boat Captains for Truth
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August 07, 2005
Sailing: "The art of getting wet, and slowly getting nowhere, at a great expense"
Picking the right boat name. Any sailor knows the importance of good boat names. Be it popular boat names, funny boat names, or just a really cool boat name for your watercraft
The term "Human Powered Boat" (HPB) can refer to rowboats, paddleboats, pedal boats, canoes, kayaks or even rowing shells. The term or "WaterCycle", however, almost exclusively refers to a pedal powered boat
The Kalakala, the "World's first Streamline Art Deco Ferry"
Bill & Nancy are Living on a converted barge in Roanne, France
Test Your Nautical Flag Knowledge
Repost: The shipbreaking beaches of Chittagong, Bangladesh, by Edward Burtynsky
The Hamilton Waterjet. (From ”Restarea 300”)
News from The US Coast Guard
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May 31, 2005
The mystery of Donald Crowhurst
At 100,000 horsepower, the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke is the Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World
Bumfuzzle is the story of Pat and Ali Schulte, who grew up near St. Paul, Minnesota and were married in 1997. In March of 2000 they moved to Chicago. While in Chicago they came up with this crazy idea to sail around the world, despite the fact that neither of them had ever been on a sailboat before
The mystery of The Teignmouth Electron: On 1 July 1969, after sailing 16,591 miles in 213 days, Donald Crowhurst scribbled his last deranged entry in the log of Teignmouth Electron, made his way to the stern and stepped into the sea
A list of all passangers aboard The Titanic. (From ”Bifurcated Rivets”)
The 118 Wallypower
A selection of cruise ship posters from 1900 to present
Webcams of the Meyer Werft German shipyard
At 416 feet, Paul Allen’s “Octopus” is the world’s largest yacht. This is a Powerpoint Presentation from ”Yacht crew”
Make your own kayak for less than $100
Everything you ever wanted to know about Barnacles
Bill Reid explains the crowded Spirit of the Haida Gwaii which now graces the $20 Canadian Banknote
How was a trireme built?
Chumbe Island Coral Park, one of the most spectacular corral islands in the world
Unrelated: In the mid-1800s, John Banvard painted a three-mile long canvas of the Mississippi, made a million dollars exhibiting it, built a replica of Windsor Castle on Long Island, and died broke. Other panoramas there.
This is the third post composed together with another blogger, this time with Charlie ‘Vruba’ Loyd, who provided many of today’s links. (First post here, second post here.) Thank you, Charlie! If other bloggers are interested to share the forum here on any other topic, please contact me for details.
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March 26, 2005
Flipping over
I didn't mean to but...I bought a big, old boat. This is the ongoing saga of Lady Jane, a steel hulled fishing trawler, built in 1963, which I bought in July 2004
Marine art by James Flora
C to C roll. How to flip over with your kayak
Tim Anderson's learning the hard way: To Cuba (almost) by Outrigger Sailing Canoe
Kite power: Sky Sails will harness high-altitude winds for cargo ships which should reduce fuel consumption as well as pollution
Ellen MacArthur’s new record: Sailing alone around the world in 71 days 14hrs 18mins 33secs
Quick Sailing, a giant directory of sailing links
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January 21, 2005
Will you sail with this man into the horizon?
My cousin, Sammy, is looking for an eligible woman to join him on his trip around the world. Sammy left his job as a software engineer in New York City, bought himself a beautiful boat, and decided to sail away from it all. After 12 months of adventures in the Caribbean, he is now on his way to Panama and the Pacific Ocean. His original plan was to sail for a couple of years, but now it seems that his trip may last much longer.
Sammy has it all together. He is really a good guy, and I feel that he had built for himself the kind of reality that most people only dream about. He now wants to find a female company that will join him on his trip.
If you have any interest in talking to him about it, please contact me at realhanan (at) yahoo (dot) com, and I will forward him your email address, for a follow-up.
(Please be aware that I will take no responsibility of anything that may transpire between Sammy and whoever may or may not join him, and for any or all future doings between the parties). Good luck to you.
New seafaring links:
Original fiberglass boat designs from the 50's & 60's. (Found on “Eye of the Goof”)
Cutaway & Technical Illustrations of a Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship by Kevin Hulsey
Naval Art, by Michael Donegan
SS United States. The fastest ocean liner ever built, and the largest passenger liner to be built in the USA
Everybody can whore themselves for a fee: Left Wing cruises, Salon Magazine cruises or Right Wing Cruises. (From “Nuggets”)
You can simply enjoy the teaching and fellowship of Dr. Jerry Falwell, Chancellor of Liberty University and Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church, on this adventure of a lifetime
Alang, Gujarat is where ships from across the world are sent to be wrecked. A shipbreaking industry has emerged as a consequence, which is spelling doom for the ecology of the region. (From “At The Heart Of It”)
Ocean liner history and cruise ship news
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December 26, 2004
A few random observations from my trip to Trinidad & Venezuela:
1. Night stars on the ocean are very beautiful.
2. Like many other social cliques, there are special bonds and relationships between yachtsmen & sailors as they move from port to port.
3. It takes real heroism to quit “normal” life, and go on a trip around the world, on a one-man vessel , like my cousin Sammy did. How did the ancient Phoenicians seamen do it, or even Columbus?
4. You have to master many disciplines and learn many practical new subjects in order to be able to sail alone around the world.
5. You either have the constitution for sailing a small vessel , or you don’t.
6. There are no American food franchises in Venezuela.
7. Instead of buying these commercial versions, marinate sliced pineapple in any good vodka for 2 weeks, stain & re-bottle. Drink carefully.
8. If you are born on a small island like San pedro de Coche, your chances of achieving great things in life are very small. Chances that you own more than a few plastic chairs and a bed are also minimal.
9. Many sailboats carry a bicycle.
10. Simple local food most anywhere is usually the best you can have there.
11. Most people are sadly out of shape.
12. Efficiency is a modern invention that hasn’t reached many parts of the Caribbean.
13. Most of the list of “Best 500 movies” is accepted knowledge. “Chinatown” probably stays at the top 20 of most lists.
14. Bring some kind of sunscreen with you if you want to avoid becoming Santa-red, after spending 10 days or more on deck with only shorts on.
15. Beat-up, early seventies Chevy Malibu’s end up as Taxis on the small islands. Who actually ships them there?
16. The more “primitive” the society, the less people know about or care about the effects of second-hand smoking.
17. When landing in Porlamar, Margarita Island’s biggest town, use Juan Baro of “Marina Juan” to help you with all your boating needs.
18. Not shaving, taking showers for a week is not the end of the world.
I’d like to start a new collection of eclectic links about Boating & Sailing. Please email me at realhanan (at) yahoo dot com any of your odd bookmarks about the subject. Indicate if you’d like me to credit you with a link-back. Here are the first few items:
Mirabella V, the largest single masted yacht in the world. 246ft-long, £30m yacht, which houses a sauna, gym, jacuzzi, plunge pool, dining area and a 600-bottle wine cellar
Worth Magazine’s Designer Yachts with Perfect Pedigree
Strange, unusual and odd-looking boats on the canals of England
The Mother Of All Maritime Links
YachtWorld.com Boating Yellow Pages
cargoshipphotos.com, the ultimate photo site for all cargo ships
Doyle's Guides for Caribbean yachting
Maakies’ Ship Of Jokes. (From “Screenhead”)
Previously posted:
Ultimate vacation on The World , expensive & luxurious condos at sea
A new meaning to the idea of a boathouse
The Rigging Of A Ship: 256 fast nautical terms
North American Land Sailing Association (NALSA)
Introducing the world's first luxury Amphibious Motor Coach / Yacht
Update, December 31, 2004 - I finally figured out how to create a photo album of the trip. Here you go.
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