October 14, 2008
Supercarrier
Guy Kawasaki had been to many interesting places, but nothing compares to his twenty-four hour visit to the USS John C. Stennis, an aircraft carrier. He was a guest of the Navy who operates a program that tries to bolster recruiting.
While describing the visit, Guy composed what is probably the longest posting in the history of blogging. It contains over 130 photos and five videos.
From wikipedia, some details about the USS John C. Stennis:
• Crew size: 5,617 (including air wing)
• Meals served daily: 16,600
• Number of compartments: 2,700
• Number of telephones: 2,000
• Tons of structural steel: More than 60,000 short tons (55,000 metric tons)
• Length of cable and wiring: over 900 miles
• Number of light fixtures: more than 30,000
• Required technical manuals: A stack as high as the Washington Monument at 555 feet
• Bed mattresses: If lined up end-to-end, they would stretch more than 9 miles
• Sheets: 28,000
• Pillow Cases: 14,000
• Cost: $4.5 billion; projected service life: 50 years
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July 27, 2008
Turtle Replica
The USS Alligator was the U.S. Navy's first submarine active during the Civil War. It was commissioned to be built in 40 days & was launched on 1 May 1862. It sunk on 2 April 1863
The very first submarine, the wooden Turtle was built by David Bushnell in 1776. Rick & Laura Brown were building a replica of the vessel
The 2008 Submarine Racing Championship
A day on the San Francisco Bay aboard the Marshall Foss, a contemporary Tractor Tugboat. (From Laughing Squid). More by “Telstar Logistics”, A Basic Taxonomy of American Houseboat Design
Interior design of ships of the 1950s and 1960s... from postcards, photographs and brochures. (From Nag on the Lake)
Ever wonder if it were possible to travel by cargo ship? Here’s how
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May 26, 2008
Raftman's Razor
Two geeky teenage boys follow the story of a superhero who doesn't really do much. The Raftman's Razor by Keith Bearden
More about the short at Movie Pie. (From Nag on the lake)
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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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