I like Ships too

[trysail]

Well, lookee lookee. What have we got here?

http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?photoid=585526
Stilletto

Ship Type: High Speed Craft
Length x Breadth: 24m X 12m
Speed recorded (Max / Average): 31.5 / 28.2 knots

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http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100

 

[thør]

Ouch ! That's not a recommended maneuver. The owner's manual specifically addresses operation of vessels where there is insufficient water depth.

She's NOT aground. Her ballast is fucked up. She was like this out in the Gulf of Alaska.

 

[VaticanAssassin]

I can sail one of these all by myself. I can even make it tip over to scare the girls, then put it back up. Yes I am cool!

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRys5BLlLNIkWmVHLfK07qX2LmuDJoqzJ94QlxZ2uhbw6_25SsA

 

[trysail]

She's NOT aground. Her ballast is fucked up. She was like this out in the Gulf of Alaska.

Yikes. Not good, not good 'tall— in fact, that's positively scary.

 

[thør]

If you'd like to see what sort of man it takes to run a Coast Guard icebreaker, click here.

 

[rosco rathbone]

Here is the latest footage of Captain Francesco Schettino trying to commuicate with coast guard after running aground.

http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/how-to-survive-a-shipwreck-1.jpg

That whole thing is a William S Burroughs routine come to life.

 

[trysail]

http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/01/19/costa_wide.jpg?t=1326993850&s=4


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[trysail]

Shit, there's a whole "aid to navigation" (basically lighthouses) section in:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/datasheet.aspx?datasource=LIGHTHOUSE&level1=430



How the bloody hell do you land on this thing?


http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?photoid=606780


http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=7&size=500x350&center=48.04071,-4.75634&markers=color:red|48.04071,-4.75634&sensor=false&key=ABQIAAAAVpWBOdzQFdT6gwzFE0A6URRtU-IxEPKi1uUB7Ox-A4YoPayuXRREUfEbVwFa3n92rk66_RWecxCkGg

http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?mmsi=1000006748


La Vieille
Location: Brittany, Southern Finistère
Country: France [FR]
Latitude / Longitude: N 48.04071° E -4.75634°
Type of Flashing: Occulting (Occ)
Light Color: White-Red-Green Sectors / WRG
Interval of Flashing: 12 s
Focal Height: 33 m
Year Built: 1887

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[thør]

The fuel is all offloaded in Nome and the Renda faces 400 miles of ice to open water.

Story

 

[RAddams]

Shit, there's a whole "aid to navigation" (basically lighthouses) section in:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/datasheet.aspx?datasource=LIGHTHOUSE&level1=430



How the bloody hell do you land on this thing?


http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?photoid=606780


http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=7&size=500x350&center=48.04071,-4.75634&markers=color:red|48.04071,-4.75634&sensor=false&key=ABQIAAAAVpWBOdzQFdT6gwzFE0A6URRtU-IxEPKi1uUB7Ox-A4YoPayuXRREUfEbVwFa3n92rk66_RWecxCkGg

http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?mmsi=1000006748


La Vieille
Location: Brittany, Southern Finistère
Country: France [FR]
Latitude / Longitude: N 48.04071° E -4.75634°
Type of Flashing: Occulting (Occ)
Light Color: White-Red-Green Sectors / WRG
Interval of Flashing: 12 s
Focal Height: 33 m
Year Built: 1887

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Imagine what a pain in the ass in would have been to build that in 1887.

 

[trysail]

I hope the National Geographic Society loses its tax-exempt status. They, like so many other D.C. "non-profits" like the Smithsonian, AARP and many others are abusing the tax system by running a wide assortment of enterprises ranging from selling insurance (AARP) to television (National Geographic) to retail sales ( National Geographic and Smithsonian) to travel ( both National Geographic and Smithsonian). Very few people are aware of the colossal business empires these folk are operating (you should see what they pay themselves). It's high time these rackets were exposed and taxed. Why, on earth, does the National Geographic Society own a ship? You and I both know the answer.

http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?photoid=366552
National Geographic Sea Lion

http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?zoom=7&size=500x350&center=8.99114,-79.58617&markers=color:red|8.99114,-79.58617&sensor=false&key=ABQIAAAAVpWBOdzQFdT6gwzFE0A6URRtU-IxEPKi1uUB7Ox-A4YoPayuXRREUfEbVwFa3n92rk66_RWecxCkGg


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http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/default.aspx?level0=100

 

[trysail]

Gone sailing.​

Courtesy flags to be hoisted on the flag halyard to the lower starboard spreader:

http://www.doyleguides.com/files/FLAGstv.JPG http://www.doyleguides.com/files/Gdaflag.jpg http://www.doyleguides.com/files/FLAGSslu.jpg
http://www.doyleguides.com/images/guadflag.jpg


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[thør]

Gone sailing.

Fucker.

Said with respect and envy.

 

[thør]

http://icefloe.net/Aloftcon_Photos/cache/2012/20120123-2201_595.jpg

Looks like a good day on the Bering Sea.

Empty tanker escort duty.

 

[SomeLikeIt]

Shiver me timbers, this is a very salty thread.

 

[thør]

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/399845_290772890976111_137686999618035_777263_226288110_n.jpg

Open water for the healy, today at 1pm, at last.

 

[trysail]

She lies in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua. I'm unable to locate Artemis or Valquest, both last seen in Lucia. Serene, Hyperion, GraceE, and Eclipse continue "out of range."

http://photos.marinetraffic.com/ais/showphoto.aspx?mmsi=378338000&imo=0
Canova

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http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/de...61.7781&centery=17.01552&zoom=10&type_color=9

 

[thør]

.....

Welcome back.

 

[trysail]

Welcome back.

TYVM. Lots of variety and occasionally too much breeze plus a couple of nights in the "third world." It's always an "adventure."

 

[Peregrinator]

TYVM. Lots of variety and occasionally too much breeze plus a couple of nights in the "third world." It's always an "adventure."

Good to see you. Overall, a happy voyage then?

 

[trysail]

Good to see you. Overall, a happy voyage then?

TY. Just the usual aggregation of moments of fear, doubt, sheer terrror and exhiliration. Stumbling on to the site used for filming the first Pirates of The Caribbean (Black Pearl, methinks) film was a hoot and a half. The rock known as "Indian Gallows" was unmistakeable and I started cackling like a lunatic when I saw the damn thing. My shipmates hadn't seen the movie and thought I'd lost it. Shrieking winds unfortunately made some normally fantastic anchorages untenable and a couple of windward bashes in the midst of violent squalls had me uttering prayers to the Diesel Gods. It normally takes at least a couple of months to forget the bad stuff— otherwise, a sane person would never go out there again. Not many people get to see and do this stuff (and most of them— being sane— wouldn't choose to!)

 

[Cheyenne]

It's a different way to travel, for sure. You just need to buy a sea-bag and knit cap. Plus, wherever you get off is usually a really long walk to a taxi.

I went from Locust Point in Baltimore to Southampton in England. From there I walked a few miles to a train station and took a train to London. I plan to do a lot more travelling that way in a couple of years. I want to see Asia that way.

Very cool. Patient1 would probably love this but I need a bit more comfort for my vacations. It would be a great way to see the world though.

 

[thør]

TYVM. Lots of variety and occasionally too much breeze plus a couple of nights in the "third world." It's always an "adventure."

If it was idyllic, everyone would be doing it.

 

[trysail]

If it was idyllic, everyone would be doing it.

You've got an indisputable point.

The answer (available for charter at a modest $245,000/week):

http://www.charterworld.com/images/framework/959/Yacht%20GRACE%20E%20-%20Image%20by%20Codecasa-680.jpg
GraceE
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http://www.fraseryachts.com/Charter/charter_gallery.aspx?YachtID=Y7359_FL

 

[islandman]

Track your favorite ship here:

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

I wonder which one is trysail's ocean-going villa.