Ahoy All Ye Boat Nerds & Ship Aficionados - Here Be Safe Harbor

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Decided to expand on the " A New Shipping Season On The Lakes (2015) " thread and include all forms of watercraft (pleasure boats, merchant ships, naval vessels, etc.) So if you're into boats and or ships feel free to post what ever you'd like (stories, articles, pics, vids, etc,)

Hope you enjoy the thread :beerglass:

Thought this would be a good start..............

https://youtu.be/VPL35Ul0Ses

Uploaded on Mar 4, 2011
Video of my single-handed voyage across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to St.Martin in February 2011. 3120nm in 21 days and 4 hours. Read more about my voyage on www.gudrunv.com

As some have commented, it was not especially smart to not wear life jacket & click in to jack lines at all times. I agree. Please do wear life jackets and click in. Also don't pee over the railing, it's how most sailors fall into the water.

And here's the video of my next ocean crossing, the Pacific: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36rhL2.... This time not alone, but with my fiancee. Very different experience :-)

 

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TH 10 DIRKJE de garnalen worden naar de vismarkt gebracht 9-10-2015 Slot
(jaco roeleveld)

https://youtu.be/-UTmaSJD-EM

Published on Oct 10, 2015
Na een goed uur vissen kwam de th-10 dirkje met genodigde weer terug
naar de visafslag, daar werd een kist garnalen overhandigd door de gebroeders baaij aan wethouder karsten klein. dit ivm het Culinair Visfestival scheveningen 9-10-2015 (slot)


After a good hour fishing came the th-10 dirkje with attendee back
to the fish auction, there was a coffin shrimp handed over by the brothers b Alderman karsten klein. This about the Culinary Visfestival scheveningen 9-10-2015 (slot)

 

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A walk about inside the passenger area on a working freighter ship
(Merv Colton)

https://youtu.be/XJPjj20XSUU

Published on Sep 12, 2012
A look inside the Grand San Paolo . We sailed from Le Havre in France to Monteveideo in Uruguay and brought our unimog truck on board with us. To read up more about what it was like, and to see some still photos take a look at the Grimaldi Freighter cruise story on our blog.

http://moglander.com/moglander-on-the...

 

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How much does it cost to cross the Pacific Ocean on a cargo ship?
(Disrupting the Rabblement)

https://youtu.be/nKJTUPi6dQc

Published on Jan 28, 2014
All the details here:
http://www.ndoherty.com/cargo-ship/

I leave Jan 29th. Subscribe to hear how the trip goes for me:
http://bit.ly/1euIL2L




Dancing Across the Pacific Ocean on a Cargo Ship
(Disrupting the Rabblement)

https://youtu.be/uj9yA7KjIuw



Published on Mar 31, 2014
Get the book: http://thecargoshipdiaries.com

Thanks to David Orchard for the editing help, and thanks to the entire crew of La Traviata for being awesome :-)

 

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Living on a Container Ship
(Deep Blue Sea)

https://youtu.be/Vkk0C8ER3zo

Published on Feb 14, 2015
00:00 - Enya - Storms in Africa; 02:52 - Enya - Pax Deorum; 05:39 - Enya - Orinoco Flow; 10:05 - Enya - Carribean Blue; 13:58 - Bee Gees - Night Fever; 14:33 - Enya - Storms in Africa Pt. II; 15:37 - Enya - Anywhere is; 19:24 - Enya - On my way home

 

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Seaman's life onboard on a Bulk Carrier Vessel (Μ/V DESERT PEACE)
(Chris Rebel)

https://youtu.be/_cIoqG7r0FM

Published on Feb 23, 2014
It's just a short video dedicated to all seamen of merchant navy. It shows only the good times of the whole trip. The hard and bad times are in our minds and they're hard to explain. But everyone makes his own choices. I' d like to say greetings and courage to all seamen. We are thinking of you. I wish to all seamen good seas and especially good crews. Se 'ya onboard! :)

 

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Life as a Cadet at Flinter
(Kevin R.)

https://youtu.be/1iH1TzN0Z_A

Published on Jan 30, 2013
This video will give you an impression what to expect, during an apprenticeship, at a Flinter vessel.
Deze video geeft een impressie wat je kan verwachten tijdens je stage bij Flinter.

Informatie over Flinter:
www.flinter.nl

Informatie over het schip:
http://www.flinter.nl/index.php/nl/vl...

 

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This one is an oldie but a goodie and well worth watching.
(The Documentary Network)

https://youtu.be/mH9kMh4xaY8

Published on Jul 26, 2013
In this short documentary, Martin Machado tried to answer some of the common questions that he usually gets about shipping. "The footage I took myself using fairly basic cameras that I could fit in my pocket while I was on the job as a deckhand. The story follows me on my six month journey around the world on a container ship which was on a run between New York and Singapore via the Suez Canal. Thanks for watching."

Film by Martin Machado - http://www.martinmachado.com

-Special thanks to Jesse Chandler with Third Street Works, and Kai Hsing for their help

 

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Singlehanded Sailing--LA to Hawaii and Return, 2014
(Christian Williams)

https://youtu.be/28TAdDu5L6U

Published on Oct 27, 2014
Cruise of the Ericson 32-3 "Thelonious", Los Angeles to Kaua'i. Twenty days out, 28 days back in a year of hurricanes and a stationary North Pacific high. MANY QUESTIONS are answered here: http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexch...

Video on the performance of the Sailomat steering vane at http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexch...

 

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JUST BOUGHT A SAILBOAT
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/Nq8hOsO6FrA

Published on Aug 18, 2014
Vlog #1!
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This is the beginning of a long series of videos I am releasing about buying an affordable boat and living on it.
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Twitter - https://twitter.com/wickedsaltywes
Instagram - http://instagram.com/katefirstmate - http://instagram.com/wickedsaltywes
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/wickedsalty
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song:
Another Chance - Bob Bradley / Matt Sanchez / Sarah Wassall
www.audionetwork.com

 

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MY DINGHY IS A TUBE
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/-YSOZ5BryZQ

Published on Aug 18, 2014
Vlog #2!
Here's episode two of our new series! The series is all about how we bought this new boat and us transitioning to living on her. More than that it's about us having a good time along the way.
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Twitter - https://twitter.com/wickedsaltywes
Instagram - http://instagram.com/katefirstmate - http://instagram.com/wickedsaltywes
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/wickedsalty
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Songs in order of appearance:
Blinded by the Light - Tom Boddy
Dubstep Swing - Little Violet/Bob Bradley
Wednesday Song - Terry Devine-King / Nik Kershaw
www.audionetwork.com

 

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FIRST TIME OFF THE MOORING
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/j1esMxqBVrU

Published on Aug 28, 2014
Vlog #3!
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Selling dinghies and making moves on this boat.
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Twitter - https://twitter.com/Wickedsaltywes
Instagram - http://instagram.com/katefristmate - http://instagram.com/wickedsaltywes
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/wickedsalty
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song:
Red Cool - Gareth Johnson
www.audionetwork.com


** If you want to follow "Wicked Salty" along his journey here's the link to his channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR_Bc26eSZCu9c8kHBR7lGw

 

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3 weeks on board on a cargo ship: Life At Sea part 1
(ShipsNL)

https://youtu.be/cfU0ZeUyDWY

Published on Sep 24, 2013


Dear all,
This is part 1 of my movie about my trip with a cargo ship, M/V Soave.
On 1 july I was going with the Airplane from Amsterdam to Billund in Denmark.
Then with the taxi to Fredericia.
We are sailing to:
Szczecin, Poland
Norrköping, Sweden
Uusikaupunki, Finland
Stra/Farosünd, Sweden
Tornio, Finland
Raahe, Finland
Antwerp, Belgium, through the Kiel Canal
Sailing at the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia and the North Sea



3 weeks on board on a cargo ship: Life At Sea part 2
(ShipsNL)

https://youtu.be/bj_SecDp40M

Dear all,
This is part 2 of my movie about my trip with a cargo ship, M/V Soave.

 

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Life as a seafarer at sea: on board on a RoRo Cargo Ship (M/V Schieborg)
(ShipsNL)

https://youtu.be/VxmawtCPiXo

Published on Mar 11, 2015
For my study I have sailed with the Schieborg.
Schieborg is a RoRo cargo ship, sailing between Zeebrugge and Gothenburg.
Company: Wagenborg Shipping

 

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Erstanlauf CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE nach Hamburg, 11.10.2015
(Schiffs Kanal)

Published on Oct 11, 2015
Das größte Containerschiff der Welt unter französischer Flagge, die CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE kam am 11.10.2015 erstmals die Elbe herauf nach Hamburg, hier nahe Stade gefilmt. Das neue Schiff ist 400m lang, 54m breit, kann 18.800 TEU tragen und wurde erst Ende August ausgeliefert. Mit ca. 186.000 BRZ zählt das Containerschiff zu den größten.

Maiden call for the new container vessel CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE in Hamburg on Oct. 11th, 2015 - here passing Stade on the river Elbe. The ship is 400m long, 54m wide and has a capacity of 18,800 TEU. Largest container vessel under French flag.

 

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Mein Schiff 3: Kotorfjord Zeitraffer Auslaufen | GoPro Timelapse | 13.08.2015
(efbeVideo)

https://youtu.be/RxVmmi5Hkyc

Published on Sep 24, 2015
Zeitrafferaufnahme: Auslaufen aus der Bucht von Kotor an Bord der Mein Schiff 3 am Abend des 13.08.2015. Die Aufnahme entstand von der Balkonkabine 6153 aus.

Timelapse: Sailaway from Bay of Kotor with destination Adriatic Sea in the evening of 13th of August 2015. Captured aboard of Cruise Ship Mein Schiff 3 from Balconycabin 6153.


Musik: Divider von Chris Zabriskie ist unter der Lizenz Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) lizenziert.
Quelle: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/
Interpret: http://chriszabriskie.com/

 

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Passage Diary: 3000 Nautical Miles in the South Pacific
(Team Giddyup)

https://youtu.be/05cxdM1vp7E

Published on Jan 11, 2015
From French Polynesia westward bound, the crew of SV Estrellita 5.10b kept a video diary of their passages. This is the second passage diary we've published.

 

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North Sea crossing in a 19ft boat
(kayakmaneuan)

https://youtu.be/aqW4h7tmZ5c

Published on Aug 12, 2014
Summer Holiday's: Sailing our Hunter Europa 19 from Shetland to Norway for a short cruise, and back to Shetland over 2 weeks. Lucked out with the weather with lots of sunshine and great sailing conditions. A wee bit of fog to keep us on our toes during both legs of the crossing, not so sexy without a radar reflector onboard...

The homemade horizontal axis windvane self-steering worked a treat, the key seems to be the adjustment and securing of the tiller with slight lee helm or weather helm depending on the point of sail, while the trim tab on it's own steers the boat, just as on David Blagdons H19 'Very Willing Griffin'.

 

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FIRST SAIL ON THE ERICSON
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/ietmUsg3PQ8

Published on Sep 6, 2014
Vlog #4!
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First sail on the boat! First time we had put the sails up and actually out there enjoying it the way it should be.
I apologize ahead of time for the wind noise throughout the video, steps will be made to minimize this in the future.

 

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FIRST NIGHT LIVING ABOARD
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/6CsC-111Vn8

Published on Sep 20, 2014
Vlog #5 (Part 1)!
Here's episode five(part 1) of our series! In this episode we travel from East Greenwich RI to Hadley Harbor. We traveled under the newport bridge out of Narragansett Bay and past the Elizabeth Islands.

 

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TRAVELING CAPE COD CANAL
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/hjGA7ZVxY5w

Published on Sep 23, 2014
Vlog #5 (Part 2)!
Here's episode five(part 2) of our series! In this episode we travel from Hadley Harbor, through Cape Cod Canal ending our trip at Scituate, MA.

 

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REGISTERING A BOAT
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/8aEhfyVi7fQ

Published on Oct 1, 2014
Vlog #6!
Here is episode 6 of Wicked Salty! DISCLAIMER!! No sailing is involved in this video. Just an update on what I have been going through since the boat was purchased. There were problems with the fresh water pump and the engine was leaking coolant and the boat needed to be registered in MA. Just showing some of the real things you go through in this whole process, not trying to glorify anything but give a real feel to these experiences. I promise you the next episode will be really entertaining, whether it was for me or not ;P I've said enough. Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!

 

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RESCUED BY THE HARBORMASTER
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/at1NsRZR4-k

Published on Oct 3, 2014
Vlog #7!
Here is episode 7 of Wicked Salty! In this episode we experience the most engine problems yet and had to take some emergency procedures/stops as it was overheating. In hindsight the rolling furler should have been ready to get unfurled, even having the main sail ready to go but dropping the anchor was the next best thing. I have learned a ton of things about this engine from these problems, so I'm glad they happened before we were going.
Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!

 

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Tugster: a waterblog
https://tugster.wordpress.com/

 

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Sailing the West Indies with CaptStymi May 2012
(CaptStymi)

https://youtu.be/iDe7PU8-0lc

Published on Jul 12, 2012
Sailing the West Indies with CaptStymi May 2012
CaptStymi - Blake Leake
BuckFish - Bret Buchanan
Slugger - Bevan Weston
OliveOil - Tammy Dixon
BabyLegs - Teresa Lee
St. Maarten, St. Barth, St. Kitts, Saba, Anguilla
Livin It by Stick Figure
Jam Jah Dub by Shambala
Ghost Ship by Bonobo
Sugarcane by Shaggy
Sweet Honey by Slightly Stoopid

 

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Ant Steward, Around the world alone, in an open boat.
(Rob Voerman)

https://youtu.be/1QkZN35RZfU

Published on Feb 20, 2013
Ant Steward circumnavigated the world on a rather small open boat called "Zulu Dawn" but named "NCS Challenger" for the voyage.

He had nowhere to build his boat and talked a friend into letting him do it inside his apartment. Getting it into and out of the apartment must have been an interesting exercise. Resin smells and woodwork noises in the early hours eventually led to an enforced removal to Royal Cape Yacht Club, where she spent the last couple of months before launching.

He left Cape Town amid warm farewells from hundreds of people. Many expected to never see him again and talked of his foolishness. He said that if we thought that he was mad we should get to know his mother, then we would know where he got it from. He had decided that he was sane and the rest of us were crazy for staying behind. It would have been a crowded boat if we had not.


More about it on http://dudleydix.blogspot.fr/2013/10/...

by Anthony Steward, "Dudley Dix is one in a million. He was brave enough to develop and design a hull for this type of voyaging. He is a great designer( I survived) and he is a great teacher and listener. Also a very humble gracious person."

 

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AL MURAYKH in Hamburg - Größtes Containerschiff der Welt! Erstanlauf am 12.10.2015
(Schiffs Kanal)

https://youtu.be/2oCr9uhCfw0

Published on Oct 13, 2015
Das nach BRZ größte Containerschiff der Welt (Stand Okt. 2015) kam am 12.10.2015 erstmal nach Hamburg und wurde auf der Elbe gedreht und in den Containerhafen geschleppt. Mit 400m Länge, 59m Breite und 195.636 BRZ kann es ca. 18.800 TEU tragen. Das Schiff fährt unter Malta-Flagge, gehört wie die Schwesterschiffe zur UASC A18-Klasse der in Kuwait ansässigen United Arab Shipping Company (UASC).

Maiden call for the largest container vessel in the world (by GT as of October 2015) in Hamburg, Germany, on Oct. 12th, 2015. The AL MURAYKH has a length of 400m, beam 59m, GT 195,636 and can handle 18,800 TEU.

 

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HAULING THE BOAT
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/BCAxwRC5w4I

Published on Nov 2, 2014
Vlog #8!
Here is episode 8 of Wicked Salty! We get some final work on the boat before we finally head out on our journey. We also wrap up our mainland lives and set out. We are now happily living on and traveling the east coast of the U.S. from MA for warmer waters on our boat!
Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!

 

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MISTAKES IN OPEN OCEAN SAILING
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/euXI2Bdq52g

Published on Nov 18, 2014
Vlog #9!
Here is episode 9 of Wicked Salty! In this episode we finally leave Hadley Harbor after waiting out a Nor' Easter and we take on the open ocean attempting to reach our next destination, Newport, RI. Unfortunately, we did not make it and faced our biggest challenges yet out there in the open ocean. Learn from our mistakes!
Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!
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DINGHY RESCUED
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/8juWb-nJUt4

Published on Nov 21, 2014
Vlog #10!
Here is episode 10 of Wicked Salty! My apologies in advance for the wind noise, we are trying to fix the shakiness and wind noise, but keep in mind this footage was shot before the solutions were made. In this episode we recover from our beating out in the open ocean. After retreating into the Sakonnet River, we improvise and take a safer inland approach to Newport Harbor. We also discover how nice reefing is... This was also the start of our re-provisioning experience, fueling up, topping off water tanks, throwing out trash and utilizing the resources at the fuel dock as well as our life living on the hook from place to place. We never pay for moorings or slips, rather just pick up derelict moorings because it's late in the season and dropping our anchor from place to place.
Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!

 

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WATCH: Daring Rescue Caught on Camera
http://gcaptain.com/watch-daring-rescue-caught-on-camera/#.Vh2HrpWFPIU


Celebrate the U.S. Navy’s 240th Birthday with These Awesome Photos
https://gcaptain.com/celebrate-the-u-s-navys-240th-birthday-with-these-awesome-pics/#.Vh2PFpWFPIU

 

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AMERICAN CENTURY Autumnal Arrival
(alaricdogface)

https://youtu.be/xl9lqSZ3dQQ

Published on Oct 14, 2015
AMERICAN CENTURY arrives in Duluth with some leaves turning on the hillside.

 

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Nautical Charts: "Reading Charts" 1999 US Navy Navigation Training
(Jeff Quitney)

https://youtu.be/bNqBEGohsDc

Published on Oct 14, 2015
more at: http://shops.quickfound.net/marine_an...

"ON ANY DAY, U.S. NAVY SHIPS CAN BE FOUND VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE ON THE WORLD'S OCEANS AND SEAS. SAFE NAVIGATION CAN ONLY BE ASSURED IF CREW MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE CORRECT APPLICATION OF THE VARIOUS NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS IN USE ABOARD NAVAL SHIPS. PROGRAM EXPLAINS THREE TYPES OF CHARTS -- MERCATOR, GNOMONIC, AND THE LAMBERT CONFRONTATIONAL. A VITAL STEP IN THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF ANY VESSEL IS THE PROPER USE OF CHARTS. MASTERY OF THESE TECHNIQUES IS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE TO EVERY SAILOR IN THE FLEET."

also see: Navigation by Lighthouses: "Night Piloting" 1943 US Navy Chesapeake Bay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPIM7S...

also see: "Star Identification" 1942 US Navy Basic Astronomy for Navigation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ3IJR...

Reupload of a previously uploaded film with improved video & sound.

Public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautical...

...Free nautical charts

http://www.bloosee.com/
An ocean mapping site with free charts, and a social network for sea lovers, BlooSee is a worldwide ocean mapping site, a mobile app, and a social network for sea lovers, offering free NOAA/United States, New Zealand/Pacific Ocean and Brazil charts. BlooSee leverages the power of the community to complement official nautical chart data with content generated by sailors, surfers, divers, kayakers, fisherman, NGO's, merchants, and other ocean communities. BlooSee's charts and data are layered over the satellite imagery of Google Maps/Google Earth.

http://marine.geogarage.com/
Marine GeoGarage is the first nautical chart web portal in the Cloud. The website allows to freely view seamless georeferenced nautical raster chart layers issued from different Hydrographic Services (NOAA US, Linz NZ , DNH Brazil) upon Google Maps imagery.
Additional free features are available for the user (voyage planning, waypoint and route monitoring with transfer to GPS, bearing and distance calculations).

http://openseamap.org/
OpenSeaMap.org (OSeaM) is a free nautical chart. It's a worldwide Wiki-project and part of OpenStreetMap. Everybody can contribute his nautical knowledges about estuary, harbours and Marina, as geografic chart informations and as textdata in a linked Wiki-port pilot book. OpenSeaMap covers worldwide all seas and the inland waterways. The chart shows lights, buoys, harbour informations and a lot of other nautical geo-data. The chart displays also weather informations like wind, air pressure, wave hight on a detailed worldwide weather chart including a weather forecast for three days.

http://www.teamsurv.eu/
TeamSurv creates charts using crowd sourced data. Boats log GPS and depth sounder information (plus compass heading and sea surface temperature when available) as they go about their nortmal activities, and upload the data to the server where the data undergoes quality checks and is corrected for tide height, speed of sound and other factors before being used to create a chart. Data can be collected using a hardware logger or through a number of software packages, and is open to all. Processed data can be viewed at the teamsurv.eu web site, overlaid on top of Google Maps.

http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mc...
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is now offering complete detailed nautical charts for free download for home printing for the entire US coast. The charts are continuously updated. This should improve the safety at sea, while reducing costs for mariners. Note, however, that these print-at-home charts will typically not offer the detail that "full size" NOAA charts do.

 

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REPLENISHING SAILBOAT IN NEWPORT
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/9SYa-b0mJXY

Published on Nov 25, 2014
Vlog #11!
Here is episode 11 of Wicked Salty! In this episode we restock our boat and spend a day in the town of Newport, our first real stop on dry land.
Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!

 

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SAILING WITH DOLPHINS
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/t8cBM0DDGwM

Published on Nov 26, 2014
Vlog #12!
Here is episode 12 of Wicked Salty! In this episode we set out of Newport Harbor to reach our next destination of Stonington, Connecticut. We get a very pleasant surprise of spotting some dolphins in the distance so we caught up to them, to have them swim with our boat. We also saw a few sights along the way such as Taylor Swifts' home and had a great sail overall. Sorry for the typo I got distracted.
Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!

 

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CRUISING LONG ISLAND SOUND
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/yEaRPVroiz4

Published on Nov 30, 2014
Vlog #13!
Here is episode 13 of Wicked Salty! In this episode we cruised through all of Long Island Sound. We made a few stops, anchoring every night until we reached Port Washington where we picked up a mooring for free. At this point we were really starting to get the hang of everything but still have so much to learn!
Enjoy! Like, comment, subscribe!

 

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Surface Effect Ship SES-100B (Sidewall Hovercraft) 1974 US Navy CNO SITREP
(Jeff Quitney)

https://youtu.be/W3wUPicbgg8

Published on Oct 15, 2015
more at http://quickfound.net/links/military_...

Footage of the 80 knot+ Bell Aerospace Surface Effect Ship SES-100B, built at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility, with comments from Secretary of the Navy Middendorf and Project Manager Boyd.

"THE SECRETARY OF NAVY, CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, PROJECT MANAGERS, AND OTHER SPECIALISTS DESCRIBE NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SUCH WEAPONS SYSTEMS AS THE... SES..."

Public domain film from the US National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and one-pass brightness-contrast-color correction & mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface...

A Surface Effect Ship (SES) or Sidewall Hovercraft is a watercraft that has both an air cushion, like a hovercraft, and twin hulls, like a catamaran. When the air cushion is in use, a small portion of the twin hulls remain in the water. When the air cushion is turned off ("off-cushion" or "hull borne"), the full weight of the vessel is supported by the buoyancy of the twin hulls.

The SES has two advantages over a hovercraft for open sea operation: it is more resistant to slipping sideways when acted on by air or sea, and it can use water jets for propulsion since the inlet nozzles are always covered by water...

United States Navy

The United States Navy initiated the SES model test program in 1960. By 1963, a 10-ton test craft called the XR-1 was designed and built to test the surface effect concept. The first version of the XR-1 used fixed plywood seals at the fore and aft ends of the captured air bubble section. A jet engine providing 1700 pounds of thrust was used for main propulsion. A separate 110 horsepower (82 kW) gas engine was used to drive lift fans, and also to power out-drive units that were used for off-cushion slow-speed maneuvering. During the first year of testing, the XR-1 was fitted with more powerful main propulsion and flexible fore and aft seals were tested as well.

The XR-1 was also used to test the concept of water-jet propulsion. The ship was modified in 1964 and equipped with gas turbine engines driving the water jet propulsors. The ship's weight increased to 17 tons.

Rohr Industries 1970 to 1980

Rohr Industries became involved in SES history in 1970, taking over the XR-1 test program for the Navy. Rohr continued to use the XR-1 to test propulsion and seal concepts. Their eventual goal was to develop a 3000 ton SES capable of utilizing vertical launch missile systems and anti-submarine helicopters. The proposed ship was to be capable of 80 knots in sea-state 6 conditions. The proposed main power units were to be 4 40,000hp gas turbine engines driving water jet propulsors. The 3000 ton ship development contract was canceled in 1980.

Two experimental SESs (the SES100A and 100B), both of around 100 tons, with 80 ft (24 m) length and 40 ft (12 m) beams, were developed for the US Military in the 1960s and 70s. They both attained speeds in excess of the program goal of 80 knots (150 km/h). The SES 100B, was built by Bell Aerospace (Textron Corporation) at the NASA Michoud Assembly Facility. Driven by 2 semi-submerged, supercavitating controllable, reversible propellers, achieved speeds in excess of 96 knots (approximately 110 mph) in the Gulf outside St. Andrews Bay in Panama City, Florida.

The speed was verified by the USAF ARIS radar. It also fired the Navy's first vertically launched missile (an SM-2) while doing 60 knots (110 km/h). It was also used to test automatic ride control and high speed collision avoidance and navigation systems. The 100A ship was used to test waterjet propulsion, variable geometry inlets and automatic ride control systems. The 100A and 100B were both capable of operating almost completely out of the water on an air cushion with only 18in (46 cm) of sidewall, the propellers or the waterjet inlets entering the water. The 100 ton SES 100B was built for the US Navy as a 1/10 scale model to test the feasibility of using hovercraft and other Surface Effect Ships in combat situations. The top-secret specifications called for a ship capable of entering a combat zone at a speed of over 80 knots (150 km/h) and disgorging a tank and 100 soldiers onto a beach, turning back out onto water and escaping at high speed.

Unlike the hard sidewall SES's, the full skirted AALCs, JEFF A&B were the prototype vehicles for the LCAC's used by the Navy with such success in the Persian Gulf War...

 

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Lightships from all over the world
http://www.feuerschiffseite.de/startgb.htm#back

 

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Een aantal ex zeilloggers vertrokken uit scheveningen 17-10 -2015
(jaco roeleveld)

https://youtu.be/Ocr6yvOGR_g


Published on Oct 17, 2015
Race of the Classics een greep wat er naar zee ging een aantal zeilloggers Tecla , Gallant ,iris ,oban en geen zeillogger (Pedro Donckert) maar viskotter 17-10-2015

 

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NEW YORK CITY BY BOAT
(Wicked Salty)

https://youtu.be/Vg9MH2rm1CY

Published on Dec 4, 2014
Vlog #14!
Here is episode 14 of Wicked Salty! In this episode we fly down the East River in New York City. This was one of the most scenic parts of the trip thus far with so much action going on in the city. Helicopters, ferries, ships, tugs, barges you name it. Just a typical day in New York!
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