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LV Cup in Auckland - Nice Match Racing Photos

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:35:25 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog Photo: Stefano Gattini/AZZURRA

Annual Maintenance

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:33:40 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog I have been taking advantage of an excess of free time (a long story) and some good weather to get a jump on this year’s boat jobs. Here is my original post on what needed doing. Here’s where I am at: 1. Get the #&!@&ing outboard working: I have [...]

CMA CGM MEDEA

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:50:56 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day The CMA CGM Medea (IMO: 9299800, Port of Registry: Marseille) is an in 2006, by Hyundai Heavy Industries built, Post-Panamax container vessel, capable of transporting up to 9,400 teu. She is 349 metres long, almost 43 metres wide, has a maximum draught of about 15 metres and a deadweight tonnage [...]

Fresh Tastes in the Channel Islands Harbor

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:49:35 +0000

Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog There’s a new restaurant in the neighborhood and I’m happy to report an enjoyable dining experience every time I have visited, which is several at this point! Italian Job is just behind The Harbor Mart and just below The Lookout, which recently reopened as well. Italian Job is a [...]

Vacation Sailing – Part 2 – Choosing Your Crew & Boat

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:48:35 +0000

Submitted by Sail Southern California - Sailing Blog In the first installment of this series we chose a sailing destination and the time of year we want to travel. Now it’s time to find a crew and a boat. Picking the boat is easy. Choosing a crew is not so easy. If you seriously want to [...]

Labidiaster Radiosus

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:47:43 +0000

Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog This picture was taken by Terri the marine assistant at Rothera on a dive I did with her on my birthday at Anchorage wall. The Labidiaster radiosus get stressed pretty easily and when they do their legs drop off. They are a sea star which is found in the [...]

Life is hard for a boating officer

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:45:27 +0000

Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog Down here at Rothera our last name is what we do so Claire is Claire Doc, I am Ash Boat etc. So the above picture is Ash Boat and Johnny Mech out with the girls (AFI PHD beakers) doing world class science. There isn’t enough room on the CTD [...]

CASTORO SEI

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:03:45 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day The Castoro Sei (IMO: 8758603, Port of registry: Nassau, Bahama’s) is a semi-submersible pipelay vessel with an overall length of 152 metres, a width of 70 metres and a operating draught of 7.8 up to 15.5 metres. She provides a safe, reliable and stable operating platform capable of laying subsea [...]

Diving Rose Gardens

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:01:51 +0000

Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog Wow what a dive. The visibility seemed to be endless. Rose Gardens is a pinnacle dive just off Anchorage. There was quite a lot of swell on the pinnacle itself so we got dropped in a little swim away. We went in to take back the marine equivalent of a [...]

Amazing photos

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:59:39 +0000

Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog There are some really amazing photographers down here on Base. This picture was taken by Mike Shortt of Shags.

Sailing Photo Of The Day - LV Trophy New Zealand

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:53:21 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog LV Trophy Auckland Photo: Stefano Gattini/AZZURRA

HMS OCEAN (L12)

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:08:16 +0000

Submitted by Ship of the Day HMS Ocean (L12) (IMO: 9079456, Port of Registry: Portsmouth, UK) of the Royal Navy is an Amphibious assault ship (or Landing Platform Helicopter) or Helicopter carrier), the sole member of her class. She is designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of Commander UK Amphibious Force [...]

The end of the season is approaching

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:06:54 +0000

Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog The end of season is approaching fast. In less than three weeks I will be on the RRS Shackleton heading north on a 14 day cruise stopping at all the BAS stations doing last call or closing them up for the winter. In some ways I am looking forward [...]

Work at Fossil Bluff

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:40:53 +0000

Submitted by Racing Yacht Management Blog I didn’t really write a lot about my week at Fossil Bluff and seeing as at the moment we have had a few days of bad weather on base and I have only been doing paperwork I thought I would write a little about what you do at Fossil [...]

Clipper Race facing tough conditions in the Pacific

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:38:26 +0000

Submitted by Messing About in Sailboats Blog The Clipper Race is on the Pacific leg from Qindao to San Francisco and facing the toughest conditions to date. Below is an excerpt from their regular email update. The last 24 hours have brought another reminder that the ocean gives no quarter to the crews taking part [...]