Modern technology has revolutionized single handled ocean racing in so many ways for both sailors and spectators. The five sailors in the Velux Five Oceans race not only face all the hazards of the sea as they sail singlehanded around … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lore of the Sea
Andy Irons, three time world champion surfer, was found dead in his hotel room in Dallas on Tuesday. He had been scheduled to compete in the Rip Curl Pro Search in Puerto Rico but became ill, reportedly with a bout … Continue reading
Julien Berthier is a sculptor and a conceptual artist. His work titled “Love, Love” is not in fact a sinking sailboat, appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. Bertheir started with a 6.5 meter yacht which he cut in half and … Continue reading
A wonderful show by Naima Rauam. It captures everything about the old market with the possible exception of the smell of fish. Fifth Annual Remembering Fulton Fish Market Art Exhibit 2010 … Continue reading
The Witte boneyard, often referred to as New York’s graveyard of ships, usually sits unnoticed on the shore of Staten Island on the Arthur Kill in a far corner of New York harbor. In the last week, however, it has … Continue reading
This is satire, though given the rather drastic cuts in the Royal Navy budget, it doesn’t feel too far off the mark. From News Biscuit: HMS Victory to replace Trident and Ark Royal HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of … Continue reading
4th Mumbai International Match Race Begins Today The city of Mumbai with its great maritime history adds an exciting new event – the West Coast Marine 4th Mumbai International Match Race 2010. … Continue reading
The Thames sailing barge Cambria was built in Greenhithe, Kent in 1906. Remarkably, she kept sailing and carrying commercial cargo under sail alone until 1970. She is now undergoing a complete restoration by the Cambria Trust with major funding from the Heritage Lottery … Continue reading
The British Maritime And Coastguard Agency has reported that the sail-training vessel, Fryderyk Chopin, has been secured to a buoy in Falmouth harbour, Cornwall, and the crew of 47, including 36 cadets, aged between 14 and 16, has been taken … Continue reading
The calendar has been out since July, but I only got around to ordering mine yesterday. Thad Koza’s Tall Ships 2011 calendar features SAGRESs II, JOLIE BRISE, PICTON CASTLE, WESTWARD, BOUNTY, EUROPA, the schooner THOMAS E LANNON, and five other tall ships. … Continue reading
Last Thursday, Bulgaria’s defence ministry lifted the ban on women serving aboard Bulgarian submarines. Also on Thursday, the Bulgarian parliament voted to moth-ball the only Bulgarian submarine. Bulgaria lifts women in submarines ban — but too late … Continue reading
The Falls of Clyde, built in 1878, is the only surviving iron-hulled four-masted full rigged ship and the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker in the world. After years of neglect by the Bishop Museum, the ship has been taken over … Continue reading
Update: UK coast guard: Polish teen sailors safe after their ship loses both masts A group of teenage sailors whose ship was drifting at sea after it lost both masts in gale-force winds is safe from harm, coast guards said … Continue reading
Not long left to register for the International Sail Training and Tall Ships Conference 2010 to be held on 12th – 13th November 2010 in Stavanger, Norway. The International Sail Training & Tall Ships Conference 2010 … Continue reading
On this eve of the eve of All Hallows Eve, it seems worthwhile to list a few of the “ghost” ships open to the public on Halloween. Hornet Ship of Spirits – This evening , on the historic aircraft carrier USS Hornet in Alameda … Continue reading
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath is having its 15th Annual Pirates Party this Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. They have filmed a rather remarkable commercial promoting the party, starring Tomm Tomlinson, a.k.a. Crudbeard, Barbara Tomlinson, better known … Continue reading
The new cruise ship terminal at Pier 91 in the Port of Seattle appears to have been built over an old munitions terminal. Live high explosive ammunition dating back to World War II, and possibly earlier, has been found beneath the … Continue reading
This is a great story. Thanks to Irwin Bryan for passing it along. Congratulations to Bonnie Schubert and her 87-year old mother Jo, two highly successful salvage divers. Elderly woman, daughter find incredible ocean treasure After decades of hunting … Continue reading
Fifty five years ago today, on October 29th 1955, the battleship Novorossiysk, flagship of the Soviet Black Sea fleet, moored in Sevastopol Bay, was shattered by a powerful explosion which caused the ship to capsize and sink. Over six hundred sailors lost … Continue reading
Honor Frost had many talents – as artist, ballet designer, scholar, writer and publicist, to name a few – but her consuming passion was the world beneath the oceans. Honor, who has died aged 92, initiated underwater archaeology as a … Continue reading