A very nice picture of a huge wave, viewed from the beach:
http://horsesmouth.typepad.com/hm/2007/04/wave_of_the_day.html
A very nice picture of a huge wave, viewed from the beach:
http://horsesmouth.typepad.com/hm/2007/04/wave_of_the_day.html
Some interesting pics showing accidents are collected on the PhotoGabble-Blog. Also some ships are involved.
Video material from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is available as Podcast: http://www.vnrs.co.uk/mca/mcavnrs/index.htm.
There are no informations about update frequency etc, but it is a good beginning
Please leave me a note if you know similar sites…
Just found this nice pic:
http://horsesmouth.typepad.com/hm/2007/04/arrrrgh_matey_a.html
Have a nice weekend!
just swim…
as proposed by Google Maps:
The harbour of Sydney can be browsed in Google Earth with a stunning high resolution. Check out this sailing vessel: click here to open in Google Earth
(Google Earth must be installed. Download it here)
Very cool – watch vessels entering and leaving the locks of the Panama Canal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfoTVvhiGzE
If you think, big vessels don’t have any problems with higher waves, watch Voyager in cyclone Valentina.
Speed is usually not an attribute, that can be associated with sailing. This video demonstrates the opposite:
(ok, has nothing to do with a holiday yachting trip, but who cares?)