Bluewater Addiction

Wave of the day

bluewaterp72 — Sat, 19 May 2007 08:12:14 +0000

A very nice picture of a huge wave, viewed from the beach:

http://horsesmouth.typepad.com/hm/2007/04/wave_of_the_day.html

How the hell did that happen

bluewaterp72 — Wed, 16 May 2007 08:04:01 +0000

Some interesting pics showing accidents are collected on the PhotoGabble-Blog. Also some ships are involved.

nice idea: MCA Podcast

bluewaterp72 — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:34:38 +0000

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…

Dog Pirate

bluewaterp72 — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:27:18 +0000

Just found this nice pic:

http://horsesmouth.typepad.com/hm/2007/04/arrrrgh_matey_a.html

Have a nice weekend!

How to get from Boston to Le Havre, France?

bluewaterp72 — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:31:26 +0000

just swim… as proposed by Google Maps:

Google Maps Directions Boston to Le Havre

Skiff vs. Sydney Harbour Ferry

bluewaterp72 — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:23:36 +0000

Google Earth – Sailing vessel in very high resolution

bluewaterp72 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:05:03 +0000

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)

Another cool Panama Canal Timelapse Footage

bluewaterp72 — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:53:28 +0000

Very cool – watch vessels entering and leaving the locks of the Panama Canal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfoTVvhiGzE

More waves

bluewaterp72 — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:56:25 +0000

If you think, big vessels don’t have any problems with higher waves, watch Voyager in cyclone Valentina.

Speed sailing

bluewaterp72 — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:28:19 +0000

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?)