Speaking Of Circumnavigators.

On this day in 1895, Captain Joshua Slocum departed Boston on board his sloop Spray. He sailed 46,000 miles around the world single-handed, returning to Newport on June 27, 1898. Captain Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone.

That's a lot of boat for one guy to handle considering that this was undertaken in the late 19th century.

No computers, GPS, radio, hydraulics, plumbing, refrigeration.....wow!

Links: Joshua Slocum Society | Sailing Around The World Alone

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Maritime Monday.

Port of Oakland.

Bound for Hawaii.

The Empire Strikes Back .... or should I say out?
There is a lot less product arriving from the Middle Kingdom.

FotoJoe

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Maritime Monday.

Port of Oakland.

Bound for Hawaii.

The Empire Strikes Back .... or should I say out?
There is a lot less product arriving from the Middle Kingdom.

FotoJoe

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Dry Dock.

Carnival Cruise ship in dry dock.
San Francisco, CA

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Dry Dock.

Carnival Cruise ship in dry dock.
San Francisco, CA

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Whoosh! More Coastie Surf Lessons.

Those guys don't fuck around!
Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA 2009

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Coasties In The Surf.

I was lucky enough to catch the Coast Guard practicing surf boat drills off of Ocean Beach last week. It was incredible to see them in action. I have more photos and videos that I'll post in a few days.

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The Sea Is Not For Sissies

Oh yeah, it can get hairy.

Via .sNIPEOUT

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Link Of The Day: GeoGarage.

GeoGarage pour la diffusion et la consultation de vos cartographies numériques via l'Internet.
GeoGarage took NOAA charts and overlaid them with mapping server data from Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to demonstrate their technology. Check out the demo, it's pretty damn cool.

Via Craig.

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The Sea Is Not For The Faint Of Heart.

http://img.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v251/joserouse/Maritime/boat2.flv

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Do You Know Your ABCs?

T is for tanker!

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Respect The Sea.

http://img.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v251/joserouse/Maritime/BigWave.flv

If you don't, she will wack you!

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Look What The Tide Brought In.

I thought I was sailing a beach cat!

The port's over there!
The Dutch cargo ship Artemis was approaching Les Sables
d'Olonne's port on Monday morning when a strong swell and
high winds drove it onto the beach. No one was hurt in the
grounding, and no pollution was caused. More here.

Links: Motor Boat News

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Global Warming Is A Bitch!

More here.

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Hard-A-Port!

Some times you have to change direction fast.
Some times it works.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib43gpKTxjs&w=425&h=373]

And some times it doesn't.
Watch and enjoy.

Via Craig.

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Kite Power 2

Here you go Puffy. Seeing is believing.

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Kite Power 2

Here you go Puffy. Seeing is believing.

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Let's Go Fly A Kite Up To The Highest Height. The Age of Sail Returns.

Kite power, kite power baby!

The age of sail is about to make a return. The 433 ft long
MV “Beluga SkySails” will make her maiden voyage using
kite power as a supplement in January. She will go across
the Atlantic to Venezuela, up to Boston and back to Europe.

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