Sailors’ and Fishermans’ Superstitions

October 4, 2009 · Filed Under Language, Lore of the Sea · Comment 

Martin Evans on the Marine History List posted a collection of  sailors’ superstitions from the current issue of “Fishing Boats”.

Rich Men’s Toys – Battleships, Helipads & Submarines

October 4, 2009 · Filed Under Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships · Comment 

The mega-yachts of the Russian billionaires grow ever larger,  more elaborate, and, of course, ever more expensive. Roman Abramovich’s new yacht Eclipse will be the world’s largest yacht, at 557 feet (170 meters), eclipsing, so to speak, the the 525-foot luxury yacht owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Lars Henning Hansen – Master Rigger

October 3, 2009 · Filed Under Current, Lore of the Sea · Comment 

I just read that Lars Hansen died the day before yesterday in a nursing home in Florida.  He was 86.  For three decades he had been the master rigger of the  historic vessels of the South Street Seaport until he suffered a stroke a few years ago and had to retire. When profiled in the New [...]

Update: Tall Ship Soren Larsen – Repairs after Surviving a Rogue Wave

October 3, 2009 · Filed Under Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships · Comment 

Last May, we posted about the Tall Ship Soren Larsen’s new season of voyages -  Tall ship Soren Larsen – Pearls of the Pacific, Voyages across the South Seas 2009.  Unfortunately, the ship was hit by a rogue wave on the 1st of June and suffered serious damage. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, beyond a few [...]

Setting Full Sail Toward the 20th Century

October 2, 2009 · Filed Under Galleries, History · Comment 

The American Museum of Folk Art in New York has a new exhibit -  Thomas Chambers (1808-1869): American Marine and Landscape Painter.  His paintings have been described as having an “entrancing, slightly demonic style … neither strictly realist nor naïve, they packed a formal, even decorative punch.” For years, his paintings were collected by private owners and [...]

Update: The Fourth Plinth – Pirates, Painting & Pole Dancing

October 2, 2009 · Filed Under Current, Galleries, Lore of the Sea · Comment 

In July we posted about the exhibition of Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.  There was an interesting symmetry in the display of Nelson’s ship, Victory, in a bottle, on a plinth, in a square named for Nelson’s greatest and last victory onboard HMS Victory. At the time [...]

Navy Chiefs Support Women Serving on Subs

October 1, 2009 · Filed Under Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships · Comment 

Let women work on subs, Navy secretary says Women should be allowed to serve aboard submarines, and the Navy is “moving out aggressively” to make it happen, according to the service’s top civilian. “I believe women should have every opportunity to serve at sea, and that includes aboard submarines,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Thursday [...]

The Mystery of the Mahogany Ship

October 1, 2009 · Filed Under Current, History, Lore of the Sea, Ships · Comment 

Thanks to Dick and Ben Kooyman for passing along this intriguing account of a new search for the legendary “Mahogany ship” which, if found, may rewrite Australian history.  The Mahogany ship is said to be buried beneath the sand in the Armstrong Bay area, approximately 3 to 6 kilometres west of Warrnambool in southwest Victoria, Australia.  [...]

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