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Tag Archives: sailing

Neoline to Build Sailing Car Carriers at Neopolia

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Rick SpilmanAugust 17, 2019

Neoline, a French designer and operator of cargo sailing ships, is partnering with car manufacturer Groupe Renault, heavy equipment builder Manitou, and boat builder Groupe Beneteau, to build two 136-meter ro-ros, each with 4,200 square meters of sail area and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Neoline, ro-ro, sailing

Sailing the Around the World on Kamana — Five Years in Five Minutes

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Rick SpilmanJune 14, 2019

Here is an incredibly beautiful video shot by Enrico Tettamanti and his wife Giulia Azzalli who spent over five years exploring the globe aboard their Solaris 72 Kamana.  Truly amazing footage. Well worth just over 5 minutes of your time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Kamana, sailing

Sailing Windjammer Angelique

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Rick SpilmanJuly 9, 2016

A beautiful video of sailing aboard the Windjammer Angelique.  The 95′ ketch-rigged Angelique was built specifically for the windjamming trade in 1980 and sails from Camden, Maine. Sailing Windjammer Angelique … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Angelique, Camden, sailing, Windjammer

Update: Oil, Sewage & “Super Bacteria” at Rio Olympics Venues

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Rick SpilmanJuly 8, 2016

In May 2104, we posted “Sailing in Sewage — Olympic Sailors in Guanabara Bay at Rio de Janeiro.” The post was about the challenge of sailing the Olympic trials in Guanabara Bay, a body of water thoroughly befouled with garbage and … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged oil sewage, Rio Olympics, sailing, super bacteria

Maine Windjammer Sailing — Come Sail with Us

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Rick SpilmanJanuary 9, 2015

Having just gotten back from warmer climes, I am still adjusting to the temperatures around 20 degrees F, with wind chills in the teens here on the banks of the Hudson River.  I have come across a new video from … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Maine Windjammer, Maine Windjammer Association, sailing

Summer Sailstice & the Celebration of Sailing

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Rick SpilmanJune 21, 2014

What is the best way to celebrate sailing?  My first response is to say, go sailing.  Sailing, seems to me, to be its own celebration. There is that moment when everything falls into balance — when the force of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged sailing, Summer Sailstice

Was Albert Einstein a Lousy Sailor ?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Rick SpilmanFebruary 12, 2014

The first word that comes to mind when thinking of Albert Einstein is probably not “sailor.”  Nevertheless, Einstein enjoyed sailing and appears to have done at least some of his most important work while on sailing vacations.  A friend described … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Lore of the Sea | Tagged Albert Einstein, sailboat, sailing, Tümmler
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