Sunday, November 03, 2024
Schiff Classic article
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Seiko "Ukiyo-e"
Friday, October 25, 2024
Watch collectors funnies
Having been bitten by the Seiko fly some years ago I have come across several different meme's, some of them funny some of them not but some I thought worth saving so I have posted below the perhaps funniest ones that tickled my funny bone. Hope you enjoy and get a chuckle of the day đ
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Sunday, October 06, 2024
ULTIM trimarans
Monday, September 30, 2024
Vacation in Finland
Having gone on vacation it was scorching in Mediterranean and so I booked flights to Finland to go visit my family and various places as seen from the pictures below:
Monday, September 16, 2024
Daycruising Anny von Hamburg
Monday, September 09, 2024
Spar for Anny von Hamburg
Sunday, September 08, 2024
Archipelago boating
Monday, July 29, 2024
Refitting Anny von Hamburg
In 2023 my friends and colleagues, Captains Jan Rautawaara & Juha Pokka managed to procure another old lady as a project for the future. It was s/y "Anny von Hamburg", a 29m historic three-masted schooner built in Germany.
Saturday, June 01, 2024
History of Anny von Hamburg
Anny von Hamburg is a historic three-masted schooner, originally built in 1914 by Conrad LĂźhring at Hammelwarden yard in Germany. Initially named "Anny," the vessel was designed as a cargo ship. Throughout her extensive history, she has undergone several name changes and transformations, reflecting her diverse roles from cargo schooner to cadet training ship to passenger sailing vessel.
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
History of Kalizma
I was doing a post of my experience on Kalizma and included a history section in it but discovered that there is quite a bit of it on the net so I separated it here and added to it, enjoy:
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
Realdo
Had the chance to walk around in another quaint small village pretty high up in the Ligurian mountains. The village was pretty well maintained albeit the restaurant was closed for the day. Water was running everywhere and the way of old was still left to be seen with a rubbish chute down the mountain where it ended maybe 50m or more down below on the slope. Only met 2 residents and I assume another 2 tourists so it was very quiet. The two residents were avid mountain bikers and said the worldchampion had been about recently.
Triora
Whilst venturing up the valley we stopped in the witch museum. The village rides hard on the witch heritage (that apparently is based on 3 girls from neigbouring Glori), and they celebrate all the pagan highlights like samhain etc. The shops sport all kind of sorcery trinkets and would well fit into a Harry Potter backdrop.
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Pieve di Teco
This day I went for a Sunday outing to Pieve di Teco in the hopes of seeing the antique market. We drove there at first via the coast through Imperia and up the valley.
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Glori
Went for a walk in the village of Glori, this time the weather was a bit uncertain so didn't walk over the mountain.
Monday, February 19, 2024
Cartagena
Friday, January 05, 2024
Vacation in Philippines p2
As we had returned from Malaysia the traffic and people got really heave so were kind of confined to Calatagan and only scootered around to beaches etc.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Trip to Malaysia
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Sunday, December 03, 2023
Monday, October 16, 2023
M/t Tobias - the greatest tanker in the world
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Seafaring culture
Friday, August 25, 2023
Delivery Djibouti to Cyprus
Having been awhile at home I was contacted by my ex Ch Mate to do a short delivery of m/y Kalizma from Djibouti to Turkey and as I thought I have time I agreed on it readily and as I had been on her several years ago, last time back in 2012, I knew the yacht and her flaws. She had since 2012 been refitted and undergone survey to become a commercial yacht under Cook Island and successfully chartered in Indian Ocean the past years.