What became of Jan Rautawaara?

What became of Jan Rautawaara?

Shipwreck rescuer instead of luxury ship captain: This is what the captain of the "Crystal Endeavor" does today.

Newbuild delivery Vietnam

Visa scrum

Visit to Philippines

Having told my previous employ to keep their show I left for the Philippines for some R&R. 

View of Taal volcano

Trident

21.07.2022 - 31.10.2022
Captain
m/y Trident

Trident (courtesy of Boat international magazine)

S(h)aving the nature

Having seen on old westerns and black and white movies men shaving with straight razors I was always fascinated about it. 

1930's German made Solingen blade and the old broken handle

Singapore pilot exemption

At the centre with the course done and dusted

Seiko 5 review

Been for a while an avid Seiko fan and have collected a few as they are mostly quite affordable and the watches don't lose value over time, in some cases they could become more valuable as fans snap them up and they become popular for one reason or the other. 

Daylight in shade

Short summer in Italy

Montalto

Quick visit to Spain

The main street of La Union 

Having finished the project with s/y Fanny I had to take a quick tour to Spain to conclude an errand that had been pending for a while with my friend D.  

Project s/y Fanny Rhodes to Kalamata and La Seyne-sur-Mer

The Turkish coast again

Project s/y Fanny Port Said to Kastelorizo and Rhodos

Before arriving Med I had been watching the weather and it looked like we had a small chance of getting weather with us.

Sunset

Project s/y Fanny Sawakin to Suez and Port Said

Sudanese lighthouse

Project s/y Fanny Djibouti to Sawakin

N Djibouti, dunes in the sea, some of them Islands

Spotted coaster wreck

Marzooqah K

Project s/y Fanny Maldives to Djibouti

Sunrise

Project s/y Fanny Malaysia to Maldives

KL skyline

Project s/y Fanny - Thailand to Malaysia

After having done the rounds in Phuket I one evening met a Malaysian chap that had been refurbishing a 10yr old second hand 45' Lagoon catamaran for the purpose of world wide traveling. 

P fwd guest cabin

Vacation in Thailand

Yacht Haven marina

Project s/y Fanny in Thailand

​In January​​ having arrived with Boadicea to Thailand I was ashore one evening having a few refreshments and was standing on the street near the marina at a local watering hole. 

Fanny on the hard

Boadicea

19.11.2021 - 25.01.2022
28.08.2021 - 18.10.2021
Captain
m/y Boadicea

Boadicea in Nice

Happy New year 2022

Indian ocean

Was I visited by Santa Claus...?

Seiko Prospex

Meeting old friends

m/y Kalizma riding at anchor off Hulhumale Is

Walking Montalto to Carpasio

Went walking up in the mountains and started early morning as one does not want to get stuck up there after dark, at least if you are not carrying the right gear.

Ligurian valleys

Rescue of Wilhelmine - the whole story

The story of Wilhelmine was broken up into several posts due to the length of each chapter. 

In Kalmar

Rescue of Wilhelmine - epilogue

If you've read all the previous posts you know by now she was only rescued from an undignified end rusting asunder at an deserted beach despite our greater ideas that were smashed by the pandemic.

Bow section chomped to pieces by hydraulic scissors

Wilhelmine in media

As Wilhelmine was resuscitated and moved about she broke the news barrier and below are few articles published by Finnish papers that I've freely translated below in chronological order. 

Kimito nyheter 24.11.2020:

Main picture of article in Kimito news.

Wilhelmine in history

Waalhafen 1970's, courtesy of Shipnostalgia by "optoon"

Rescue of Wilhelmine - the end

Team selfie

Doing a Riva

Nice airport mascot

Caipirinha

05.05.2021 - 30.06.2021

Captain

m/y Caipirinha

Caipirinha alongisde in Durres

St Helena (the ship)

15.01.2021 - 25.02.2021
01.08.2020 - 23.10.2020
04.01.2020 - 24.06.2020
04.11.2019 - 27.12.2019

m/v St Helena (ex MNG Tahiti, RMS St Helena)

Captain

St Helena in Birkenhead, UK before the refit

You have no idea to whom this boat belongs to!

The “Anny von Hamburg” is located in Billwerder Bay in front of the “Lütje-Yachts” shipyard.

Photo: Florian Quandt

Rescue of Wilhelmine

Just arrived 

Rescue of Wilhelmine - prologue

Sahaniemi pier

Media postings

It seems the vessel I'm working on, St Helena, has quite the media coverage last few days from Northern as far as the Southern hemisphere ...

Extreme E press release

New livery

This Saturday m/v St Helena moved from Cammell Lairds Campbeltown facility into their Bidston repair facility for further outfitting afloat.

This move activated the local paparazzi into action and here are a few shots by local talents: 

St Helena on the Mersey (by Phil Owen)

Vacation time

River Severn

Chester

Roman flag

U-534

U-534 conning tower

HMY Britannia

HMY Britannia stylized poster

S/y Eye of the Wind logbook

Life takes a turn...

RMS St Helena watersalute

Photographer: unknown

Ventum Maris

14.06.2019 - 02.09.2019

Captain
m/y Ventum Maris

Ventum Maris anchored at Maddalena archipelago

New adventures

Ventum Maris in Valencia

Lühring sister ships meets

In 1998 Christian Eckardt writes the following in the Seereise magazine issue 3//2019:

Eye of the Wind (photo, courtesy of Christian Eckardt)

Illusion Plus

26.12.2018 - 08.03.2019

14.06.2018 - 17.12.2018

m/y Illusion Plus (today Eternal Tsingshan)
Captain

Illusion Plus

Anny von Hamburg is far from seaworthy

Deck of Anny von Hamburg

Credit: Ulrich Schlüter

Back home after more than 100 years

Anny von Hamburg 

Credit: Ulrich Schlüter

Joining again

Yantai 200.000t mega crane and an oil-rig