ULTIM trimarans

3rd October the Ultim trimarans were arriving Antibes having finished the 5 day race from Finisterre. 

Banque Populaire trimaran

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:

The moomins were as usual welcoming me at Helsinki airport

Daycruising Anny von Hamburg

"Anny von Hamburg" alongside GH Fyren

Spar for Anny von Hamburg

Felling tree

Archipelago boating

My longtime friend Heidi called on 6th September and asked if I was interested to join her on the 7th for a day of boating going to the old naval fortress of Katanpää from Uusikaupunki where her boat was moored. 

Getting local pilot knowledge whilst Chenok is photobombing us

Touristing Italy

Having gotten off work I was on the train 3rd Aug towards Rome to see a couple of old friends. 

Trenitalia

Refitting Anny von Hamburg

Anny von Hamburg postcard (1980's)

Schooner Anny elicits interest

To the great joy of many Ekenäs residents and visitors, Juha Pokka is showing off his schooner Anny von Hamburg in the Northern Harbour of Ekenäs.

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History of Anny von Hamburg

Anny von Hamburg complimentary postcard (1980's)

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, hope you enjoy the story.

Robert Stewart

Realdo

Had the chance to walk around in another quaint small village pretty high up in the Ligurian mountains.

  

Triora

Whilst venturing up the valley we stopped in the witch museum of Triora. 

The stream down the Ligurian mountains

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. 

Local bridge

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. 

Local orchid

Cartagena

Cartagena center onwards

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.

Calatagan market lighting

Trip to Malaysia

As I was in Philippines for a short time I decided to go visit my Malaysian friends in Lumut area. 

911 MB, not Porsche ;)

Vacation in Philippines p1

Helsinki-Vantaa airport, getting out just in time

Vacation in Finland

Last look down the valley before heading to Nice and my flight to Finland

M/t Tobias - the greatest tanker in the world

Many times in the beginning of my career the old hands talked about the American (“Yankee-tank”) supertanker “Tobias”, the world’s largest tanker. It was carrying elephant-snot from India…

M/t Tobias

Seafaring culture

Delivery Djibouti to Cyprus

Planned voyage Djibouti to Turkey, possibly Bodrum

Ever Given

Probably the most known picture about Ever Given that broke into the media

(Courtesy of GCaptain)

Suez shipspotting

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