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.
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Monday, July 17, 2023
Thursday, June 01, 2023
Sail training ship Fennia
Having visited Falklands I came over the information by accident in a pub that a Finnish sailing vessel, FENNIA, had in early 1900's limped into Port Stanley jury rigged after having been partly demasted in a severe storm.
Friday, May 19, 2023
Falklands Islands
Never having visited Falklands before it was an exciting prospect having only wondered about it as a kid watching the World chart on top of my bed that was gifted by my uncle. It used to be my pastime to look at funny foreign names on foreign continents before falling asleep. Well, now looking at Falklands map closer it was all English names interspersed with an occasional Spanish name.
Saturday, April 15, 2023
South Atlantic sojourn
As we had left Tristan da Cunha we set course for South Georgia with an aim to go do some PR for the locals there as well as to see the grave of Ernest Shackleton.
Saturday, April 08, 2023
Captain Arthur A Soderlund
Friday, April 07, 2023
Tristan da Cunha
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Seafaring life
This article was originally published by the Finnish seamen's mission in Finnish, below is a translation of it:
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Newbuild delivery Vietnam
Monday, November 21, 2022
Visit to Philippines
Having told my previous employ to keep their show I left for the Philippines for some R&R. Flew from Singapore to Manila and spent a few days there to renew my medical, it was tough, took me 2 days of tests but finally I got 2 years. Really need to lose some weight in order to avoid this in future. After Manila went south to Calatagan and visited places nearby, Balayan town, Taal volcano lake, Batangas balisong shops and so on. Below are pictures of some highlights of the trip until I had to fly to Vietnam for my next job.
Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Monday, September 19, 2022
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. I even faintly recall that my dad used to have one, I think I was told off having a touchy-feely look at it. I don't wonder knowing now how sharp they are. I guess he moved onto disposable ones as soon as they made their advent because I don't recall seeing it in years.
1930's German made Solingen blade and the old broken handle
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Singapore pilot exemption
As I joined my most recent command it was also requested that I do the pilot exemption for Singapore in order to save on pilotage fees going in and out of the marina as we are 499GT, in Singapore pilotage is compulsory for any vessel over 300GT.
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Seiko 5 review
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Short summer in Italy
Having gotten a few days in Montalto I had to go to La Spezia to seatrial a 37' Axopar crosscabin, wonderful boat. Then I rushed off to do the sojourn to Spain and as I arrived back I was called by Burgess to join a yacht in Singapore. After a bit of thinking I accepted as I needed the income so I only had a few days to enjoy, pack my bag and off to Nice again. No rest for the wicked.