Anybody know for sure what 'FB' stood for on the sail of a boat of the mid-19th century?
I'm assuming it to be 'Ferry Boat'. It was cut onto a slate grave slab at Newborough church, in the vicinity of Caernarfon on the Welsh mainland.
Info much appreciated!
Anybody know for sure what 'FB' stood for on the sail of a boat of the mid-19th century?
I'm assuming it to be 'Ferry Boat'. It was cut onto a slate grave slab at Newborough church, in the vicinity of Caernarfon on the Welsh mainland.
Info much appreciated!
Since my last years resolutions went so well (I could tick off one out of eight...), here are my New Years resolutions 2026:
- #triathlon: train accordingly to finish #AlpeDHuez triathlon
- #LRC radio operator exam: learn for and pass the exam, ideally in the first quarter of the year
- #sailing: this is twofold: 1. Swiss lakes sailing and promote the sailing community, 2. buying a ocean going boat if there is a good opportunity, in preparation for taking early retirement
- #downsizing: also, in preparation for taking early retirement
- #freediving course: get my shit together and convince my brain I'm not going to die by breathholding for 45s
- learning #English / #French: study diligently for 15 min daily
Remember back in the day when I talked about SailNavSim? For some reason I started playing it again last week and lo and behold, the guy who runs the game has opened an around-the-world race starting next Sunday. Luckily without the anxiety-inducing “celestial navigation” mode, so hey, why not join the race? It’s a pretty fun browser game, easy to learn, difficult to master and with low time commitment. (unless you really want to get into it)
The last moments of the #sailing season. Tomorrow prep for derigging and Sunday morning lift.
The last moments of the #sailing season. Tomorrow prep for derigging and Sunday morning lift.
Read The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow, which was entertaining and heartwarming, but also the author was an idiot.
Aaahh #sailing
Today my partner and I hopped into the dinghy, and I rowed us from the sailboat out to a little island we saw in the distance. It turned out that the whole tiny island was surrounded by oysters beds!
We wandered the whole place, stepping carefully and taking lots of photos. Besides the oysters, we found lots of other sealife (starfish, fish fish, hermit crabs, crab crabs, sea anemones, seagulls, clams, limpets, barnacles, and several species of snail).
Today my partner and I hopped into the dinghy, and I rowed us from the sailboat out to a little island we saw in the distance. It turned out that the whole tiny island was surrounded by oysters beds!
We wandered the whole place, stepping carefully and taking lots of photos. Besides the oysters, we found lots of other sealife (starfish, fish fish, hermit crabs, crab crabs, sea anemones, seagulls, clams, limpets, barnacles, and several species of snail).
In case you are into sailing or sail boats small, large or very large, new or old, Sail Amsterdam 2025 starts today.
Normally held every 5 years, because of Covid last edition got cancelled, so Sail is back after a 10 year period. This year it also coincides with the 750th anniversary of the city of Amsterdam, so all it set for a very special edition.
Live stream here:
Event website:
This might be a slightly odd request but this is the fediverse after all…
Does anyone have a sextant I can borrow?
I want to have some navigation-related activities for a workshop later in the month and this would be fun.
We now have a rigging-suspended wind generator on our sailboat.
I released the CAD files for the bracket in https://bergie.iki.fi/blog/rigging-suspended-wind-generator/
#sailing #windpower
We now have a rigging-suspended wind generator on our sailboat.
I released the CAD files for the bracket in https://bergie.iki.fi/blog/rigging-suspended-wind-generator/
#sailing #windpower
Dozens of Disabled Californians Sail for the First Time to Experience the Weightlessness of the Water
Dozens of Disabled Californians Sail for the First Time to Experience the Weightlessness of the Water
Yeah, beaches are nice and all, but have you tried the archipelago?
#sailing#southernNorway #coast #archipelago
Yeah, beaches are nice and all, but have you tried the archipelago?
#sailing#southernNorway #coast #archipelago
