Julia
After the second world war ended, Europe was trying to get back on feet. On those hard days, it was not so easy for Poland to build brand new ships or buy them. So...
Author: Captain
Want to learn Lofting, Half Hull Model Making, Boat/Shipbuilding?
Want to learn Lofting, Half Hull Model Making, Boat/Shipbuilding While having a great learning vacation/holiday Then the Sherbrooke Shipbuilding Shop is the place for you The new Sherbrooke Shipbuilding Shop is now open and...
Andrea Doria
We have published the sad story of Stocholm and Andrea Doria and shared the model ship plans of Völkerfreundschaft (named Stocholm after…). Now it’s the time to let you see the other lead actor...
Emilia & Flora
Little coasters are generally quite beautiful eventhough esthetic is the last thing to consider for a cargo ship. The sister ships M/S Emilia and M/S Flora is a pair of beautiful coastal cargo ships....
Martin Machado’s Six Months At Sea
Yesterday I stumbled upon Martin Machado’s video. He shows us his regular life at sea on a container ship like visual diary more than a documentary. As many other sailors, he has a passtime...
Far Barcelona
The schooner Far Barcelona is a real piece of history. She was built in 1874 in Hardanger, Norway with the original name Anne Dorthea. She was designed as a fishing transport vessel. She was...
Spray
Yacht spray started her life as an oyster fishing sloop. 11.2m long, 4.3 m wide sailing boat was at the end of her carreer when she was taken by Joshua Slocum. The boat was...
Captain Kevin Oprey poses on Queen Mary 2’s Bulbous Bow
There is always a bound between a ship and her captain. Mostly they try to have a picture with the all ships they are in command. Queen Mary 2’s Captain Kevin Oprey posed with his...
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Wanna have some good time? This Wes Anderson movie is a good choice for that. The story is about Steve Zissou, an oceanographer (a weird one) who wants to take his revenge from an...
Tuman
The patrol ship Tuman was a fishing trawler in her early life and she was named RT-10 before the war. She was 55m long and 9.06m wide. Her 700 hp engine could speed her...
