English Bay’s Bulk Carriers Revealed
Ever notice that Vancouver’s English Bay skyline is constantly littered with those, squat, red-hulled ships? Or maybe not. They’re such an omnipresent feature of our surroundings, that we pay them little heed despite their importance. Each of these modern-day merchant…
Bring Back the Tall Ships
Consider this a brief plea for a nautical bailout – a eulogy of sorts to the loss of sailing ships from around the globe berthing at Victoria this summer.Hopefully someone with a few piece of eight to rub together will be convinced that supporting Tall Ships is important, not just to ship nerds like me, but also to the broader community.
What’s in a Ship?
Strangely, the economic crisis brought, mostly out of fear, a whole new respect and acknowledgment of shipping’s importance. In the months following Lehman Brothers’ stunning collapse, shipping languished at unprecedented levels.
Surfing – Yachting for the Masses
There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Rat, Wind in the Willows I’m the first to admit that my yachting days a still a ways off, so in the…