hahaha, once it catches you, it catches you for life!
But surely, what if .... because there is a lot of time to think about that. The first time I went it alone on a 12 hour trip, hahaha, I was not very used to the boat's movement to changing wind conditions. Every thin put me on my feet.
But after a time, I started to relax and lean into it, moving away from control itself, to let it do her thing bringing me into the experience.
And in terms of containers ... a big problem. It seems we should be equipping our boats with some forward looking sonar, a bit akin to depth measurements and fish finder. (container finder?). Or maybe containers with a beacon? So, their position can be shown on an AIS or something.
Had to think of the movie: All is lost. There are a couple of things I learned from it.
It transports freight between certain harbors, but also takes on crew. There are several initiatives in this regard, I know of at least 4 ships doing this. Due to it's slow nature, it focuses on high quality products instead of bulk low quality.
I found the idea very sympathetic. In terms of quality of goods, quality of freight/ transport, there seems to be a niche to further a greener agenda in a way that is consistent with a free market, but also retain in operation some of our history. Instead of going to a museum, one can simply hop on and experience some life at sea. Would be fun to see some dragon boats moving cargo within the Hanse area.
By the same token, there is a lot of potential to simply hop on with a skipper and have an adventure. Of course, once having had your own keel ...
My bass boat has fwd and side sonar for depth and fish-finding. Hooking up a sonalert audio speaker might work for that container alert system idea. It scared me badly...another reason to never move at night. Being a merchant mariner would be fun, for a while I think. I met a guy in Panama that worked for Starkist tuna fleet...he was near insane.
hahaha, once it catches you, it catches you for life!
But surely, what if .... because there is a lot of time to think about that. The first time I went it alone on a 12 hour trip, hahaha, I was not very used to the boat's movement to changing wind conditions. Every thin put me on my feet.
But after a time, I started to relax and lean into it, moving away from control itself, to let it do her thing bringing me into the experience.
And in terms of containers ... a big problem. It seems we should be equipping our boats with some forward looking sonar, a bit akin to depth measurements and fish finder. (container finder?). Or maybe containers with a beacon? So, their position can be shown on an AIS or something.
Had to think of the movie: All is lost. There are a couple of things I learned from it.
What I came across is this: https://timbercoast.com/en/ship/
It transports freight between certain harbors, but also takes on crew. There are several initiatives in this regard, I know of at least 4 ships doing this. Due to it's slow nature, it focuses on high quality products instead of bulk low quality.
I found the idea very sympathetic. In terms of quality of goods, quality of freight/ transport, there seems to be a niche to further a greener agenda in a way that is consistent with a free market, but also retain in operation some of our history. Instead of going to a museum, one can simply hop on and experience some life at sea. Would be fun to see some dragon boats moving cargo within the Hanse area.
By the same token, there is a lot of potential to simply hop on with a skipper and have an adventure. Of course, once having had your own keel ...
My bass boat has fwd and side sonar for depth and fish-finding. Hooking up a sonalert audio speaker might work for that container alert system idea. It scared me badly...another reason to never move at night. Being a merchant mariner would be fun, for a while I think. I met a guy in Panama that worked for Starkist tuna fleet...he was near insane.