The 1719 novel by Daniel Defoe that traces the tumultuous voyages and ultimate survival of a man with a lust for the ocean, has sparked many a debate as to who may have inspired the novel’s main protagonist, Robinson Crusoe.
The new look London Boat Show 2018 starts tomorrow, Wednesday 10th January and runs for 5 days until Sunday 14th January 2018.
Many of us have heard about the law of salvage which is embedded into maritime law – but what does it mean and what considerations are there for sailors? The law of salvage allows that a person who recovers another person’s ship/cargo in peril or lost at sea is entitled to a reward commensurate with the value of the property saved.
Liberty Ships were mass-produced cargo ships built during World War II to give the Allies much-needed merchant tonnage (the weight of the cargo of a merchant ship). Of the 2,710 Liberty Ships built during the war years 1941 to 1945, over 2,400 survived the conflict.
What is origami? Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and sculptures. It comes from the words ori meaning folding and kami meaning paper. Origami has been practiced in Japan since the 6th century as a ceremonial practice. It is also said that origami gifts would be given by Samurais to each other as a good luck token to guard against any future dangers they may encounter. It wasn’t until the Edo period (1603–1867) when it was used for leisure and as a form of art. In Origami square pieces of paper are used, plain on one side and patterned on the other.
Here is a round-up of some of the Winter crewing posts 2017 from Lovesail members. If you would like to muster more details just log into your Lovesail account and visit the crewing section. If you are not a member of Lovesail yet then come and have a look at the site, it might just be what you are looking for.
Launched on the 15th June 1943, the SS Richard Montgomery was built during World War II as an American Liberty Ship.
One of the Lovesail members, Indigo Blue, is lucky enough to be involved with the Marine Mammals Research Association Expedition next year. His yacht, Chance Discovery a Discovery 55, is used for the expedition trips which aim to study marine mammals, their main threats and possible ways to help protect their vulnerable world in the Mediterranean.
Here are the Boat Jumble Dates 2018 for the UK. If you want to add your boat jumble to this list then just send the date and location to admin@lovesail.com and we will add it to the list.
