Here are just some of the crewing opportunities in February 2018 from the Lovesail members. If you are interested in any then just log into your account and visit the crewing group link. If you are not a member of Lovesail, then why not take a look.
Cape Horn is located on Isla Hornos and is widely regarded as the southernmost point of South America. The island sits at the southern tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and marks the northern boundary of the strait separating South America from Antarctica, known as the Drake Passage.
The 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe traces the tumultuous voyages and ultimate survival of a man with an unshakable lust for the sea. Since its publication, the story has sparked ongoing debate about who may have inspired the book’s famous castaway.
So, who was the real 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.
Origami is the traditional Japanese art of folding paper into shapes and sculptures. The word comes from ori, meaning folding, and kami, meaning paper.
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.
