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"BEACON 44 " - WORK IN PROGRESS/STAGES

Smugfolk: (getting off the ferry) "How are you, this morning?"

Ferry terminal agent: "Cold. Wet."

Smugfolk: (who has already stopped listening) "What?"

They’re doing it wrong.

Some vessels we love, and others we tolerate…

Local maritime gear shed. Moose are awesome and majestic beasts. Dumb as stumps. (We love ‘em though).

My daughter doing her thing.❤️

Sunset at the seafarers memorial.

Every day winter scenes at work.

My little lady (Daughter)❤️

This T shirt is very dear to me. It is a present from my unkle Radmilo, who is one of my favourite people on earth. And the anchor is the symbol of the neighbourhood I live in here in sunny London, Deptford. A symbol of the maritime hystory and identity of this vibrant slice of London Town where I choose to live and of my connection to my native land and beloved family.

On this day, 29th April 1770,  Captain James Cook  first landed at Botany Bay,  (Sydney, Australia).

James Cook, with Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander landed at Kurnell in the afternoon of April 29th 1770, in search of fresh water. In the next few days, excursions around the bay were undertaken and samples of native flora collected, which proved so plentiful that Cook named the area Botany Bay.

The State Library of New South Wales holds many items relating to this voyage of the Endeavour, including Joseph Banks Journal and a copy of James Cook’s Endeavour log.

Portrait of Captain James Cook / painted by Sir Nathaniel Dance. Engraved by Cosmo Armstrong. State Library of New South Wales.

A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770 - Entrance of Endeavour River and Botany Bay Maps

KKR is full sail ahead for Maritime Financing. KKR seas the potential for a large amount of growth. KKR beginning with 580 million in equity. 

Mending sail on the German four-masted steel barque Magdalene Vinnen.

In 1945, this ship was awarded to the Soviet Union as war compensation and renamed (dun dun dun...) SEDOV. It is now the largest operational tall ship in existence.

Photo by Samuel J. Hood, 1933 or maybe 1935.

My research hero! <3

Man, that thing is big. The deck alone is 100m/328ft.

(cries for lack of captions)

Another shot of Little M…

(built by French & Webb)

His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour - Replica by Craig Jewell Photography on Flickr.

so many great tall ship photos, so few captions :(

Pride of Baltimore II with everything set.  Ringtail, topgallant, stuns’l, everything.  I think I’m at the helm in this picture.  It was a glorious day, though the wind had died and shifted a few minutes before.

Photo credit to Chief Mate Hank Moseley

Why did I not know this existed until now... and how can I get on board?