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Plastic Beach by Gorillaz

Mar 13, 2010 9:38am

Here’s a cool video: the orchestral trailer for the Gorillaz new album Plastic Beach. The Gorillaz website is also definitely worth a visit but please be safe and don’t get lost in there! Filed under: maritime art Tagged: Gorillaz, Plastic Beach ...

Only 2 days left! TALL SHIP SEXY Magazine T-shirt Contest!

Mar 12, 2010 5:05pm

Wow, I almost missed this! TALL SHIP SEXY Magazine is running a contest. The Challenge: on a 7.7 x 7.5 inch page, answer the question “What is sail training?” using no more than 50 words. Pictures, drawings, diagrams may all be used, but please ensure that all artwork is original. Imagine...

Surf, baby, surf! Under 2 but hanging 10!

Mar 12, 2010 4:36pm

As a parent and former marine insurance underwriter, I’m not so sure how I feel about this. But as editor of the Sea-Fever blog, it’s totally rad! Flag dip to argentbeauquest on Twitter Filed under: life, maritime Tagged: surfing ...

Livestream of the Oliver Hazard Perry Tall Ship / Experiential Education Symposium

Mar 12, 2010 6:43am

Update: The symposium is over but the live feed was great. I believe that this was thanks to the Media Pro International team. Huzzah for using technology like this to spread the word. When and if there’s a recording of the event available, I’ll post it back here. Thanks for tuning...

Rule #1: Always double check the chart, depth sounder and brake before anchoring.

Mar 11, 2010 7:00am

Rule #2: Don’t forget to wear your $2.97 HomeDepot safety goggles. Filed under: maritime Tagged: anchoring ...

Avatar Director James Cameron’s Inspiration from the Sea

Mar 10, 2010 8:37pm

While he did not win the Best Director Oscar the other night for Avatar, James Cameron gives an interesting TED Talk about how he’s learned from and been inspired by the sea. Filed under: Leadership, life, maritime, Oceans Tagged: Avatar, James Cameron, TED Talks ...

Thankfully, this “tidal” wave arrived on time!

Mar 9, 2010 4:12pm

Britian, though an island, is no Hawaii. One difference appears to be that it's tidal waves arrive on time. However, there are similarities including that you can surf there (once a year)....

Moby Monday — Moby Dick Speaks

Mar 8, 2010 6:30am

The British humor podcast Simulacrum interviews Moby Dick on his life since Moby-Dick: Chris Skinner: Are you ever going to declare war on the Japanese and those Icelandics who are still trying to hunt you down? Moby Dick: … I don’t really want to go after them, cause they’ve got...

Rogue Waves and Sea Stories

Mar 7, 2010 8:36pm

One of the most amazing things about the sea is that despite all the technology and science that we have at our disposal, it’s great at keeping secrets and perpetuating mysteries. It often seems that when heavy weather is involved in an at sea casualty, it’s attributed to a rogue wave....

Giant Waves Kill 2 on Cruise Ship Louis Majesty

Mar 3, 2010 10:32am

This is a big week for giant waves. The cruise ship Louis Majesty experienced very heavy weather off the coast of France that blew out some windows and killed 2 passengers. (Associated Press) Here’s a video of the ship, pre-casualty. Filed under: life, maritime Tagged: cruise ship, heavy weather, Louis Majesty ...