SURF IN HAVAII

Photo Craig

YELLOW BOAT

Photo Arnaud

THE GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE, AUSTRALIA

Photo Steve Merson


Photo Winsome Bonham


Photo Steve Merson

The Green Cape Lighthouse was built in 1883 and was the first cast concrete lighthouse tower in Australia. At 29 metres it is the state's second tallest light.

The lightstation is situated on a point of land projecting from Ben Boyd National Park.

It is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales.

Problems occurred during construction when a 6 metre white clay belt was discovered forcing the foundation to be dug to 9 metres altogether.

The original Chance Brothers revolving lantern was fuelled by kerosene and mantle, and produced 100,000 candelas for a radius of 34km.

The light was electrified in 1962 and upgraded to 1,000,000 candelas in 1967.

The tower has since been replaced by the latest automated steel lattice skeleton tower with a solar powered light.

LOCATION: Latitude 37° 15' S Longitude 150° 03' E
OPERATOR: Australian Maritime Safety Authority
CHARACTER: -
LIGHT SOURCE: 1000W 120 Volt tungsten halogen
POWER SOURCE: Mains Power
INTENSITY: 1,000,000 cd
ELEVATION: 89 metres
RANGE: 40 kilometres
HEIGHT: 29 metres

Lighthouses of New South Wales , Australia

NAVEGANDO

Photo Jorge

KRUZENSTERN EX-PÁDUA, NAVIO ESCOLA RUSSO

PHOTO FERNANDO MACHADO


PHOTO DARIA PETROVA

O barco “Kruzenstern” foi construído em 1926 no estaleiro “Johann Tecklenborg” (Bremenhaffen) e primeiramente chamou-se “Padua”.

A “madrinha” do barco era a dona da empresa Cristina Laies. Este foi o último barco de tal chamada série “P” (segundo a primeira letra do nome de todos os barcos – “Pamir”, “Passat”, “Pequim”).

Desde o período da construção o “Kruzenstern” andou no total por volta de 800 000 milhas marítimas.

Apesar de passar tanta distância o estado do veleiro é impecável.

O desgaste do corpo rebitado é apenas de 0,8%.

A óptica do barco ficou na mesma, como no ano 1926.

Outras peças foram modernizadas: em 1993 na cidade de Bremenhaffen instalaram os motores novos com a potência de 2000 cavalos e repararam completamente todas as instalações internas.

O comprimento do “Kruzenstern” é de 114,5 m.

Os mastros com a altura de 56 m têm 31 velas, a superfície das quais é de 3 631 m2.
Em 1946 o veleiro foi entregue à URSS junto com reparações. Desde então a “Padua” recebeu o nome “Kruzenstern”.

Nos anos 70 o barco foi equipado para se tornar um navio-escola.

Cerca de 15 mil cadetes fizeram estágio no veleiro.

Desde 1974 o “Kruzenstern” participa em regatas internacionais.

Durante a regata “Colombus-92” consegui atingir a velocidade recorde de 17,4 nós marítimos.

Ganhou a fama mundial nos anos 95-96 depois da viagem de circum-navegação em homenagem do 300º aniversário da Marinha Russa.

A viagem durou 308 dias, naquela altura o navio visitou 18 portos.

Em 2000 participou na regata “Tall Ship 2000”, onde foi considerado o melhor veleiro da classe “A”.

Hoje em dia o “Kruzenstern” pertence à Academia Estatal da Marinha de Pesca da região do Mar Báltico.

EMBAIXADA DA FEDERAÇÃO DA RÚSSIA NA REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA

O REGRESSO DA PESCA

Photo Dimitri

A CAMINHO DA PESCA

Photo Sifah

O AZUL DO MAR

Photo Piotr Walski

BLUENOSE, CANADÁ

Photo Al

SAILLING, NEW JERSEY, USA

Photo Bill

A CALMA, A VELA E O PÔR DO SOL

Photo Thomas

EL BUQUE ESCUELA "ESMERALDA", CHILE

Photo Jeff

El Buque Escuela "Esmeralda" fue adquirido a España, cuya Armada en 1946, ordenó la construcción de un velero, casco numero 32, a los astilleros Echavarrieta y Larrinaga, para reemplazar al Buque Escuela "Juan Sebastián de Elcano. Ese mismo año se inició su construcción. Se le designó "Juan de Austria".Por diversos motivos, especialmente financieros, su construcción sufrió muchos retrasos.El 18 de agosto de 1947, una explosión en la Base de Defensas Submarinas causó tal destrucción del astillero, que la construcción del velero quedó paralizada y el astillero al borde de la quiebra. Entonces, el Gobierno de España se hizo cargo de las deudas y creó la Sociedad de Astilleros de Cádiz S.A.A pesar de lo anterior, no se continuó con la construcción de este velero, cuyo casco se encontraba en gradas de construcción sin arbolar y había resultado con graves daños por la explosión.

Durante varios años, España había importado miles de toneladas de salitre desde Chile para recuperar su agricultura devastada por la Guerra Civil, aprovechando un crédito del Gobierno de Chile, pero no había podido pagar los intereses y las cuotas del capital.La última semana de septiembre de 1950, el Consejero de la Embajada de España en Chile, don Eduardo Viada y su Agregado Naval, Capitán de Fragata Leopoldo Boado y Endiza, se entrevistaron con el Subsecretario de Marina, Contraalmirante Pedro Espina Ritche, a quien le informaron la imposibilidad de efectuar los pagos del crédito y que España ofrecía pagar con productos manufacturados, entre ellos del área de construcción naval.Al Contraalmirante Espina le interesó el inconcluso "Juan de Austria", lo que informó al Comandante en Jefe de la Armada, Vicealmirante Carlos Torres Hevia, quien después de múltiples gestiones y la colaboración del Embajador de España en Chile, don José María Doussinague, consiguió la aprobación de la adquisición por parte del Presidente de la República, don Gabriel González Videla.

La proposición del Presidente fue aprobada por el Congreso Nacional por Ley N° 10.233 del 27 de diciembre de 1951, con un costo de US$ 2.980.000.Después de estudios en el terreno y cambio de algunas especificaciones técnicas, el 23 de octubre de 1952, en Madrid, se firmó el contrato de compra de un Buque Escuela en construcción. Representó a los astilleros el Contraalmirante Jesús María de Rotaeche y Rodríguez Llamas y por Chile, el Excmo. Embajador en España, don Luis Subercaseaux Errázuriz.El 12 de mayo de 1953, a las 13.30 horas, coincidiendo con la más alta marea, se efectuó desde las gradas de los Astilleros de Cádiz S.A., el lanzamiento del casco del Buque Escuela.La ceremonia se inició con la bendición del buque por parte del Obispo Tomás Gutiérrez. Se encontraban presentes el Excmo. Embajador de Chile en España, Oscar Salas Letelier, el Encargado de Negocios de Chile, don Fernando Orrego Vicuña y su distinguida esposa, señora Raquel Vicuña de Orrego, representantes de los Ministerios de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio, los Almirantes Rotaeche y Estrada, el Presidente de la Sociedad Astilleros de Cádiz S.A. y numerosas autoridades locales, invitados especiales y público en general, concurrencia que llegó a las 5.000 personas.Después de los discursos de rigor, la madrina, señora Raquel Vicuña de Orrego, siguiendo la costumbre marinera, tomó una botella de jerez, que era sostenida por cintas con los colores de las banderas de Chile y España, y la rompió en la roda del buque, con lo cual la nave se empezó a deslizar por la grada a los acordes de los Himnos Patrios de ambos países, mientras la multitud lanzaba vivas y agitaban pañuelos al aire, para expresar su regocijo.El Buque Escuela tomó el nombre de "Esmeralda" en conmemoración al nombre de la fragata capturada en El Callao por el Almirante Lord Thomas Alexander Cochrane, en una audaz incursión en la noche del 05 al 06 de noviembre de 1820.El 15 de junio de 1954, la Sociedad Astilleros de Cádiz S.A. hizo entrega del Buque Escuela "Esmeralda" al Gobierno de Chile, representado por el Excmo. Embajador en España, don Oscar Salas Letelier.

El 16 de junio de 1954, el velero zarpó desde Cádiz al mando del Capitán de Navío Horacio Cornejo Tagle, con rumbo a Las Palmas de la Gran Canaria. Desde allí se dirigió a New Orleans, donde se instaló una planta destiladora.Terminada la instalación, zarpó dirigiéndose al Canal de Panamá y posteriormente a Tongoy en Chile, donde fue recibido por la Escuadra. En este puerto se alistó para su recalada a Valparaíso.Recaló a este puerto el 01 de septiembre de 1954, en medio de un gran recibimiento por parte de los buques surtos en la bahía y por la ciudadanía porteña.Desde esa fecha, han sido numerosos los Cursos de Guadiamarinas, Marineros, Cadetes y Grumetes que han navegado en sus cubiertas en diversos cruceros de instrucción. Durante sus años de navegación ha recalado en más de 300 puertos de todo el mundo, correspondiéndole una destacada participación en su calidad de Buque Escuela y Embajada flotante, recibiendo en su cubierta fraternal, la visita de Jefes de Estado, Diplomáticos, Jefes Militares, medios de comunicación y público en general. Ha participado en las Operaciones Vela de New York en 1964, 1976 y 1989; en la Osaka World Sail en 1983 y en las Regatas Internacionales de Veleros realizadas en 1964, 1976,1982, 1990, ganando el trofeo "Cutty Sark" en éstas dos últimas.Durante sus cruceros batió el record mundial de velocidad media para este tipo de buque: 16 nudos durante una singladura.Tiene una superficie vélica de 2.870 mts. cuadrados y 29 velas clasificadas en 6 foques, 4 cuadras, 5 estayes, 3 cangrejas, 3 escandalosas y 8 rastreras.La altura de los palos es de 48,5 mts.Ha sido refaccionado en varias oportunidades, incluyendo tres cambios de motor.

"50 años llevando a chile al mundo"

El año 2004, durante su 49° Crucero de Instrucción, el B.E. “Esmeralda” cumplió 50 años de vida, desde que la Sociedad Astilleros de Cádiz S.A. lo entregó al Gobierno de Chile, habiendo permitido a nuestro Pabellón Nacional lucir y flamear en más de 57 países y navegar por la mayoría de los mares del mundo. Este hito fue celebrado en el puerto de Tokio, en el marco de su visita oficial a Japón. El itinerario de este viaje, que se cumplió exitosamente, fue orientado de manera prioritaria a los países integrantes del Foro de Cooperación Económica del Asia-Pacífico (APEC) -cuyos líderes se reunieron el 20 y 21 de noviembre pasados en Santiago- donde el buque cumplió con su labor de apoyo a la política exterior del Estado.

Armada de Chile

ONDAS DO MAR

Photo Adam

CAPE GEORGE LIGHTHOUSE, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA

The Cape George Lighthouse is situated in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia at Cape George Point which overlooks the waters of St. George’s Bay.

The present lighthouse was built in 1968 and it is the third lighthouse built on this site. It stands approximately 360 feet above the bay and both Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island are visible with a clear horizon.

Built in 1861 and set on top of a wooden house, the first light was destroyed by fire in 1907. A second lighthouse and keeper’s homestead complete with some farm and a vegetable garden was constructed in 1908.

The 1908 lighthouse was rebuilt in 1968 and it is this white, concrete octagonal structure and red octagonal lantern which stands on this site today.

This lighthouse is one of the structural features on the Cape George route, also known locally as the "mini Cabot trail".

Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library

SUNSET, FLORIDA GULF COAST,USA

Photo Bob

BEAUTIFUL SUNSET IN CALIFORNIA, USA

Photo Brandon

CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO

Photo Diane

MALMO HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE, SWEDEN

UMA PEÇA E UM PORTO

Photo Nagihan

I EIXO ATLANTICO 1997

Calmamente passeando nas Ilhas de Vigo

I Eixo Atlantico, 9 - 13 Julho 1997.

Este foi o 1º desafio, com muita falta de experiência.

Em 1998, o desempenho foi melhor.

CASTLE POINT LIGHTHOUSE, NEW ZEALAND

Situated on the Wairarapa coast, a township had already been established when the lighthouse was built in 1913.

This made this station one of the more popular assignments as the keepers children could attend a local school and there were shops and a hotel in the township.

The cast iron tower was also the last to be shipped from England and assembled on site.

The lighthouse was automated in 1988.

Text and photographs Mark Phillips.

FARO DE PUNTA BRAVA O PUNTA CARRETAS, MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

Photo Diego Bouvier

Fecha de Construcción: 1876
Altura Focal: 21 metros
Alcance Geográfico: 14,1 millas
Alcance Lumínico: 15 millas
Intensidad Luminosa: 14.400 candelas
Características: un destello blanco y uno rojo cada 10 segundosS
istema: máquina rotativa sobre cubeta de mercurio.
Electrificado en 1962



Está instalado en una peligrosa saliente rocosa de la costa de Montevideo. Es de mucho valor para la navegación de pesqueros que se dirigen al Banco Inglés, o al Puerto del Buceo, o a la entrada del Río Santa Lucía. Se introduce el color rojo en sus destellos para diferenciarlo de otros faros y boyas

QUASE PRONTO PARA MERGULAR...

Photo Miland

ESPERANDO PELA FAINA

Photo Miland

BARCO DE PESCA EM REPARAÇÃO

Foto Alan

ALCATRAZ LIGHTHOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA, USA

Photo From Navy Ship


Photo From Navy Ship


Photo From Navy Ship


Photo From Navy Ship


Photo Bob

Alcatraz is best known as "the Rock" - a prison where the worst of the worst were incarcerated. However, the island is also the site of the first California lighthouse. The island's name itself is derived from the Spanish word alcatraces, meaning "strange bird" - a reference to pelicans living on the island when it was visited by the Spanish. The name "Alcatraces" was actually originally given to what is now Yerba Buena Island in the San Francisco Bay. In 1775, the name transferred to the current site. The US Coast Guard Survey shortened the name to Alcatraz in 1851.

In 1849, the Coast Guard Survey dispatched a party to the Pacific Coast to determine sites for new lighthouses in California, Oregon, and Washington. The Gold Rush had made Pacific Coast lighthouses a priority. The work was contracted to a Baltimore firm. The company dispatched the bark Oriole around Cape Horn to California, laden with supplies and a work crew.
The Oriole arrived in San Francisco on January 29, 1853, and the crew began work on the first Alcatraz lighthouse. The foundation had been laid in late 1852 by an advance crew. (Nelson, p. 100) The original structure was a California cottage - a two-story structure with a tower in the center. The fifty-foot lighthouse was painted white with black trim and a back lantern room. The fixed third-order lens did not arrive until October 1853. Budget problems delayed installation until 1854.

A fog bell was added in 1856, when it was clear that San Francisco's now well-known fog often rendered the light ineffective. The original bell had to be rung by hand - quite a task considering the density of fog in the area. Later fog bells had a clockwork mechanism which would automatically ring the bell at prescribed intervals. As the city of San Francisco grew, a new flashing fourth-order lens was installed, to aid mariners in distinguishing it from city lights. (Shanks, pp. 30-32)

On April 18, 1906, the San Francisco earthquake rattled the lighthouse. The lighthouse tower was cracked, and one of the chimneys tumbled down. Keeper B.F. Leeds wrote "...is this the end of the world?...Terrible seeing S.F. from here." (Nelson, p. 101)

There had been a military presence on the island since the mid 1800's. By the turn of the century, the military prison on the island had grown to such an extent that it was obscuring the lighthouse. Work on a new lighthouse began in 1909. The new tower was eighty-four feet tall. Electricity powered the light and the fog sirens at the north and south ends of the island. The new keeper's house was adjacent to the quarters of the warden and the prison doctor - "considering the not-to-select company Alcatraz offered...the lighthouse area was the elite neighborhood of the island." (Shanks, p. 35)

Life on the island was usually quiet for the keepers, but it was an unusual and sometimes dangerous assignment. In 1946, a prison riot took place which required the intervention of US Marines. The keepers were kept informed of weather conditions by tower guards, who had the best vantage points. Occasionally the keepers would need to cross the prison to service the fog signals at the end of the island. This would require notifying the guards, and would proceed on hand signals from the guards from gate to gate.

The keepers could not cross the compound while any prisoners were in the compound. Any trash generated by the keepers had to be crushed and tossed into the bay, to avoid anyone fabricating it into a weapon. The keepers were allowed to have visitors, but they were not allowed to leave their quarters and go to the boat until a whistle blew five minutes prior to departure. (Shanks, pp. 38-41)

Due to the high cost of maintaining a prison on an island, the government closed the prison in 1963. In November 1963, the lighthouse was automated. The lens was removed, and a reflecting light installed. On November 9, 1969, the island was occupied by Native Americans who claimed the island as part of an 1868 Sioux treaty. Full-scale colonization of the island began eleven days later. ("Discover Alcatraz" Self-Guiding Tour) The US government attempted to drive them off by cutting off power to the island, including the lighthouse. Lighted buoys were placed at either end of the island. Power was restored by the island's new residence, with the help of a generator smuggled to the island with the help of "several prominent San Franciscans concerned with maritime safety." (Shanks, p. 42)

During this period, a mysterious fire destroyed the keeper's house and warden's house. A boat was seen leaving the island shortly before the fire, leading some to believe the fire was the work of arsonists. With no water pumps on the island, there was no way to fight the fire. The Native American population gradually dwindled, due to government pressure and the hardships of living on the island. In June 1971, federal agents removed the few who remained. ("Discover Alcatraz" Self-Guiding Tour)

After the occupation, the government's General Services Administration began to raze the old fort and prison structures. The historic site was saved from the wrecking ball in 1972, when Alcatraz was made a part of the newly-formed Golden Gate National Recreational Area, and administered by the National Parks Service.

Today, a 200,000 candlepower optic shines from the 1909 tower. The island is a popular tourist attraction. The fourth-order Fresnel lens is on display in the island museum. Much of the island has been reclaimed by nature. Part of "Pelican Island" has been closed off as a nesting area for seabirds.

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Rudy and Alice's

PESCA NA MALASIA

Photo Vicent

PESCA NO PERÚ

Photo Korso

PESCA NO KENYA

Photo Ronen

A CAMINHO DA FAINA

Photo Andrea

O NAVIO DE CRUZEIRO ORIANA JUNTO À BARRA DO TEJO

Photo Dias dos Reis

O NAVIO DE CRUZEIRO ALEMÃO AIDA, EM ESCALA POR LISBOA

Photo Dias dos Reis