Sailing Through a Virtual Sea! Sailing Yacht Nolwandle   Nolwandle on Technorati   ZS1MO on Tumblr   var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3623010-5"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @nolwandle)http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/ Re: Sizes of coax cable Posted by: “bill maclane” billmaclane@yahoo.com ...http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/109129789http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/109129789Sun, 17 May 2009 22:00:03 +0300“http://www.intermar-ev.de/intermar-yachtlogbuch/index.php?WW-Call:S52YS” - Tragedy at...http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/104669746http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/104669746Thu, 07 May 2009 21:32:00 +0300<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSlmo7p9lsh6bGQ9sOo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Dutch barque EUROPA left her overnight berth in the Simon’s Town Outer Harbour at 11h00 hrs on Tuesday and, most unusually, without tug assistance made her way into the Still Water Harbour under her own auxiliary power, reports David Erickson. <br/><br/>“With twin screws and a bow thruster at her disposal I guess she is pretty manoeuvrable, and the weather conditions were dead calm. The first picture was taken at 11h40 hrs and the second one at 13h53 hrs – the Dockyard Crew run a slick operation here at Simon’s Town!<br/><br/>“It is however somewhat strange to see masts, yards and furled sails in amongst the modern naval paraphernalia of stealth technology!” <br/><br/><b>Pictures by David Erickson</b></p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/99603362http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/99603362Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:15:34 +0300<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSlmankk30dPepJcGVo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The coastal sea fishery patrol vessel VICTORIA MXENGE seen off Cape Town harbour. Picture by Ian Shiffman</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/96223798http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/96223798Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:31:00 +0300<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSlmana6oiw9XzxFWBo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Modern Mombasa</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/96221673http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/96221673Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:22:56 +0300<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSllry218eTsUOhZpEo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The sailing ship CONCORDIA arrived off Cape Town yesterday for a short visit, during which she will take on a small group of young South Africans as crew for the next leg of her voyage (see yesterday’s News Bulletin for details). Picture by Aad Noorland</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/91985200http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/91985200Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:16:56 +0300<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSllqevlwbWwUgsXXJo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A recent view of the widening and deepening project at Durban harbour, where the north breakwater has been rebuilt approximately 100m further north of its old location providing a much wider entrance channel of 222m width and a maximum depth of 19m shallowing to 16m inside the harbour. Construction and dredging is due for completion by early 2010. Picture by Steve McCurrach <br/><a href="http://www.airserv.co.za/maritime.htm" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.airserv.co.za/maritime.htm" target="_blank">http://www.airserv.co.za/maritime.htm</a></a></p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/91612141http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/91612141Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:32:17 +0300<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSll6fkgm25o53yQnpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The South African Navy tug UMALUSI (displacing 315-tons, built 1995) seen in Simon’s Bay recently. Picture by Trevor Jones<br/></p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/87314152http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/87314152Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:56:13 +0200DEAT seizes illegal shark fins off Taiwanese fishing vessel in Cape Town harbourOfficials of the...http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/87313650http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/87313650Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:54:44 +0200<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSll6ffwbeoZe3hLLoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Dnepr type freighter PRECIOUS (12,296-gt, built 1982) made an unscheduled call at Durban over the recent weekend on tow behind the the offshore tug SMIT MADURA. Earlier the general cargo ship had broken down off Shelley Beach on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. Picture by Trevor Jones</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/87313059http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/87313059Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:52:39 +0200This long vexed problem is now solved with the Helmi Touch Dialer found at...http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/83251887http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/83251887Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:40:24 +0200<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSlklv9xij8fqdNwRuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The tug SALVAGE GIANT enters Cape Town harbour at the recent week with the barge H40 in tow, with the latter carrying on board a quantity of river barges bound for Europe. Picture Aad Noorland</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/83082958http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/83082958Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:32:46 +0200<a href="http://www.w8ji.com/antennas.htm">Antennas for Receiving and Transmitting</a>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/78544752http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/78544752Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:45:08 +0200RapidShare: Easy Filehosting: x1 romshttp://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/78057567http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/78057567Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:03:07 +0200<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSljviqeumJeNFrMKfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Polish bulk carrier ROZTOCZE (24,109-gt, built 2008) in Cape Town harbour, December 2008. Picture Ian Shiffman</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/77845000http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/77845000Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:59:39 +0200<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSljvipclcL5eZJ6rao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Little information is to hand about this smart looking Luderitz-registered vessel, KIANGA and any input from readers would be welcome. Picture by Ian Shiffman</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/77844850http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/77844850Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:58:49 +0200<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSljmwii7mFMdZtk1Do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Twiggy Baker rides Tafelberg</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/76235784http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/76235784Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:15:30 +0200<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSljmvatr7dCRXj30ao1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>From <a href="http://www.soulrider.com/foto/foto_59333.html" target="_blank">http://www.soulrider.com/foto/foto_59333.html</a></p> <p>Twiggy Baker at Tafelberg - riding a 70 foot wave!</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/76228474http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/76228474Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:41:00 +0200<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/wg3OTvPSljmu2b28z9vJQHubo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>SAS Tafelberg before she was bought by Safmarine and sold to the SA Navy</p>http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/76221123http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/76221123Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:06:55 +0200Loading Coils: antennahttp://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/75107906http://nolwandle.tumblr.com/post/75107906Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:46:22 +0200