Boats Galleries

My Chambers for 6 weeks : Getting to know my stateroom, bedroom and bathroom... and the view from my 8 'hublots'

My Chambers for 6 weeks

Getting to know my stateroom, bedroom and bathroom... and the view fro ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 7:32am PST

Safety at Sea : Things to see and learn, before AND after lifeboat drill

Safety at Sea

Things to see and learn, before AND after lifeboat drill

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 10:19am PST

The Grey Fox. 11th Jan - 15th March 08 : A potpourri of images aboard

The Grey Fox. 11th Jan - 15th March 08

A potpourri of images aboard

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 10:38am PST

Lisbon Arrival and Departure : Last time I was in Lisbon, in 2005, we were stuck in the marina in Cascais, because of the secondary effects of 'Katerina'

Lisbon Arrival and Departure

Last time I was in Lisbon, in 2005, we were stuck in the marina in Cas ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 11:00am PST

Working on board : Captain Böckmann said that, if all he had to do was sail the 'Grey Fox', he could do it with 6 crew-members, but for 'other work', he needed a full complement of 22!

Working on board

Captain Böckmann said that, if all he had to do was sail the 'Grey Fo ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 11:16am PST

Bar-B-Qs aboard 26.01.08 & 07.03.08 : The 2 barbeques, but especially, portraits of the crew

Bar-B-Qs aboard 26.01.08 & 07.03.08

The 2 barbeques, but especially, portraits of the crew

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 11:09am PST

Loading, Leaving & Arriving : Cargo is KING, passengers are an afterthought, even though we are appreciated by officers and crew

Loading, Leaving & Arriving

Cargo is KING, passengers are an afterthought, even though we are appr ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 10:55am PST

Mighty little tug-boats : They really are the essence of personalised machines from our childhood

Mighty little tug-boats

They really are the essence of personalised machines from our childhoo ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 12:44pm PST

Marine Pilots at work : 3 in Belgium, 1 in Portugal, 2 (Russians) in Namibia and a dozen or so in South Africa, of whom I only met 2, in Cape Town

Marine Pilots at work

3 in Belgium, 1 in Portugal, 2 (Russians) in Namibia and a dozen or so ...

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 12:40pm PST

Engine Rooms. Grey Fox. : My tour around the engine room

Engine Rooms. Grey Fox.

My tour around the engine room

Updated: Feb 27, 2009 11:41am PST