2024-04-03 10:48
Had the chance to walk around in another quaint small village pretty high up in the Ligurian mountains. The village was pretty well maintained albeit the restaurant was closed for the day. W… Read More
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2024-04-03 08:28
Whilst venturing up the valley we stopped in the witch museum. The village rides hard on the witch heritage (that apparently is based on 3 girls from neigbouring Glori), and they celebrate a… Read More
2024-03-31 13:15
This day I went for a Sunday outing to Pieve di Teco in the hopes of seeing the antique market. We drove there at first via the coast through Imperia and up the valley. Unfortunat… Read More
2024-03-30 07:32
Went for a walk in the village of Glori, this time the weather was a bit uncertain so didn't walk over the mountain. This village as I understand was close to deserted but has gotten a… Read More
2024-02-19 07:02
Had the chance to visit Cartagena and see the sights there. In the center are great monuments of Roman heritage as well as on the waterfront there is the naval shipyard of Navantia and a Nav… Read More
2024-01-05 08:32
As we had returned from Malaysia the traffic and people got really heave so were kind of confined to Calatagan and only scootered around to beaches etc.Calatagan market lightingPreying… Read More
2023-12-16 15:03
As I was in Philippines for a short time I decided to go visit my Malaysian friends in Lumut area. The trip started a bit roughly with us spending a day in Singapore and in evening taking th… Read More
2023-12-10 14:38
Helsinki-Vantaa airport, getting out just in timeChanging planes in AmsterdamPitstop in TaiwanPitstop in TaiwanManila Xmas cheer at mallCalatagan beachCalumbuyan point resortCalumbuyan point… Read More
2023-12-03 06:49
Last look down the valley before heading to Nice and my flight to FinlandI had a welcoming party meeting me at the Helsinki terminalView in KustaviHouse in KustaviGardenShedDad's literature… Read More
2023-10-16 07:40
Many times in the beginning of my career the old hands talked about the American (“Yankee-tank”) supertanker “Tobias”, the world’s largest tanker. It was carryi… Read More
2023-10-11 08:08
An old colleague of mine, Lauri Vuorinen, published his musings in Finnish that I have freely translated into English. On the subject, the pictures are all courtesy from another colleague Ha… Read More
2023-09-19 10:40
Never having visited Falklands before it was an exciting prospect having only wondered about it as a kid watching the World chart on top of my bed that was gifted by my uncle. It used to be… Read More
2023-08-25 12:09
Having been awhile at home I was contacted by my ex Ch Mate to do a short delivery of m/y Kalizma from Djibouti to Turkey and as I thought I have time I agreed on it readily and as I had bee… Read More
2023-08-01 16:03
Suddenly a year had gone by since I had done the delivery of Fanny from Thailand to France. Time goes so fast these days. The Owner called me up and asked to help to renew cover and find bet… Read More
2023-07-17 15:36
Having once again signed on I had an eventful month getting the show on the road with the least amount of time and we had headed for Singapore with just enough to make it to Singapore roads… Read More
2023-05-01 09:16
Having visited Falklands I came over the information by accident in a pub that a Finnish sailing vessel, FENNIA, had in early 1900's limped into Port Stanley jury rigged after having been pa… Read More
2023-04-15 15:10
As we had left Tristan da Cunha we set course for South Georgia with an aim to go do some PR for the locals there as well as to see the grave of Ernest Shackleton. Some humour along the… Read More
2023-04-08 07:15
As I was visiting Tristan da Cunha a colleague of mine had told me there is a Finn buried over there. Before the port was the local cemetery so I requested to stop there to have a look.Event… Read More
2023-04-07 13:23
Having left Cape Town we planned to go East until we reached Tristan da Cunha before turning on a southerly heading in order to avoid the low pressures feeding up from Cape Horn and Pacific… Read More
2022-12-22 15:48
After some 3 weeks of R&R following the disaster after m/y Trident I saw myself joining ship again. This time in Da Nang, Vietnam to commission and deliver a newbuild from Damen.&n&hell…Read More
2022-11-21 07:47
Having told my previous employ to keep their show I left for the Philippines for some R&R. Flew from Singapore to Manila and spent a few days there to renew my medical, it was tough, too… Read More
2022-09-19 14:18
Having seen on old westerns and black and white movies men shaving with straight razors I was always fascinated about it. I even faintly recall that my dad used to have one, I think I was to… Read More
2022-09-14 23:59
As I joined my most recent command it was also requested that I do the pilot exemption for Singapore in order to save on pilotage fees going in and out of the marina as we are 499GT, in Sing… Read More
2022-08-18 11:02
Sudanese lighthouseAs we got going from Sawakin on the 5th of June we had pretty good weather but the wind was increasing again from NW and that's where we were heading. Come evening the win… Read More
2022-08-16 03:34
N Djibouti, dunes in the sea, some of them IslandsAs we were setting off I outlined the passage to hug the Djiboutian and Eritrean coast as the lesser evil having not heard of any incidents… Read More
2022-08-15 11:26
As we left Maldives we soon got some wind we could finally use. Although direction was wrong we just had to in order to save fuel, so we headed on a SW'ly course and during following days so… Read More
2022-08-11 10:12
Having arrived Lumut safely Owner and us had some errands to tend to in Kuala Lumpur so we got a car loaned and drove up there. Turned out my errand was not needed so I got a few days off an… Read More
2022-08-09 11:13
In January having arrived with Boadicea to Thailand I was ashore one evening having a few refreshments and was standing on the street near the marina at a local watering… Read More
2022-08-09 10:58
After having done the rounds in Phuket I one evening met a Malaysian chap that had been refurbishing a 10yr old second hand 45' Lagoon catamaran for the purpose of world wide traveling… Read More
2022-08-08 11:06
Having stepped off my last yacht for good I decided to stay for awhile as it was winter in Europe and I was in no hurry back to find another job. I also thought that maybe there would be gig… Read More
2022-07-30 12:44
The watch is much more elegant in person! Numbers easy to read and the gold on blue dial looks fantastic. The numbers are bright in light, but don’t reflect light well in low light con… Read More
2022-07-20 00:29
MontaltoHaving gotten a few days in Montalto I had to go to La Spezia to seatrial a 37' Axopar crosscabin, wonderful boat. Then I rushed off to do the sojourn to Spain and as I arrived back… Read More
2022-07-17 03:50
The main street of La Union Having finished the project with s/y Fanny I had to take a quick tour to Spain to conclude an errand that had been pending for a while with my friend D. &hell…Read More
2022-07-07 08:39
The Turkish coast again Turkish coastWe managed to cross the waters from Rhodes to Symi and onwards to Kos without difficulty. By then the wind was against coming from N/NW up to 30kts… Read More
2022-06-26 08:39
SunsetBefore arriving Med I had been watching the weather and it looked like we had a small chance of getting weather with us. As we exited the Canal it was obvious it wasn't going to happen… Read More
2022-06-05 03:10
Upon our arrival with s/y Fanny to Suakin (Sawakin) I spotted a semi submerged coaster vessel on the side of the fairway. She seemed to have been anchored or stranded on the shore possibly a… Read More
2022-01-16 07:26
Went walking up in the mountains and started early morning as one does not want to get stuck up there after dark, at least if you are not carrying the right gear.Packed up a water bladder, p… Read More
2022-01-10 05:58
On 25th Dec we received onboard a couple new crew members we made haste and departed Maldives as instructed late in the evening. The wind and seas was against us all the way and it all seeme… Read More
2022-01-09 10:02
Having transited several weeks from Malta to Maldives we finally had arrived, checked in and disembarked the security, we settled in the anchorage off Hulhumale. The scenery had changed… Read More
2021-12-25 05:36
I recently joined a Seiko watch group and as it happens there was a raffle going on for a high-end limited-edition Seiko Prospex SRQ029J1 and I decided to try my luck. I invested in 4 t… Read More
2021-08-22 04:57
The story of Wilhelmine was broken up into several posts due to the length of each chapter. In KalmarI have linked below the full story in chronological order for ease of access, just c… Read More
2021-08-21 19:19
About 2 weeks ago I spotted on Facebook an ad that needed a temp Captain for 1week on a 28m Riva. I messaged the Captain who had posted the ad, he explained me he would need a relief to tide… Read More
2021-08-21 19:13
If you've read all the previous posts you know by now she was only rescued from an undignified end rusting asunder at an deserted beach despite our greater ideas that were smashed by the pan… Read More
2021-08-12 08:20
As Wilhelmine was resuscitated and moved about she broke the news barrier and below are few articles published by Finnish papers that I've freely translated below in chronological order.&nbs&hell…Read More
2021-08-11 18:38
Team selfieAs we all went about our main jobs Jan still looked for a future for Wilhelmine and tried advertising her on different venues as well as Juha promoted her to local charterers. The… Read More
2021-08-11 05:17
So on the 9th Nov we headed from Helsinki towards Kimito Island, more exactly to Pederså commune. It was a few hours drive and enroute we tried to find lodging and finally when all opt… Read More
2021-08-11 04:32
Obviously as Wilhelmine was built in 1953 and sailed 30+ years under German flag in Europe before she was bought to Finland in the 80's a lot had time to happen to the people that sailed her… Read More
2021-08-09 21:00
My ex colleague Jan sent me in mid Oct some pictures of a small coaster that looked very quaint. At same breath he asked if I'd be interested in kicking her alive after 10 years of cold lay… Read More
2020-09-28 08:13
It seems the vessel I'm working on, St Helena, has quite the media coverage last few days from Northern as far as the Southern hemisphere ...Extreme E press releaseSt Helena FM interview Read More
2020-09-27 14:37
After having done another 6mths onboard after the 2weeks off at New Year I was starting to get weary on the daily repair drudge & managed to get my ex colleague to relieve me for July. O… Read More
2020-09-21 07:57
This Saturday m/v St Helena moved from Cammell Lairds Campbeltown facility into their Bidston repair facility for further outfitting afloat.This move activated the local paparazzi into actio… Read More
2019-12-05 16:50
As I was enjoying my rotational leave from Ventum Maris in South Africa I got a mail asking if I would be interested in joining a commercial venture with world wide itinerary. My interest wa… Read More
2019-12-02 21:17
After I left Illusion + having been properly disillusioned by the Owners and zero progress in just about everything I resigned, handed over to my Chief Officer and went R&R to South Afri… Read More
2018-11-05 17:32
Recently I was staying at my friends pad in Liguria, up in a medieval village of Montalto Ligure as I was doing rounds to the Riviera for various contacts looking for my next challenge. That… Read More
2017-10-05 09:52
This Sunday I decided with a few crew go see some hellenistic sites handpicked from the guide book.Becin castleBecin Castle is overlooking the town of Milas, the castle itself has lot of rui… Read More
2017-10-05 08:28
Having settled into the Yalikavak marina we finally had a chance to take a few hours off and I decided to go to Bodrum to see the sights as I had never been there before. According to the gu… Read More
2017-10-05 07:03
As I signed off Moonlight II in Nice after the open day event and had over to the other Captain, Theodoris Perikleous, I decided that instead of flying I'd be going to Greece by land. So I d… Read More
2017-10-04 15:52
I received a phonecall about 2 weeks ago asking of I was interested to step in as Capt on a 25m Ferretti as the permanent Captain unfortunately had had a heart attack so I thought it would b… Read More
2017-10-03 14:38
Having heard about the Greek Seychelles I decided to go visit. The group of Islands are located on the NW corner of Evia. You can either drive on the mainland to Kamena Vourla and take a fer… Read More
2017-10-03 11:05
As we had finished our refit in Greece overhauling all machinery on Moonlight II we were fit for fight for a summer of charters and we set our heading for the French riviera. Our next stop w… Read More
2017-10-03 10:31
After looking for my next gig after the temp on Lady S I was approached by Owners of Moonlight II to come and put together a dream team and get the boat charter ready for the summer things s… Read More
2017-10-03 09:56
After having departed Dubai in good order for European summer we had finally arrived Suez, the ditch of decay and depravity in form of bureaucrats descending on you like the proverbial plagu… Read More
2017-10-03 08:15
I had the honor to be invited for Burns night at the British embassy and took opportunity to record the prayer to haggis that is customary to be done at every party when the haggis is brough… Read More
2017-02-24 16:22
Black Sabbath Read More
2017-02-24 15:55
Maiden voyage with Maryah from Elefsina, Greece to Tivat, Montenegro to change registry from SOLAS passenger vessel to Private yacht (36p) Read More
2017-02-24 14:27
2017-02-10 13:47
I was surfing the net and came across a site called Seatalk, It is a wonderful tool for those not so proficient in the english language wanting to get more familiar with seafaring terminolog… Read More
2017-02-09 11:27
After having stepped off Maryah in January I looked for new challenges but it appeared no one was stepping off or looking to employ Captain's. I ended turning down one offer as I was just ab… Read More
2017-02-07 09:32
So my vacation was once again coming to an end. Unfortunately this year the summer in Finland had yet to materialize so I had not enjoyed much of any warm weather although I had me… Read More
2013-12-02 09:22
Running, running and more running. Week in, week out. 5x per week running. The program that I was following was advised to by my running friend Alethea, see http://www.halhigdon.com/&nb&hell…Read More
2013-09-17 15:35
It has been a long time since I took up the proverbial "pencil" to put down some thoughts of mine. I guess the routine of doing the "captain's blog" after the many years on Kalizma sort of p… Read More
2012-03-14 05:35
My vacation had been spent and I was instructed to go to Maldives and relieve Saini for vacation before returning back to Indian Empress. Kalizma was sitting at anchorage in Hulhumale' toget… Read More
2012-03-13 02:22
This was my last dive for this tour in Maldives as I'm flying to Abu Dhabi to take over as Master on Indian Empress so I need some surface time to be able to fly. To make it special I decide… Read More
2012-03-12 04:35
My diving days are soon over for awhile as I'm due to return back to Indian Empress in a few days. This morning decided to revisit the Furana south site and we started well inside the Kudaka… Read More
2012-03-10 15:17
For this mornings dive we chose to go to an unnamed reef West of the Aarah Island. There are 2 reefs next to each other and in between there is a narrow channel. Once you get there… Read More
2012-03-09 09:59
BA chart 3323The day was calm and sunny so we ventured South again towards Thilafushi Island where all the rubbish handling in Maldives is done. There is also a number of industries there su… Read More
2012-03-09 07:50
Looking at divesites Tim Godfrey have mapped out in his good book I settled to go to the Kuda Haa "thila" as it was the only one we had not yet visited. It was as far as Lion's Head at Thila… Read More
2012-03-09 07:31
This morning we headed North for Nassimo Thila that was awarded four stars by Tim Godfrey back in the day when he wrote the book and is lauded as the best "thila" in North Male' atoll. The w… Read More
2012-03-07 16:37
As my other deckhand had not experienced the wreck we decided to have another go at it and so we went down south of the airport. This time there was hardly any current so the visibility was… Read More
2012-03-07 16:36
As it was Thursday I wanted to go and buy some essentials before the Muslim day off on Friday and I took the ferry over to Male'. Little did I know they had protests… Read More
2012-03-07 15:51
Saturday night fever and nothing much to do we decided with Dubey to walk around Male' Island, the Capital of Maldives. Said and done we took the ferry over and from the landing we headed st… Read More
2012-03-07 12:23
As we had tallied through the closest dive sites we ventured now a bit further afield, not going overboard but staying inside Male' atoll. We headed southwest from our anchorage towards Vili… Read More
2012-03-06 16:52
As we were running out of dive sites close by we decided to give Hulhule a go even-though Tim Godfrey had awarded the site only one star in his guide book. Off we went a bit NE of… Read More
2012-03-06 13:54
This time we decided to go to the right spot and so we went with map and all. Went into the water about in the middle of the north side of the reef and hit one cave, after that there a few s… Read More
2012-03-06 13:32
Here we actually thought we were going to the Maagiri caves but eventually came short of one reef as we did not have our guide book with us. Nevertheless, not a bad reef dive, at times good… Read More
2012-03-06 13:08
Kalizma at anchorI guess among Addoo atoll and Male' Island, Hulhumale' is the only other residential Island where foreigners can mingle or at least see how the local populace lives. On reso… Read More
2012-03-06 13:08
Went to the Feydhoo Finolhu where there is according to the Tim Godfrey "Dive Maldives" guide the Black Coral reef. Black coral is semi precious and used for jewellery. Weather was excellent… Read More
2012-03-06 08:41
On the 25th morning we tried diving the Furana North divespot but after 2 attempts we just had to admit that the circumstances were not in our favor. The inflowing current was too strong for… Read More
2012-03-05 16:55
Went in the NE corner and ventured East with the strong current in the beginning. The visibility was quite good but as the current became less, when we rounded the Island, the visibility det… Read More
2012-03-05 16:19
As my other deckhand hadn't yet seen Banana reef we went here again. Good dive and lots to see.BA chart 3323, insetSome floraOriental sweetlips (juvenile)Spotted boxfishSpotted boxfishSabre… Read More
2012-03-05 15:44
We ventured out of the atoll and went for the Club Med Corner, actually the NE end of the Hulhumale' & Hulhule airport Island & reef. It was a nice dive, hardly any current and many… Read More
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