#boat captain

[nonndrawz]

Since this DLC seems to be exploring Kratos's past and conquering it, I wonder if we'll get a Boat Captain reference or even an appearance!!! Omg!!! What if we get a Boat Captain boss fight??? That would be hilarious!!!

[hypnautic-cereal]

Welcome Home OC — Sammi Cruise⚓️

I don’t think I ever shared anything about them here yet, and if I did, it was probably when I first started out here, so who knows where it is now? XD

Anyways, here I present: Sammi Cruise

Since Sammi’s bio is cut off here, their bio reads as so:

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“Cool as the sea breeze they ride with, Sammi Cruise can get you from sea to shining sea in no time. Although they’re hesitant towards other people at first, Sammi becomes as big and loud as their boat once they’re comfortable. Sammi isn’t particular about how their ship Vernias looks, but safety for their passengers is of upmost importance. With proper preparation, there’s no sea too rough to get her passengers home in ship-shape condition.”

Sammi Cruise was a character that hardly ever appeared in Welcome Home, but was part of the focus of each of the episodes they were featured in. They were a humanoid character (akin to Eddie Dear, Wally Darling, and Frank Frankly), and were often found residing beyond the very outskirts of Home. From the few scripts we’ve found that feature Sammi, it seems that their boat was named Vernias. It might have seemed that Vernias was alive from how Sammi interacted with it, but this remains unknown.

It’s unclear if they had any particular segments in the show, but Sammi was known to inform the neighbors of Home and the viewers about marine and ocean life, as well as proper boating safety.

Sammi Cruise was a simple rod and hand puppet, and always had their coat resting upon their shoulders rather than actually wearing it, only wearing the coat properly in colder temperatures. Sammi also had close bonds with Howdy Pillar and Eddie Dear, as the three of them are the only ones in Welcome Home with careers. The option of different careers seemed to have also been promoted in the few pieces of merchandise featuring Sammi. The three were always paired together, with Sammi importing and exporting goods and out-of-neighborhood mail for Howdy and Eddie respectively.

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Sammi Cruise sound clips

Bits of trivia and headcanons:

Despite their ability to hold and feel crustaceans and ocean invertebrates, Sammi cannot handle holding bugs and insects on land

Sammi often teased Frank for having the same issue but for ocean invertebrates and crustaceans, mostly by bringing whatever species they were holding up close to him

The inspiration for Sammi Cruise was brought in from Captain Caviar Cookie (Cookie Run Kingdom), Mogens (Klaus - Netflix), Marina Anchors (Lalaloopsy), and the Disney Steamboat Willie short

Sammi often personified her boat Vernias; with the front of Vernias also looking like a face, it’s why it’s unsure whether or not Vernias was actually alive like Home is

Sammi Cruise knew how to play the accordion

Sammi Cruise didn’t have a defined gender, a line of dialogue saying simply “I don’t really stick with labels”

Underneath the deck of their boat was where Sammi lived, with a small kitchen and dining table, and a hammock to sleep in

I don’t know if I’ll draw more stuff with them, but if you have any ideas, please put them in my ask box :3🚢

[boatdrivinglessons]

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[terracegallery]

Anchors Aweigh!

Another whimsical piece from my new Enchanted Art series. A colorful anchor perfect for a nautical theme, beach lovers or boating folks! Get it HERE!

[paulpingminho]

[mydearbasil]

The pirate captain and the shark lady 💕

[plaiesancier]

Wheelhouse

[the-golden-vanity]

I can't be the first person to make this observation, but it's just struck me that Captain Ahab from Moby-Dick and Thomas Blanky from The Terror represent the opposite ends of a spectrum—"How well do you cope with losing your leg to a huge white beast that destroys hubristic seafaring men?"

[i-dont-know-how-this-site-works]

I love this recurring theme that wherever Crosshair goes, he is doomed to connect emotionally to someone and make friends even though he hates everyone. He is gonna be surrounded by people who love him and you bet your ass he is going to complain about it.

[caecia]

kurapika zeet studio + leopika pirate au moment :D

[sadclowncentral]

hi would you say the barrier of entry for sailing is very high?

my family had a house near the beach so i spent every summer in the sea so i absolutely ADORE IT and wanted to learn how to sail recreationally but it's always seemed so expensive + hard to get into

advice or opinions are greatly appreciated if you have any to offer<3

btw i love ur blog ty :)

i would absolutely encourage you to try sailing out and i think it's a great sport to get into! i have introduced dozens of people to sailing so far and almost all of them hit the ground running. the learning curve is steep and even just joining for the first times without touching anything is exhilarating so no moment learning is wasted. strong motion sickness or a paralyzing fear of the ocean notwithstanding, i truly think everyone can learn the ropes (haha) and that quickly! we always joke that it is very easy to get a boat sailing and very hard to get it sailing fast, but you have the rest of the life to figure out the latter and even if you don't you will have a grand time on the water.

you did not specify if you want to get on a sailing yacht (that you can sleep and do long tours on) or a smaller dhingy so i will answer both and i hope it is helpful!

SAILING YACHTS:

when it comes to sailing yacht, the real challenge is not sailing but owning a boat, and that is where the financial barriers come in. i will not lie to you - owning a boat is really expensive, and i am talking 5 to 6 figures a year expensive for a middle-sized sailing yacht including mooring, fixes, equipment, utilities, tools, and everything else. you can absolutely find cheap boats sold at every coast line - but buying a boat is not expensive, having a boat is. (guy who just bought a rope for 600 human dollars voice) heed my warning.

THE GOOD NEWS: you absolutely do NOT need a boat to learn sailing on a yacht. everywhere there is a marina there is people looking for crew, and many sailing clubs have programmes for beginners to get you on a yacht and try it out! there are also many summer programmes to join on larger tours and learn sailing. i would encourage you to bring a friend or two because it's much easier to flounder around on a new ship in groups, but it is absolutely worth trying out and again - even being on a boat is exiting, and you learn by doing!

now. sailing is not a dangerous sport and this is my heightened sense for safety of a sailing instructor speaking. but! if you join on a boat even as a visitor please think of that sailing tumblr blog in your life and tell the captain that before you go out of the water you would like to know: 1) the number for local search and rescue, and 2) the position of the fire extinguisher, the lifeboat/life ring, and the emergency shut-off and 3) that you want to wear a life vest unrelated to weather conditions. if they make jokes about you being a worry-wart, take them in stride, but if they refuse to do any of this, you tell them that they are irresponsible and leave. things rarely go wrong but they can and i want you to know what to do. okay? sailing is not scary but being unprepared is. okay PSA over.

DHINGY SAILING:

dhingy sailing is the most fun, the closest to the water, and the fastest way to learning sailing because you are together with one other person max facing the winds. yes you will most certainly get wet, but it is very safe, close to shore, incredibly fun and exhilarating, teaching you self-reliance, reflexes, trains your sense of balance and gives you abs. it's the perfect sport. can you tell i teach dhingy sailing

if you want to learn dhingy sailing, again, do NOT immediately buy a dhingy. while they are far less expensive they are still a hassle and setting up the mast without knowing your way around a boat will discourage you from sailing forever. instead, again, join a sailing club or a short course to learn dhingy sailing!

many places can give you intensive courses and certificates that qualify you to lend out dhingys afterwards our you join a sailing club with their own dhingys (which there are a lot of everywhere!). most offer weekly or even daily sailing lessons and group sailing and faster than you know you will flying over the water. the financial barrier here could be the course cost as they vary widely (my students pay 50 euros a year but some places will cost you that or more an hour it's hard to gauge). apart from that, you will have to invest in a neoprene suit and a sailing west, but that's the extent of it.

all in all, give sailing a try! it is the most rewarding hobby i can think of and my heart aches for everyone who lives at the coast and doesn't best the waves one way or another. and again, i cannot stress it enough: being on the water is half the fun. everything else will happen in due time. the ocean waits for you! happy sailing!

[beedalee]

Kissing in the Starlight. ☔

I reposted my older makoto x ami fanart on instagram (it's beedaleeart if you'd like to follow me there. i am trying to be active!) and it reminded me of this sketch I made eons ago. so this is me making good on my promise to myself to make more Makoto x Ami art. ...as a birthday treat!!

I had this scene in my head while listening to makoto's “kissing in the starlight”. (please listen to it... i am begging... her original seiyuu is SO DREAMY in it...)

ALSO...!! I found out they did a duet song for Crystal called "Secret Midnight Talk" where they discuss their insecurities and loneliness with each other... if that's not kinda sapphic IDK what is 🥴

[boatdrivinglessons]

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[arsenicflame]

Izzy Hands in the captains cabin late at night, sat by the fire with his leg off, shirt untucked and waistcoat unbuttoned, hair falling loose around his face (and then getting tucked behind his ear), a pair of tiny glasses perched on the end of his nose, glass of fine brandy by his side, and book in hand.

[terracegallery]

Enchanted Compass...

Adding more to my new Enchanted Series! A beautiful compass that is perfect for a beach themed space or anyone who enjoys boats. Or maybe someone who just wants a beautiful direction. GET IT HERE!

[revelisms]

He knows the sweet must of parchment and black-inked pens as much as he knows the dew-damped green of spring; knows the taste of lemon gin as much as the cool dash of seaspray off a sunkissed stern; knows that he is feared before he is fawned for, is loathed before he is loved, forgotten for his two left feet and the hairless crown he smothers beneath his caps—

But, oh, his laughter.

Lethal as a dragon's, and warm enough to match. A smile that comes too naturally, when someone finally wrangles it out of him—and plummets, sniffed off, just as swiftly. "Shut up."

What is Secondo, if not stomping boots and perpetual grumblings; lectures that snap one's attention at the neck, and welds eyes too wary to stray; hands that are steady in their roughness, tethered to a body that envelops, cherishes—

He is half-mumbled songs over toiling stews, sleeves shucked over strong forearms and towels thwipped at his shoulder; evening drives into the sun's slow-bloomed decay, the wind whistling at the windows—

He is a man as comfortable in his clothes as he is outside of them, and yet the quickest to flush at any scrap of admiration. Patience thin as a hair, with temper Vesuvian enough to match.

With his eldest brother, he is a snarking spouse; with his closest, an absent father; with his youngest, a beast not to be poked.

To their congregation, he is voice like fire and heart like glass, the Past on his breath and blood-magick in his veins, demons at his heels and Hell painted beneath his fingertips.

To himself—

Wrist cocked at the helm, a motor broiling beneath his feet, sun sweet in his eyes. The sea his horizon, her breath his home.

To himself, he is linen shirts and wine on his teeth, pirate captain that never was; Charon for souls no longer lost, ferried across an ocean well and living.

The day's warmth is slipping down, down to the tides: a glow more vibrant than the Fallen Light, itself. Salt and simplicity and free with laughter, her shores ebbing and glimmered.

One final glimpse of summer, before autumn comes to paint their valleys red.

Secondo will drink it in, long as he can.

On a rickety old radio, guitar strings murmur.

Sul mare luccica l'astro d'argento...

He breathes deep, breathes slow. Turns the wheel beneath his hand, and sings along, soft and smirked, like always.

Placida è l'onda, prospero è il vento...

secondo / sunrays