#rescue boat

[innervoiceartblog]

A photograph by Francis J. Mortimer, a British photographer from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. This is the wreck or the Arden Craig off the Scilly Isles, England in 1911 and Mortimer is approaching in a rescue boat. Though known for his pictorial style this one crosses genres into early photojournalism while maintaining the mystique and romanticism of life on the seas.

[jefkphotography]

A rescue boat.

[libertado63]

L'Abeille Bourbon. France. Emergency Towing Vessel - Response, Assistance and Rescue Tug -

navire de remorquage d'urgence - remorqueur d'intervention, d'assistance et de sauvetage -

[latelielcf]

Quel che resta dell’estate

[faggotfungus]

Inside of Coast Guard rescue boat

[davidstanleytravel]

The 8-meter rescue boat RS 152 Berge liv operated by the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue (Redningsselskapet) was tied up near the Polar Museum at Tromso, Norway.

[aloneinthedark-eagle]

Bread fight in the ocean 💦 🚢💦

[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!

[tokyo-debunker-memes]

Jin, sees MC walking: She’s pretty…

Tohma: Well go talk to her.

Jin: I don’t know what to say.

Luca: Just be yourself.

Tohma: Say something nice.

Jin: Which one? I can’t do both

[jadafitch]

Dice Head Light, Castine, Maine. In July, 1931, a non-swimmer found herself stranded on a rock as the tide came in. She was there for five or six hours before being rescued by the lighthouse's final keeper,  Vurney L. King.

[just-someone-online]

Lowkey, I think one of my favorite little things about Rescue Bots is how we get to learn a little more about Optimus when he shows up. Like, not war stuff or Orion Pax stuff, but just little things about Optimus.

One of his favorite Earth stories is The Little Engine That Could. Does he read in his spare time and if so, how did he find Little Engine?

He tells Heatwave that he has also been learning from humans. What has he learned? The phrase "Nothing much, double dutch." Who the fuck taught him that? My money's on Miko. Jack would not have the audacity to add that to Prime's vernacular.

He has a motherfuckin' rocket powered car carrier capable of hauling four bots. And since Team Prime had four four-wheelers on the team prior to Darkness Rising, you could reasonably assume that he has used it with Cliff, Bee, Bulk, and Ratch

Optimus knows what a pogo stick is. That isn't anything noteworthy, I just think it's funny.

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

y'know what? yeah. netflix witcher SHOULD just end after season 3. not bc of henry leaving but because nothing they adapt next will ever top the way they fucking laced s2 with the most profound fucking yennskier interactions out of fucking nowhere

[jefkphotography]

A rescue boat.

[nocternalrandomness]

ShinMaywa US-2 Maritime SAR aircraft lifting off Osaka bay near Kobe Airport, Japan

[whatwooshkai]

HOT TAKE: I think heatwave’s third alt mode should’ve been a firefighting plane. no I will not be taking questions