#weergang

[weergang]

Ship (aka Full-rigged): All three masts square-rigged.

Barque: First two masts square-rigged, the mizzen fore-and-aft rigged

Barquentine (Schooner barque): Fore mast square-rigged, main and mizzen fore-and-aft.

Topsail schooner: All masts fore-and-aft rigged, but with topsails on the foremast

Schooner: All masts fore-and-aft rigged

[weergang]

I got to sail on the Happy Buccaneer, which was the flagship (unofficial) and oldest ship of the company. 40 years old, and still an amazing heavy lift ship.

Then on another ship I sailed the North-West passage, spend a month in the Arctic.

To top it off, I passed my chief engineer's exams successfully.

Bit insane that that was all this year if I list it like that.

It wasn't all sailing, I also had some really nice camping trips.

tell me a little something positive about ur year! let's end it with some positivity 🤗

[10-dutchies-12-bicycles]

a fanfic: did you know that theres more bicycles than people in amsterdam?

me, who has recently been informed that actually, each dutch person has on average 1.3 bicycles nowadays and no longer has 1.2 bicycles: you know what? i actually had a hunch yea!

[thetruearchmagos]

The fact that most ships designed on earth have evolved to take advantage of the fact that 'the ocean is made of water' has led to some interesting and difficult questions for the 12 Worlds, where vessels frequently travel across a region famously not made out of h2o

@weergang this is actually something I've been meaning to ask you about for a while. Do modern merchant ships absolutely need access to sea water to operate, and is this need something that could be compensated for somehow?

[rockyp77mk3]

I know you live in Maryland. I'm sorry to hear about the FSK bridge. I heard that the ship lost power but don't they have back up steering?

Thank you. It is disaster for a lot of Maryland. In answer to your question, I don't know. I suspect that even if there is a backup there wouldn't have been time for the ship to turn.

I have two friends who have served in their countries much respected Merchant Navies. If they see this and know of the Key Bridge incident they may be able to tell you more of the technical issues of turning a ship without power. @aber-flyingtiger, @weergang

[weergang]

I made a thing.

44 oak leaves is a lot.

[thetruearchmagos]

Well... Shit

Considering my incredibly shitty approach to password use this was probably inevitable, but I'm still very sorry to everyone that this took place.

@hanhula @weergang thank you for letting me know!

[rockyp77mk3]

@aber-flyingtiger @weergang

[rockyp77mk3]

@nightbringer24, @weergang

Always the writer, never the reader.

[weergang]

Oh look its me. Working.

[thetruearchmagos]

Having watched the entirety of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in two days, I've started on Master and Commander, which has been as excellent as I remembered it to be.

@weergang this as as nautical as I'll be getting I think. Have you seen it?

[rockyp77mk3]

@the-writing-reservist, @nightbringer24, @weergang

[daziechane]

@weergang

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[weergang]

Soo they've removed the post box next to the local supermarket.

Now we've to go inside the post office desk inside the supermarket to drop off our letters.

Back to the 1600's we go.

[rockyp77mk3]

@weergang

[weergang]

Our AC is broken. 33°C inside.

And we're about to move from Florida to Texas.