Régates Royales Cannes 2012:
The final race of the Panarai Yachts Challenge 2012. Some of the finest boats of the globe there!
Régates Royales Cannes 2012
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Mushrooms
Mushrooms in the forrest:
It was ment to be just a lazy walk in a nearby forrest but I never saw this much mushrooms. With only a knowledge of about 3-4 mushrooms it´s hard to start to collect. And answers like, “hm it could be a …” or “ah this looks probably like a …” isn´t too appealing to pick and cook them for a family dinner. So we were generous and leaving them for the others.
Red Wing 9013 + Gasoline Alley Seaman Trouser
Red Wing 9013 + Gasoline Alley Seaman Trouser:
A great team, my old Red Wings 9013 and the Seaman Trouser from Gasoline Alley.
Beard of the day
What a great character and beard!
(I can not remember in what kind of article I took this photograph so tell me if it insults your copyright)
Long live the Kings – Motorbike Documentary
Learn to forge with mastersmith Tom Carstens
Learn to forge with mastersmith Tom Carstens Degerndorf:
Saturday we attended with some friends a workshop by blacksmith Tom Carstens in Bavaria – Degerndorf. The forge shows Tom´s passion for his profession in every detail. The old hammers, anvils, the restored and still used pressure hammers (Golem II) or the dragon in the forge. He uses the old tools but also new technology to be efficient.
With a small group of only 4 he had time for everyone of us through all the course. The basics of blacksmithing envolved through the day. We made a fireplace poker and shovel and the last object was a archaic knife.
On the way back to lake constance the workshop didn´t let us go and this morning plans to create a place to continue to forge/blacksmith are in progress.
Thanks Tom for your time and sharing your knowledge. We really can recommend Tom to everyone who want´s to have an intro into forging but also want to improve his skills.
He does workshops for kids as well.
A short movie found on Youtube showing Tom Carstens.
Undusting my homegym
Undusting my homegym:
It has been a lazy 4 weeks, I did not do any sport. But this week I started again to hit the punching bag and to train a bit. Feels great and the weights and tools needed some attention. To quick spiders and plants take over my litte home gym. No need to pay some fool monthly for training machines and “free” energy drinks. All it needs is some iron and dedication. Sometimes a friend who kicks your ass is also quite a motivation.
Turning 40 next year there is a unfinished project. I really have to do my first Muay Thai fight. So i better get back in shape. I even think about letting my beard grow until the day of the fight. We will see.
If you are sick of gyms and need some inspiration, check Ross Enamait Website
Merz b. Schwanen 206 button facing shirt red
Merz b. Schwanen, 206 button facing shirt red from Ecke 32:
Thanks to Maria for getting this shirt for me and thanks to Lars from Ecke 32 for having this great shirt in stock. See here some details which shows why Merz b. Schwanen is so unique.
Here an interview made by a german newspaper unfortunately only in german.
Nicely put into words the Overview from their website:
With the help of a traditional knitwear manufacturer based in the German Swabian Mountains, vintage fashion aficionado Peter Plotnicki revived the “old way of crafting clothes”.
Driven by his passion for traditional fabrication processes, he and the team created a collection garments solely made by 1920s-1950s circular knitting machines. All tops are based on authentic working man’s apparel ranging from the first decades of the 20th century to army shirts of the sixties — some slightly modified, some copied from the original piece down to the last seam.
Peter Plotnicki sets great store by the label “Made in Germany“: the trimming’s cotton fabrics, buttons, labels, hangtags, and packaging are German-made.
High quality traditional products — manufactured in Germany — without compromises!
Sailors Superstitions
Sailor Superstitions:
Today I found a sailing magazine lying around with some Sailors Superstitions and found some great stuff inside, most I didn´t know yet.
For good luck:
– A figurehead in form of a naked woman
– The first drink goes windward (Luv) to Rasmus the god of the sea
– To spit in the ocean before you sail
– Pouring wine on deck before sailing will also bring good luck
– Spiders
– Tattoos and piercing are said to ward off evil spirits
– scratch on the mast – to bring wind
Bad luck:
– Starting a ship journey on a Friday
– enter the ship with the left foot
– whistling
– change the name of a boat
– cutting nails or hair on a boat
– rabbits, even talking about rabbits onboard
Please add some stuff if you know by commenting!
Ships, a 5000 year history told by Brian Lavery
Ships, a 5000 year history told by Brian Lavery:
While being in France and walking trough the streets of Bayonne I saw this book in the window of a bookshop. They had a nautical festival that week and 5 vintage boats down the river on display. So the bookshop rearranged the window for that reason. We were glad to hear about the exhibition (we went there before meeting Mr. MotArt) and to get a present with this book for a friend as well.
The book covers 5000 years of maritime history and adventures in about 400 pages. Loaded with a lot of images and drawings. Perfect to get some basic knowledge and some inspiration.
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