.....on water

 ..in acest mod simplu... italianca noastra a ajuns  in Mangalia.   Trebuie sa-mi trag sufletul , si apoi

"pimp"-uiesc blogul cu volum multimedia atat despre lansarea la apa, cat si "maiden voyage"-ul
romanesc.

Tomorrow & Tomorrow

Tomorrow's the day! I'm heading to the Black Sea to put Aria where it belongs:

.... In salty liquid .... in Mangalia

all media devices are charged and packed...see u soon,

Aria's Road...

So...
Her name is Aria.
She is a Platu 25.
She is from Italy and her master ,Roberto, is selling her with 4 new sets of sails, after 3 years of racing in North Tyrrhenian Sea. So we wraped, packed , take the car and after 24 hours of continuous driving we arrived in Cecina, Italy. Then .. after another 3 days on the road we get back home, with her,
with Aria.
 
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Hi, My name is Aria and i'm a Racer .

and then ....on March 28, 2012 1:23:53 PM

....

 ".. Let's buy this small racer . What do you think.?"

The e-mail  letters danced  on the screen  in front of my eyes. 

".. It's a good boat ( Farr design), perfect for learning , for having fun..:)"

........

 For a moment i forgot where  my keyboard is, then i slowly recover  and  hit  reply  to Bogdan.A@YachtClubRomania....

"...I'm in!"

3D daydreaming

I started this model last month.
Is an Sparkman & Stephans 34 ( early 70's model) a small, seaworthy "bluewater" boat, with several circumnavigations at her belt
...still in production in Australia:

here is her story : S&S 34

( Autodesk Maya - 36 h)

The Winter List

A hard winter equals  rows of books and movies to devour . Here's what i consumed far now, regarding 

 sailing and the sea:

( no particular order , those stars goes to the one i love)

Movies:                                                                            Books:

***   Alone Acros The Pacific ( japan 1963)                 Sailing Yachts and Yarns ***

**** Around Cape Horn - Irving Johnson                   A Voyage For Madman  ****               

***   The Boats that Build Britain - BBC series            Left For Dead ****

         Captain James Cook - miniseries                       The Blue Book of Sailing 

**** Deep Water - 2006                                               Heavy Weather Sailing ****

***   Empire of the Seas - BBC series                           Force Of Nature      

         Hornblower -  TV series                                       Endurance: Shackleton incredible Voyage ****

**** Knife in The Water - 1962                                     Toilers of the Sea ****

***   Longitude - TV series                                            How to Sail Around the World ***

***   The Last Sailors - 1984                                          Offshore Sailboat ***

***   Riddle of the Sands -1979                                     Classic Boat Construction ****

***   Tabarly - 2008                                                       Sailing Alone Around the World - J.Slocum  ****

***   The Bounty 1984                                                   The Cruise of The Snark - J. London ****

***   Triangle 2009

***   Toate Panzele Sus 

         Treasure Island 1990

***   With Jean-Du-Sud around the World

Iar in prima zi cu soare

...m-am suit pe moto si am fugit la Tomis sa vad o barca. Prea scumpa si prea departe de ce-mi doresc eu  de la un yacht, dar oricum a meritat , macar pt plimbarea cu motoreta  si pt. intalnirea cu marea.
.......

..Si apoi

 ... a venit iarna si in lipsa de apa, m-am apucat de  citit. Am dat caloriferul la maxim, mi-am tras plapuma sub nas si am downloadat Amazonul pe Kindle. Si Kindle-ul pe Ipad. Am cumparat jumatate din raftul de yahting de la Carturesti . Am sorbit  giga de  torrente cu mari si corabii, si explorari si aventuri. Am  brodat cearceafuri de bookmaruri cu site-uri cu barci. Am facut liste de filme. M-am abonat la reviste. Am downloadat harti.  Am repetat tot ce am invatat ca sa nu uit.  Am uitat. Am desenat barci. Am colorat barci
Si uite asa am  inceput sa visez la yahtul meu....

The Beginning .

Si uite asa ,  a inceput totul anul trecut in Octombrie undeva in Marea Ionica:
.......