Comments for Nautical Mind Blog http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog The Blog of the Bookstore Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Brigantine Captain Rhys Weed’s Favourite Anchorages in Georgian Bay by Patti Lock http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2011/03/brigantine-captain-rhys-weeds-favourite-anchorages-in-georgian-bay/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Patti Lock Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:11:18 +0000 http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/?p=540#comment-1148 Ahoy Captain Rhys - Please call me. I have tall ships going to Georgian Bay in 2013 - thanks! Ahoy Captain Rhys – Please call me. I have tall ships going to Georgian Bay in 2013 – thanks!

]]> Comment on Thirty Years of Nautical Books by Charles McGrory http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2010/11/thirty-years-of-nautical-books/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Charles McGrory Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:36:33 +0000 http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/?p=306#comment-1053 Irv How pleasant to see you are still upright as I am! Am still buying sailing books and still sailing! Dorothy and Ross, keep up the good work. Charles Irv
How pleasant to see you are still upright as I am! Am still buying sailing books and still sailing! Dorothy and Ross, keep up the good work.
Charles

]]> Comment on Thirty Years of Nautical Books by irv besen http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2010/11/thirty-years-of-nautical-books/comment-page-1/#comment-741 irv besen Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:04:46 +0000 http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/?p=306#comment-741 30 years on...through turbulent, trying times...but always intereting. Since the early days, downstairs from the sail loft above (whenever a new load of sailcloth was dumped, the books got a load of warehouse dust---what a mess), the lore of the seas never lost their siren call. 30 years...OMG. Dorothy/Ross, you have succeeded by dint of persistance where I would have caved...God bless you and may fair winds fill your sails for another 30 Love Irv 30 years on…through turbulent, trying times…but always intereting. Since the early days, downstairs from the sail loft above (whenever a new load of sailcloth was dumped, the books got a load of warehouse dust—what a mess), the lore of the seas never lost their siren call. 30 years…OMG.

Dorothy/Ross, you have succeeded by dint of persistance where I would have caved…God bless you and may fair winds fill your sails for another 30

Love

Irv

]]> Comment on Thirty Years of Nautical Books by Charles McGrory http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2010/11/thirty-years-of-nautical-books/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Charles McGrory Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:16:37 +0000 http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/?p=306#comment-737 Really enjoyed your history. Presently in Scotland but have bought some books from you. I do remember Irv Beson sitting in his tiny office and using his Radio Shack TRS (Trash) 80, cutting edge technology. When I come over for a visit, will be sure to visit you. Best regards Charles Really enjoyed your history. Presently in Scotland but have bought some books from you. I do remember Irv Beson sitting in his tiny office and using his Radio Shack TRS (Trash) 80, cutting edge technology. When I come over for a visit, will be sure to visit you.

Best regards
Charles

]]> Comment on The Sinking of the Concordia by Elizabeth Fairley http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2010/03/the-sinking-of-the-concordia/comment-page-1/#comment-399 Elizabeth Fairley Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:42:53 +0000 http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/?p=101#comment-399 A further thought on the sinking of the Concordia. I realize I have used "sail plan" to mean two different things. In the first instance, I meant the amount of sail that the Concordia was carrying when she was knocked down. In the second instance, I was referring to the very common practice of communicating one's itinerary to the local coast guard in advance of a trip. One local official commented that the rescue could have happened more quickly, had the coast guard had a sail plan for the Concordia. Elizabeth A further thought on the sinking of the Concordia.

I realize I have used “sail plan” to mean two different things. In the first instance, I meant the amount of sail that the Concordia was carrying when she was knocked down.

In the second instance, I was referring to the very common practice of communicating one’s itinerary to the local coast guard in advance of a trip. One local official commented that the rescue could have happened more quickly, had the coast guard had a sail plan for the Concordia.

Elizabeth

]]> Comment on The Sinking of the Concordia by Elizabeth Fairley http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/2010/03/the-sinking-of-the-concordia/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Elizabeth Fairley Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:50:27 +0000 http://www.nauticalmind.com/blog/?p=101#comment-398 Interesting blog entry! I keep scanning the newspapers, hoping for a fuller explanation of what happened to the Concordia. However, since all hands were saved, it seems unlikely that there will be an in-depth investigation. My first reaction, in seeing the photographs of the Concordia, was that the sail plan on this vessel was massive. If she had all of her sails up when she was knocked down, it is hardly surprising that she did not right herself. Does anyone else find this massive sail plan odd? I also wondered why the rescue took so long, when according to the papers, the captain deployed an emergency response beacon. I understand that the Concordia had not been filing sail plans. Please keep posting information as you receive it. This is an important story. I shudder to think what the outcome could have been. Elizabeth Interesting blog entry!

I keep scanning the newspapers, hoping for a fuller explanation of what happened to the Concordia. However, since all hands were saved, it seems unlikely that there will be an in-depth investigation.

My first reaction, in seeing the photographs of the Concordia, was that the sail plan on this vessel was massive. If she had all of her sails up when she was knocked down, it is hardly surprising that she did not right herself. Does anyone else find this massive sail plan odd?

I also wondered why the rescue took so long, when according to the papers, the captain deployed an emergency response beacon. I understand that the Concordia had not been filing sail plans.

Please keep posting information as you receive it.
This is an important story.
I shudder to think what the outcome could have been.
Elizabeth

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