ok . . . so the word is roll? Lubbers might say lean? I already did pitch. Taurus swings to port; coffee builds on the starboard side of the cup.
Ditto Meredith.
Oleander swings to starboard; soup swirls to port.
Amy C McAllister throws herself into docking.
as does Miriam Moran .
Coast Guard RIBs lean into their turns , as opposed to
most other vessels. Here’s Amy C again.
For some tilting in the vicinity of windmills, check this video from Rotterdam.
Still fotos by Will Van Dorp.
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February 15, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Mage B
Shall we call them Franz as in List?
Great video…..we have several Z boats here in town that love to play in the bay too.
February 16, 2010 at 12:38 pm
Michael
I can’t help but notice two conspicuous items in the RIB photo: The bow gun is very much manned (are they always?) and behind the RIB would appear to be a Concorde SST.
Where (and/or when) is this from?
February 16, 2010 at 1:32 pm
tugster
michael- you DO have a sharp eye and a questioning mind. event was the arrival of uss newyork at the passenger terminal manhattan for christening; hence, the very-manned weapon.
February 17, 2010 at 9:18 am
William B. Kelleher
Michael
The SST is at the Intrepid musuem
Bill Kelleher