May 2012 was a month of verticality, as in these twin tugboats,
as in the towers of these bridges with a low, long riverboat transiting beneath, and
and in the 156′ air draft of this mega yacht once owned by one of the oligarch’s now sanctioned and hiding his other yachts wherever he can.
It was also time for Opsail 2012, the sixth of six such events to date.
I recall an evening sail around Gravesend Bay one May evening to see some of the tall ships that overnighted there prior to parading into the confines of the sixth boro.
Above and below were tall ships from Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brasil.
The tall ships have scattered to the seven seas, but these tugs each returns to the sixth boro as work dictates.
All photos, WVD.
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May 19, 2022 at 11:09 am
Daniel Katzive
Always loved the look of those striped towers on Discovery Coast and Chesapeake Coast.
May 19, 2022 at 11:13 am
agnes (a^2) azzolino
Such a rich, rich world you present to us. Thank you!
May 19, 2022 at 4:59 pm
tugster
You’re welcome, Agnes
May 19, 2022 at 4:50 pm
Tom Turner
Fantastic images of those Tall Ships!!
May 19, 2022 at 4:59 pm
tugster
Thx, Tom