GWA8: following Huron
Although I’m a newbie, this being only my second run on Huron, I suspect this view dominates the experience of crossing Huron, possibly Superior also, which I’ve not traversed. Huron is the inland sea with the longest shoreline, surrounded by sparse population. Sarnia, the largest city on Huron has about 70,000; Port Huron, 30,000; and […]
Old Years 2020
I don’t celebrate holidays much, but “old year’s day” I take seriously, to look back and assess. Today’s post features photos you may remember from 2020. I chose these from the several thousand photos I put into public domain this year. It’s a personal and subjective exercise; on a different day I might choose another […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2015
Bravo to the organizers and participants of the 2015 NYC race. It starts with a muster… which looks different as you shift perspective. It’s great to see race newcomers like Sea Scout Ship 243 out of Rahway NJ, and Patricia. By this point, some boats like Robert E. McAllister start to get impatient. Muster […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2015 . . . from the starting line
Since 2011, the Hymans have sent along photos of the race from the starting line. Again this year, I have the pleasure to share them. Here’s an orderly shuffle toward the starting blocks. Then the boats spin around and await the countdown. 3– 2– 1 Hit the horn and push the throttle! Happy Labor […]
Sixth Boro Fifth Dimension Search
Sixth boro fifth dimension posts are about vintage NYC harbor shipping culture photos. This very welcome photo I received from frequent commenter/researcher William Lafferty. This should be an easy question for many of you: where was this photo taken? Here’s what William says about the photo above: “You don’t see classic New York harbor steam […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2014 c
True, the Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition does involve a race, and trophies are given for the best finishes, but my favorite part is just the pushing around. Photos of the RIB pushing LT803 by Jeff Anzevino. All photos by Will […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2014 b
Happy Labor Day. And for most of these photos, I’m grateful to William Hyman, whose perspective was Pier I at 69-70th Street. The event starts with a parade . . . including a range of serious muscle. That’s the gray Willard operating as New York Media Boat in the distance to the right. Even The Bronx […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2014 a
But first . . . it’s a race, and there are trophies for such categories as best-looking, best mascot, best tattooed crew person . . . . And there is pushing and jostling, for which there are no trophies. But what would you call this? Step back a hundred and some feet . . . and […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2013 c
And the winner of the speed race . . . in a record setting 0 days, 0 hours, and precisely five minutes and 0 seconds . . .. . . . sorry . . . this is part of the day too; click on the foto for bowsprite’s rare foto coverage. The winner of […]
NYC Tugboat Race 2013 b
The race may last for less than 10 minutes for (most) boats, but each participant spends hours before and after. Here, using the power of thousands of conceptual horses and one very real donkey, all four vessels in Miller contingent make their way upriver. At Pier 66, crew on deck and crew below start them […]
tugster: a waterblog 