Comments for Expeditionyacht.org

Comment on About by thorwald

thorwald — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:19:07 +0000

Thank you. Your yacht has an interesting history as well.

Comment on About by sandra

sandra — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:01:43 +0000

good job…

sandra,
——
ShaitanOfCorsica.com
Expedition Yacht

Comment on Yacht safety consulting – MCA/SOLAS matters by ferriën

ferriën — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:32:32 +0000

Goeden avond,

Het is werkelijk een prachtig project, ik volg jullie regelmatig op deze site.
Blijf vooral posten!
In hoeverre is de kotter nu omgebouwd?

Met vriendelijke groet,

Ferriën Mertens

[thorwald] Dank je wel voor je positieve commentaar. Ik post vandaag een update die je vraag beantwoord.

Comment on Making Nitrox on a yacht by Michael

Michael — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:28:49 +0000

This is an awesome project. I’ve been following it for a long time. Will there be any new pics soon. Especially of the mechanical spaces?

[thorwald] Dear Michael, thanks for your kind words. I’ll add some pictures soon and a post with updates will come soon.

Comment on Helipads & helicopters by thorwald

thorwald — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:51:12 +0000

Thanks for the comment Stephen.

Check out the post http://www.expeditionyacht.org/helicopter/extractable-helideck on how we found an (elegant) solution. It would still not be certifiable under the new LY2 code but it’s a LOT better than most current LY2-certified megayachts.

And one more remark: unlike women, a helicopter’s behaviour is totally predictable !

Comment on Helipads & helicopters by Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:03:51 +0000

Love the videos, I remember my first lesson as does my instructor.
The amazing thing is that after a bit you realize that flying one is like dealing successfully with women, soft hands, smooth motions and a lot of planning.
Watched the chopper land on Attessa a little bit ago and the clearance is indeed tight and not to be done in much of a sea.
The landing clearance requirement has more to do with clearance for the rotors than area to stand in.
On some hospitals the landing zone is not much larger that the chopper and as you will know you are fighting the effect of building shear over ground effect.
It is cold here and our work has ground to a halt while we limit ourselves to the engine room.
Our solution to the landing area was to design an articulated pad that cantilevers over the stern. We could probably launch from the mid swing point but then we would need a ladder to get up there so why?
Take care, Stephen

Comment on About by Henk Rebel (ex-fisherman, UK 43)

Henk Rebel (ex-fisherman, UK 43) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:25:47 +0000

Hello Thorwald,

UK 43
“Deo Volente”
Registrationnr and name of this vessel.

You did a great job to this vessel, i’m so glad, that this vessel is not destroyed, because, it was my favorit ship for many years, i feld always safe at this vessel when the weather was very bad! I’m very proud, that i was member of the crew from 1998/’99 till 2004. I finished my job as Professional Fisherman in February 2005, that time, i was 58 years old….. it was enough to me, after 35 years Northseafishing (was it enough)? It’s never enough, because: YOU’LL LEAVE THE SEA, BUT, THE SEA NEVER LEAVES YOU!!! I really hope my English is understandable? I will follow your site! Thanks and Good Luck and many greetings from,

Ex-(Northsea-)Fisherman
Henk Rebel,
Huizen.
The Netherlands

Comment on Conversion process by Eeli Little

Eeli Little — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:13:49 +0000

Love the boat, love the conversion idea!! Hope I can do a similar conversion one day.

Comment on Ideal explorer yacht submarine by Bert Houtman

Bert Houtman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:32:40 +0000

Hi Thorwald,

It has been a while since we have seen each other. I think it was St Tropez.

We have had a perfect Monaco Yacht Show where we have introduced our CQ2 with glass bottom and downward vision. (200 meter)

In this boat we have replaced the steel pressure hull for an acrylic one.
So now we have a human pressure vessel like Seamagine but still combined with an exo structure with a glass bottom in order to maintain the UBW boat concept.

Delivery times for the CQ2 and CQ3 6-7 months.

We are in the process of designing a CQ5 (4 passengers one pilot) for 150 meter and a CQ3 for 1000 meter depth! All based on the same concept as the CQ2. So with excellent downward vision as well. We will start to build these two boats after achieving the first order. Delivery time for both 16 months. All boats are or will be classed bij Germanische Loyd.

We’ll send you an overview of the UBW product package.

Best Regards,

Bert Houtman
Director U-Boat Worx

Comment on Extension of boat deck by Cameron

Cameron — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:29:11 +0000

definitely the one on the left, having the extra rain cover and space will be worth the very slight sacrifice in appearances. I dont think you would ever notice the difference, apart from when working on the deck!