Slocum at Sea with Himself – the trailers

Slocum at sea with himself

Slocum at Sea with Himself is a new animated film about the solo circumnavigator made by keen sailors Sandra and Paul Fierlinger.

From watching the ten beautifully made trailers (or ‘teasers’), I’d say it rises well above the charming, not least because of the details, which are both included and correct. The music’s nicely done too…

I think I’d rather like to see the whole thing, if I can figure out how to make Vimeo play via our Chromecast. Must ask a young person…

PS – We watched this two hour movie in a single sitting last night, and it was every bit as good as the trailers promised. The task of getting the Vevo film to play on out TV/hifi arrangement via Chromecast was a bit of a struggle, but once I’d installed several extensions to Chrome, it worked – and as I say it was great.

Captains as deckhands

Captains as deckhands

Sailing aboard Lord Runciman’s Sunbeam II.

My thanks to Chris Brady.

Hull’s 400-year old Inuit kayak, the Bonny Boat

Hull's Bonny Boat

Did you know that historic Trinity House in Hull has a traditional Inuit kayak hanging in one of its rooms?

It seems that Captain Andrew Barker from Hull commanded a ship called the Heartsease on an early 17th century expendition to Greenland in search of mineral wealth, and that while sailing they found an Inuit kayak with an exhausted Inuit inside. The poor man sadly died, but he is remembered by his kayak and a likeness of himself, and a nearby pub known as The Bonny Boat.

There’s a little about Barker here and here.

My thanks to Liz Davenport for alerting me to this story!