The offshore sailing school De Zeezeilers van Marken 2001-2002 (4-6)
Zeezeilschool De Zeezeilers van Marken (Wimold Peters and Rob Bonte) 18-27 May 2001 and 16-25 May 2002. 18-27 May 2001 Skipper training level CWO 3-4.
20 May 2001 Robert Boiten near Westkapelle, the Netherlands. Route as per 19th May 2001 Amsterdam – Ijmuiden – Hoek van Holland – Maassluis – Hoek van Holland – Vlissingen. Skipper Wimold Peters training the crew in the Man Overboard (MOB) procedure. The crew must shout “ Man overboard” to alert the rest of the crew. Hit the MOB button on the GPS and note the MOB waypoint in the log. Robert Boiten practising the MOB procedure. Sheet in the mainsail. Make ready a throwing line and manoeuvre the boat downwind of the man overboard. Bring the jibsail down. MOB procedure – Robert Boiten throws a life ring buoy in the water and keeps his eyes on the victim.
20th May 2001 arrival into Vlissingen Marina. Boulevard de Ruyter Vlissingen Radar Tower. Old metal lighthouse in art deco style and Sint Jacobskerk (church) Entering sea lock in Vlissingen harbour. Ad van Mansum from Gouda, Jaap Zeeman from Amsterdam, Chris Blok from Koekange and Gerrit Zant. Monday 21 May 2001 from Vlissingen and Breskens to Zeebrugge harbour. Cobelfret ferries. Gerrit Zant climbs up the mast to solve the problem. Chris Blok and Roelof Kleppe. Leaving Zeebrugge. Monday 21 May 2001 11.30AM arrival beach at Oostende seafront. Europacenter building. Skipper Wimold Peters. Entrance to Oostende harbour.
Tuesday morning 22 May 2001 breakfast in Port de Plaisance de Boulogne-sur-mer. 22 May 2001 8PM near Hastings, windscale 4-5. Point of sail, running. Wednesday 23 May 2001, 9AM seaside town Worthing in the background. The Red Ensign to be worn as courtesy flag by foreign private vessels in UK waters.
The white cliffs of Dover. Container ship from Hamburg Sud shipping line crosses a vessel from the Royal Navy. 23 May 2001 2PM near Portsmouth. 23 May 2001 5PM arrival at Cowes Marina, Isle of Wight. River Medina wit the Cowes power station in the distant background. 24 May 2001 Ascension Day. Bright weather, wind scale 203 North East. Making the boat ready to head for Alderney, 75 miles away. Martello Tower, small defensive forts built across the British Empire during the 19th century. Hurst Castle seen from the Needles Passage. Massive iron and teak shields protecting the guns in the Victorian west wing.
Continue sailing through the Needles with strong tidal currents. From Cowes to Cherbourg. The cliffs of Alum Bay, Isle of Wight. Gare Maritime Transatlantique railway station. The Europe, a steel-hulled barque registered in The Netherlands. From Cherbough to Alderney. Saturday morning 26th May 2001 Braye Harbour Alderney. Ad van Mansum, Roelof Kleppe and Chris Blok. Fort Tourgis, Alderney. Customs at Braye Harbour checking our passports. From Alderney to St.Peter Port, Guernsey, then to St. Helier, Jersey and St. Malo, France. Gerrit Zant, Chris Blok, Jaap Zeeman, Roelof Kleppe and Robert Boiten. Wimold Peters and Robert Boiten taking a water taxi from Mainbrayce Chandlers. Condor Ferries operating service St.Malo channel Islands.
Harbour walk wall of St.Malo.
16-25 May 2002 Explorer training course Portugal, Spain and France. Letter from Arnoldine Gast Zeezeilers van Marken. 15 May 2002 Porto Airport. 15 May 2002 Marina Porto Atlântico Leixões . Robert Boiten, Chris Blok and Ronald Vriesema.
Restaurant Arquinho de Castelo in Porto. 17th May 2002 8PM Camariñas harbour. Chris Blok, Kaj Birnie and Mello van Assum. Skipper Sylvain van Ligtenberg. Fridayevening 17 May 2002, 9PM Cafeteria Pension Darsena. Mello van Assum, Ronald Vriesema, Sylvain van Ligtenberg, Kai Birnie, Martin Reiling, Chris Blok and Robert Boiten. 3 days of sailing across the Bay of Biscay.
Lighthouse at Camaret-sur-Mer. Zodiac approaching a Navy vessel. Ship graveyard in Camaret-sur-Mer. Wreck of a small trawler fishing boat. The Tour Vauban (Vauban Tower) an 18-metre high polygonal defensive tower. The Tour Vauban. 21 May 2002 at the restaurant L’Abri du Marin. Thursday 23 May 2002 Roscoff’s random bridge extending off the harbour into the sea. The Renaissance spire (1576)of the parish church Our Lady of Croaz Batz. The bridge originally extended all the way to the small island of Ile de Batz.
23 May 2002 6PM Rock Tisaoson near Ile de Batz. Friday 24th May 2002 Robert Boiten at Lezardrieux. River Treguier through which we reached the marina. The Rochers Donan rocks. Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lezardrieux. Sail trim course by Sylvain van Ligtenberg. Saturday 25th May 2002 10.30 AM Iles Chausey. The Point de la Tour lighthouse on the main island of Iles Chausey, built in 1850. Boats on moorings in the rock strewn Iles Chausey. 25th May 2002 3PM Near Iles Chausey, storm sea clouds. Saturday evening 25th May 2002 seafood restaurant in Granville, celebrating our final evening.
Parkland Walk Bike Drift Cam pt 1
We take off from Highbury Fields racing towards Finsbury Park, leading on to the the path of Parkland Walk we cruise to the end negotiating obstacles along the way. The night before had rain fall, leaving the trail slightly damp with shallow puddles and dark muddy patches. Relax to take in the woodland scenery, the dissused railway is full of little jems, if you know where to look! Blackberry any one? Mmm Slipping and hopping are the skills required to stay straight and true. The end point is the start of part 2, it is all downhill for that, the way back! It is a much faster journey, with more daring risks to be considered.
German occupation of the Channel Islands | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:00 1 Before occupation
00:03:03 1.1 Demilitarisation
00:05:06 1.2 Evacuation
00:07:40 1.3 Emergency government
00:10:00 1.4 Invasion
00:12:58 2 Occupation
00:13:25 2.1 Administration
00:15:26 2.2 Allegations of collaboration
00:19:44 2.3 Civilian life during the occupation
00:20:52 2.4 Restrictions
00:21:18 2.5 Fortification and construction
00:29:00 2.5.1 Forced labour camps
00:31:20 2.6 Jews
00:33:58 2.7 Freemasons
00:34:51 2.8 Deportations
00:36:08 2.9 Imprisonment
00:36:36 3 Resistance
00:45:11 4 British government reaction
00:45:40 4.1 Raids on the Channel Islands
00:49:04 4.2 Bombing and ship attacks on the islands
00:50:54 4.3 Representation in London
00:53:25 5 Under siege
00:55:41 6 Liberation
00:55:50 6.1 Liberation
00:58:27 6.2 Aftermath
01:06:21 6.3 War crime trials
01:06:51 7 Legacy
01:10:19 7.1 Music
01:11:13 7.2 TV and films
01:13:37 7.3 Plays
01:14:21 7.4 Novels
01:17:39 7.5 Journal
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The German occupation of the Channel Islands lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until their liberation on 9 May 1945. The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey are two British Crown dependencies in the English Channel, near the coast of Normandy. The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Wehrmacht (German Armed Forces) during the war.
Anticipating a swift victory over Britain, the occupiers experimented by using a very gentle approach that set the theme for the next five years. The island authorities adopted a similar attitude, giving rise to accusations of collaboration. However, as time progressed the situation grew gradually worse, ending in near starvation for both occupied and occupiers during the winter of 1944–45.
Ruined Portuguese fort at Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, India
An abandoned and ruined Portuguese fort at the bank of River Hoogly at Diamond Harbour, West Bengal, India.