Picking daisies in New Zealand (1912)

 Picking daisies in Waititi (Dunedin, New Zealand) in 1912. My restoration and colorization of George Pye Crombie´s image in the Museum of New Zealand archive. The two young ladies in the picture are probably his sisters.

A few years later (1917) George Pye Crombie was killed in action in Messines, Belgium, aged 35.

Motor cycle acrobatics (1924)

 Erik Fagerström (and son?) showing off at the Stockholm velodrome on October 28, 1924.

My restoration and colorization of Th. Modin´s image in the SCIF (Sweden) archive.

After sunset

 The sun sets early here in Southern Sweden this time of the year - tonight sunset was at 3.50 PM. This picture shows the view from my balcony at 4.35 PM.

 

Portrait of Uno and Olly Donner

 Uno and Olly (Olga) Donner - A wealthy couple with a strong social conscience. My colorization of the original (ab.) 1900-1905 photo by Atelier Apollo in the Finnish Heritage Agency archive.

"Olly Donner (1881–1956) was born into the Sinebrychoff (brewery) family; the father of Uno Donner (1872–1958) was a professor of Sanskrit and later became a senator.

Uno Donner was a pioneer in industry, as he founded Finland’s first worsted spinning mill. He was an engineer, educated at university level in England and Germany, but also a painter with a keen interest in philosophy.

The Donner couple knew Rudolf Steiner, the founder of the Anthroposophical movement, personally from the early 1910s. In 1923, Uno Donner founded the Anthroposophical Society in Finland and acted as chairman for the years 1923–1932.

Uno and Olly were both Anthroposophists and implemented their ideology, for example, at their farm of Gerknäs in Lohja, the first in Finland where biodynamic cultivation was carried out. In connection with the farm, the nursing home of Gustavsberg was founded for children in need of mental care. Olly Donner in particular was deeply engaged in this activity.

Olly published about thirty works in as many years in the form of story-dramas and poetry in French and Swedish. In addition, she studied English, Russian and German. The cosmopolitan couple spent long periods abroad each year.

Thanks to the Donners, the largest special library in religion in the Nordic countries, with over 90,000 volumes, is today to be found in Turku. Their endowment in 1956 was one of the largest donations received by Åbo Akademi University to date and comprised a large number of industrial shares, real estate and land. Later on, this gift grew even larger through the will of the Donners. The fund is currently managed by Åbo Akademi University Foundation."

(The Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History)

Polish yachts in Visby in 1937

 Polish yachts participating in the first ever Gotland Runt offshore race photographed in Visby in 1937. My restoration and colorization of Karl Sandels´s image in the Swedish Maritime Museum archive (Digital Museum). The yacht closest to the camera flies the Yacht Klubu Polski (Yacht Club of Poland) burgee.

The Gotland Runt sailing classic is the world´s largest annual offshore race.

Portrait of a Norwegian lady (ab. 1900)

 Portrait of Inger Kristoffersen. My colorization of Oslo photographer Gustav Borgen´s (1865 - 1926) photo in the Norsk Folkemuseum archive (Digital Museum). No date is given, but I would like to suggest that Borgen shot this portrait ab. 1900. Other suggestions are welcome.

The brand new cruise ship Spirit of Adventure in Öresund

Tonight, just after 7 PM, the brand-new "boutique cruise ship" Spirit of Adventure passed by in Öresund on her way from Copenhagen to Stockholm. The 236 m ship, with a capacity for 999 guests, is operated by Saga Cruises.

"Spirit of Adventure is a cruise ship operated by Saga Cruises and constructed by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. As Saga's second new-build vessel, she was originally considered as an option in the cruise line's pursuit to renew its fleet, but the company finalised the order in 2017 after seeing rising profits in its travel business following the announcement of her sister ship, Spirit of Discovery. Her keel was laid on 3 June 2019 and she was delivered on 29 September 2020, but in response to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural cruise was continuously postponed until she officially debuted on 26 July 2021.

Spirit of Adventure operates under Saga's business model of targeting guests ages 50 and over and shares many of the same dimensions with her sister ship, but includes a different interior design to better distinguish her identity as a distinct vessel in the fleet."

(Wikipedia)

Ready to board Qantas flight to Singapore

 Ladies ready to board the Qantas Empire Airways flight Brisbane - Singapore in 1936. My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library of Queensland archive

Qantas Empire Airways Ltd, which was formed by Qantas and Britain's Imperial Airways in 1934, started its first international service between Brisbane and Singapore in 1936, using four engine de Havilland D.H.86 planes. The flight time was three and a half days for the ten passengers. (The ladies in this picture did not actually board the flight.They were fashion models taking part in an autumn feature of a McWhirter's Clothing supplement.)

Cruise ship Spirit of Adventure in Öresund

 Last night, just after 7 PM, the brand-new "boutique cruise ship" Spirit of Adventure passed by in Öresund on her way from Copenhagen to Gothenburg. The 236 m ship, with a capacity for 999 guests, is operated by Saga Cruises.

"Spirit of Adventure is a cruise ship operated by Saga Cruises and constructed by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany. As Saga's second new-build vessel, she was originally considered as an option in the cruise line's pursuit to renew its fleet, but the company finalised the order in 2017 after seeing rising profits in its travel business following the announcement of her sister ship, Spirit of Discovery. Her keel was laid on 3 June 2019 and she was delivered on 29 September 2020, but in response to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the inaugural cruise was continuously postponed until she officially debuted on 26 July 2021.

Spirit of Adventure operates under Saga's business model of targeting guests ages 50 and over and shares many of the same dimensions with her sister ship, but includes a different interior design to better distinguish her identity as a distinct vessel in the fleet."

(Wikipedia)

 

LPG tanker B Gas Monarch in Öresund

 The small LPG tanker B Gas Monarch was early this morning in Öresund on her way from Gdansk (Poland) to Brofjorden (Sweden)

The B Gas Monarch, sailing under the flag of Portugal, was built in 2016. LOA is 87.5 m.

 

A red container ship in Öresund

 The Danish flagged container ship Tukuma Arctica was this morning on her way to the nearby port of Helsingborg. Her carrying capacity is 2150 TEU and her current draught is reported to be 8.5 meters. Length overall (LOA) is 179.4 meters and width is 31.01 meters.Takuma Arctica was built in 2020.

Full-rigger Asmund in Australian waters (1920)

 Norwegian full-rigger Asmund photographed in Australian waters in (ab.) 1920 by Allan C. Green. My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library Victoria archive. The 284 ft ship had an iron hull.

Skipshistorie.net gives this information on the ship:

"1886 Built as fully rigged CORTEZ by Oswald, Mordaunt & Co.,

Woolston, Southampton, England for George Petrie, London,

England.

1902 Transferred to George Petrie & Son, London.

1906 Sold in april to Harloff & Bøe et. al., Bergen.

Overført in December to Harloff & Rødseth et. al., Bergen.

1909 Sold in May to A/S Cortez (Alex. Bech & Co.),

Tvedestrand.

1913 Sold in September to A/S Cortez (E. Monsen & Co.),

Tvedestrand.

1917 Sold 01/01 for NOK 884.000 to A/S Odderø

(Thv. B. Heistein & Sønner A/S), Kristiansand. Renamed

ASMUND.

1919 Skibs-A/S Odderø taken over in June by A. I. Langfeldt &

Co., Kristiansand.

1921 Laid up at Newport News, VA, USA.

1924 Sold for USD 15.000 to Italian byers. Delivered in Genoa,

Italy. Broken up in 2nd quarter."

My tribute to the Nordic Folkboat

 This is my tribute to the Nordic Folkboat, recognized by the Classic Boat magazine as " the most popular, successful and influential sailing yacht of all time." The Folkboat pictured here is

Hjalmar Frisell´s Pax Aurea (7,64 x 2,22m), photographed as brand new in the Stockholm archipelago in 1946. My restoration and colorization of Theodor Modin´s photo in the National Maritime Museum of Sweden archive (Digital Museum).

Schooner Abel Tasman and cruiseferry Crown Seaways in Öresund

 Dutch schooner Abel Tasman was yesterday afternoon on her way northwards in Öresund. The 40 x 6,60 m schooner, built in 1913, has 12 cabins for 30 passengers. Her sail area is 450m².

MS Crown Seaways is a 172 m cruiseferry operated by DFDS Seaways on the route Copenhagen - Oslo. She was built in 1994 in Split, Croatia.

Sail training ship Alexander von Humboldt II in Öresund

Tonight it was wonderful to see the German sail training ship ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT II back in Öresund. The 65 m (LOA) x 10 m ship is on her way from Grenaa (DK9 to Travemunde.

"ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT II has been sailing the high seas since 2011. Like its predecessor ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT, ALEX-2 is a civilian squarerigger offering tall ship voyages for everyone, regardless of previous experience. All you need is an open mind and a spirit of adventure! ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT II has been built with a traditional barque rigg. That means the fore and main mast carry square sails while the sternmost, the mizzen mast, carries gaff sails. In total, ALEX-2 is driven by 24 sails with a sail area of 1.360 m2. In favourable wind conditions, she runs up to 14 knots. And if the wind does not blow at all, a 750 horsepower engine helps to reach the next port in time. While the rigging resembles that of a windjammer built 150 years ago, the safety and rescue equipment of ALEXANDER von HUMBOLDT II is absolutely up to date. Radar, radio and satellite communication, electronic charts, life rafts, two high speed dinghys and many things more make her a modern ship and easy to navigate. ALEX-2 is owned and operated by Deutsche Stiftung Sail Training (German Sail Training Foundation / DSST), based in the barque’s homeport Bremerhaven. DSST is a non-profit, charitable organization. Its aims are to provide traditional high seas sailing for people of all ages, but especially for young men and women aged 15-25."(Sailtraininginternational.org)

Dutch unmanned steel deck barge Hapo H-401 in Öresund

 The Dutch unmanned steel deck barge Hapo H-401 was this afternoon towed southwards in Öresund, loaded with two huge cranes. The 122 x 36.6 m barge, built in 2018, has a 4420 sq.m. deck space.

Some information from Hapo´s home page:

"Hapo International Barges B.V. (HAPO), is founded in 1987 by Henk Poot together with several partners and is situated in the harbour of Rotterdam. The headquarters is located in Ridderkerk and together with docks in Rotterdam, Ridderkerk and 's-Gravendeel makes HAPO as a whole. We are specialised in providing pontons, crane barges, heavy machinery and other facilities supplying contractors for salvaging shipwrecks, off- or onshore operations involving heavy lifting, and heavy lifting transportation."

The barge was towed by German tug Fairplay 35 and Danish tug Fenja (Fairplay not visible here, Fenja behind the barge).

Norwegian cargo steamer B. A. Broch in 1904

 Norwegian cargo steamer B.A. Broch photographed as brand new in Kristiania (Oslo) in July, 1904. The 216.3 ft (c. 63 m.) 878 brt ship was built by Akers mek. Verksted, Kristiania, for A/S B. A. Broch, Kristiania. My restoration and colorization of Anders B. Wilse´s original image in the Norwegian Maritime Museum archive.

B. A. Broch later had three other Norwegian owners. On October 14. 1916, when she sailed for the last owner, Rederi-A/S Granat (K. M. Pedersen), renamed Rabbi, carrying coal from Swansea (Wales) to Rouen (France) she was captured and scuttled by the German submarine UB18. The crew abandoned the ship in lifeboats, and were later saved by another Norwegian steamer.

Dandelion

 Dandelion

Spring crocuses in Hittarp

 Today we had a wonderful spring day. The crocuses are looking great now. 

 

US barquentine Anne Comyn

The barquentine Anne Comyn, built in Rolph (California) in 1920 and rigged by the Haveside chandlery of San Francisco for the Pacific Freighters company, photographed in Australia by Allan C.Green. She was one of the uncompleted Ferris-type steamer hulls in the United States, which were finished as 5-masted barquentines.

My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library Victoria archive.

Anne Comyn made her maiden voyage to Australia in 1920. According to the Sunday Oregonian, she made the voyage in record time:

"The barkentine Anne Comyn, a Ferris type hull, broke

a record of nine years' standing by reaching Sydney, Australia, in 52 days from San Francisco. The Alicia Haviside, now on passage from the Golden Gate to Durban, South Africa, and the Phyllis Comyn, on her way from Puget sound to Sydney, are Ferris hulls rigged as barkentines."

Four years later, on December 19,1924, the Melbourne newspaper Argus wrote about another visit by Anne Comyn - she was the first ship to land a cargo of Alaskan timber in Melbourne:

"BARQUENTINE ANNE COMYN."

"After a voyage of 83 days from Anyox,

British Columbia, the five-masted bar-

quentine Anne Comyn reached Melbourne

yesterday. The Anne Comyn is laden with

175,000 feet of timber consisting of baulks

of spruce and hemlock. She is in charge

of Captain Brasting and a crew of 16 men,

most of whom are Australians. The ship

is only four years old and is owned by

Comyn and Co., of San Francisco. She

is of 2,247 tons register. After discharg-

ing timber here the Anne Comyn will prob-

ably sail for Newcastle to take a cargo

of coal for Alaska. The passage to Aus-

tralia was uneventful. Light winds pre-

vailed until the barquentine entered Bass

Straits when she encountered a gale which

delayed her for about two days."