Two men in a rowing boat (late 19th century)

 Two men in a rowing boat in Hedmark, Ringsaker (Norway). My colorization of Kristoffer Horne´s late 19th century photo in the Anno Domkyrkeodden collection (Digitalt Museum).

Wooden boats in Svanshall

Wooden boats in Svanshall.

The leader of the pack

Leader of the pack. Racing on lake Hjälmaren in Sweden on July 24, 1967. My colorization of an image in the Swedish Digital Museum (Örebro läns museum).

New York Tugboat Watuppa in 1936

Mc. Carren Towing Line tugboat Watuppa with the Manhattan skyline in the background. Photographed by Berenice Abbott in 1936. The original image - here shown with my colorization - is in the New York Public Library digital collection.

The delight of speed (1936)

The delight of speed in the summer of 1936 in Helsinki. The speedboat is an Ares A-55. Photographer Pietinen´s image - here shown with my colorization - is in the Finnish Board of Antiquities archive on Finna.fi.

The German tugboat Karl in the early 1960s

The port of Hamburg tugboat Karl in action, probably in the early 1960s. My colorization of an image in the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark archive. The museum does not give a date, but the ship in the background seems to indicate that the photo by an unknown photographer was taken in the early 1960s. The Hamburg shipyard Johannes Ölkers built the ship in the early 1960s for the

 P & A shipping company. 

A 470 class boat arriving in Viken

With father and daughter as crew this 470 class sailboat arrived in the port of Viken tonight. 

In the background on the Danish side of Öresund you can se Kronborg castle of Hamlet fame. 

Energy Observer in Öresund

My first impression when I saw this boat last night: What a strange looking sailing yacht! Actually it was one of the most interesting boats in the Sound this summer: Energy Observer - the first hydrogen vessel in the world.

Here is some background:
"Energy Observer, launched in April 2017, is the first vessel in the world to both generate and be powered by hydrogen. Developed in collaboration with engineers from the CEA-LITEN [fr] the boat will test and prove the efficiency of a full production chain that relies on the coupling of different renewable energies. Following its launch[1], the boat left in the Spring 2017[2] for a world tour lasting 6 years in order to optimize its technologies and lead an expedition that will serve durable solutions for energy transition. The boat was nominated first French ambassador of the Sustainable Development Goals by the French Ministry for an ecological and solidary transition." (Wikipedia)

"Energy Observer is the first hydrogen vessel, aiming for the energy autonomy, with zero greenhouse gas emissions or fine particles. This former race boat, an outstanding competitor has been fully transformed into a vessel of the future, powered by electric propulsion thanks to a mix of renewable energies and a hydrogen production system that produces carbon-free hydrogen on board using seawater."

http://www.energy-observer.org/en/#bateau

Idyllic Helsinki 100 years ago

The legendary Finnish female photographer Signe Branders shot this 

photo of the Munkkisaari sound in 1912. The picture - here with my coloration - 

is in the Helsinki city museum collection. 

Early morning blue

The blue colour of the Öresund water was beautiful this morning when a small motor sailer

and a Dutch cargo ship passed by. 

The small fishing boat Tärnö approaching Helsingborg

This is the small wooden fishing boat Tärnö approaching its home port Helsingborg: 

A small fishing boat arriving in Helsingborg

This traditional wooden fishing boat arrived in Helsingborg this afternoon,

 hopefully after a good day of fishing.

Finnish trawler Randi in Öresund

Finnish trawler Randi AAL 128 in Öresund this morning: 

The fishing boat Hild HG 79 in Viken

The small wooden fishing boat Hild HG 79 was built in Denmark in 1966. The owners, two brothers Jönsson, är the only remaining professional fishermen in Viken. 

Navigare necesse est ...

The American yacht Daring in Öresund ...

Big and small in Öresund

Last night a German yacht passed by, soon followed by the 330 m long
 cruise ship Regal Princess. Both were sailing northwards in Öresund.

Sailing vacation

I hope the crew of the Bay Blue yacht will have a great sailing vacation! The boat 

was sailing northwards in Öresund this morning. 

Kronborg castle last night

Kronborg castle and a motor boat last night:

Church boats at Lake Siljan in the late 19th century

Church boats at Lake Siljan in Dalarna.

In the late 19th century people in Dalarna still used this kind of boats to take them to the weekly Sunday church service. This is an old black and white photo coloured by me.