The celebrated seaman and adventurer Pete Goss has made the record books once again by leading the first crew on an inflatable RIB around the Arctic Circle.
The crew of 8 battled through huge seas and bad weather - with only a few hours sleep - in order to complete to journey from Shetland to Maloy in Norway. The trip was conducted to prove the RIB's capabilities in all weathers - and from the looks of it Pete Goss was certainly impressed!
More info can be found here:
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Cornwall-s-Pete-Goss-leads-mixed-crew-historic/story-12883401-detail/story.html
Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Sunday, 29 November 2009
The Shipping Forecast
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8383178.stm
Came across this video on the BBC News website, which tries to go some way to explain our attraction to the shipping forecast on Radio 4.
I'd like to hear your views on this. Obviously, we in Cornwall have a far greater attraction to this than most...in fact much more of a necessity in many ways. There is no doubting that the shipping forecast does evoke a nostalgic quality for me; a quality which reminds me of home, of course of the sea and also the men and woman who live their lives from the sea. It is also a poignant reminder of the danger of the sea. The lady who gives the shipping forecast has a great voice, but it is also a somewhat menacing and sobering one....it reminds of the vast expanse of uncontrolled natural waters out there. Quite simply, I think it's rather beautiful and an absolute treasure to still be able to hear it
Came across this video on the BBC News website, which tries to go some way to explain our attraction to the shipping forecast on Radio 4.
I'd like to hear your views on this. Obviously, we in Cornwall have a far greater attraction to this than most...in fact much more of a necessity in many ways. There is no doubting that the shipping forecast does evoke a nostalgic quality for me; a quality which reminds me of home, of course of the sea and also the men and woman who live their lives from the sea. It is also a poignant reminder of the danger of the sea. The lady who gives the shipping forecast has a great voice, but it is also a somewhat menacing and sobering one....it reminds of the vast expanse of uncontrolled natural waters out there. Quite simply, I think it's rather beautiful and an absolute treasure to still be able to hear it
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Tragic Accident in Zennor
With the awful weather in Cornwall over the past few days, a flash flood has swept a car away fording a small river - leaving two people missing and one having died.
The normally idyllic setting succumb to the unique weather conditions over the last few days and St Ives has also seen fairly extensive flooding to homes and businesses.
"Officers refused to rule out he possibility of finding the missing pair alive but accepted that they could have been washed down to Porthglaze Cove and out to sea." - www.thisiscornwall.co.uk
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