tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post4935785067912679605..comments2024-01-08T18:04:52.198-08:00Comments on EVK4 SuperBlog: Queen Mary 2EVK4http://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-18673874748683468292007-02-10T19:10:00.000-08:002007-02-10T19:10:00.000-08:00Great story thanks for sharing--WashGreat story thanks for sharing--<BR/><BR/>WashStephen Paul Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177835160947804004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-4425909906294756942007-02-09T12:16:00.000-08:002007-02-09T12:16:00.000-08:00I went to see her when she first arrived in NYC -I...I went to see her when she first arrived in NYC -<BR/><BR/>I watched from shore, though! <BR/><BR/>Actually it was pretty cool - it was a hazy day, and your first inkling that something very, very, VERY large was headed up North River (local name for the Hudson along Manhattan, 'cause that's the river you take to go north) was this DEEP DEEP horn - one of those ones where you're feeling it as much as hearing it. <BR/><BR/>Big boat.<BR/><BR/>QE2's kinda prettier, though. <BR/><BR/>Wouldn't want to get run down by either one, though! Scary story. Nice they saw you at least...bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-25660185520450193902007-02-08T15:14:00.000-08:002007-02-08T15:14:00.000-08:00Tim, I believe they have extravagant buffets, shuf...Tim, I believe they have extravagant buffets, shuffleboard and skeet shooting on luxury cruise liners. What more are you looking for?<BR/><BR/>The watermelon spinnaker is very cool isn't it? On those slow days we'll have seed-spitting contests.EVK4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-28499589711463001172007-02-08T15:12:00.000-08:002007-02-08T15:12:00.000-08:00Oh, one other comment:EVK4, your logo looks like a...Oh, one other comment:<BR/><BR/>EVK4, your logo looks like a strawberry or watermellon. I was confused by the polka dot thing until I rememberd C's naming of your boat.NonstopExpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316581976148330592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-77307315428183280092007-02-08T15:11:00.000-08:002007-02-08T15:11:00.000-08:00All I know is that's one big-*ss boat. And a stran...All I know is that's one big-*ss boat. <BR/><BR/>And a strange way to "see" the world. I mean, you're not helping sail the boat and you're not really visiting other places (a 24-hour stopover doesn't count in my book). So what are you doing?NonstopExpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12316581976148330592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-4715673367182928602007-02-07T11:10:00.000-08:002007-02-07T11:10:00.000-08:00Tugster, she had 30 feet clearance. We've had som...Tugster, she had 30 feet clearance. We've had some fun entries with cranes that have had less than 3 feet clearance at extreme low tides coming under the Bay Bridge.<br /><br />I'll check out your story.EVK4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-39182452532559956472007-02-07T05:17:00.000-08:002007-02-07T05:17:00.000-08:00check my queens post here
http://tugster.wordp...check my queens post here <br /> http://tugster.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/queens/. i went to work early a few years back when QM2 made its first entry into NY harbor, 13 feet clearance. how close was she to the underside of GG Bridge?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-79295086338899804952007-02-06T17:13:00.000-08:002007-02-06T17:13:00.000-08:00Excellent tie in to the QM2. Great story and lesso...Excellent tie in to the QM2. Great story and lesson. I was on the lemmings who went out to see her. Unfortunately my camera was not happy so I don't have any photos as she barreled into the bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-51701628054329151572007-02-06T14:44:00.000-08:002007-02-06T14:44:00.000-08:00It is bloody freaky how fast those things can come...It is bloody freaky how fast those things can come up on you.I hear that 10 min. watches are a good thing!Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11925184667906937669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-16926947163931958032007-02-06T14:29:00.000-08:002007-02-06T14:29:00.000-08:00Good story Edward...especially the karma bitGood story Edward...especially the karma bitImontoyouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491963370237223000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-38788702446707307482007-02-06T14:15:00.000-08:002007-02-06T14:15:00.000-08:00Don't forget parallel courses so you have to facto...Don't forget parallel courses so you have to factor in that I was on a Tayana 37, known for its sheer speed. We must have been going 4 knots.EVK4https://www.blogger.com/profile/02797338920913749383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105989.post-66996359748579940312007-02-06T14:13:00.000-08:002007-02-06T14:13:00.000-08:0012 minutes. Eek. A friend of mine has been known t...12 minutes. Eek. A friend of mine has been known to single-hand to the Caribbean. He stays in the cockpit with an egg-timer set to ping every 20 minutes. He figures that big ships like the QE2 take 20 minutes to reach him from the horizon so he can fall asleep and wake up in 20 mins and still be OK. I will have him re-adjust his clockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com