Maritime Issues

hbanziger

Aug 182 min read

H + 20 : Epilogue II

Turkish Archeology Divers lifting Artefacts from a Roman 4th Century Ship in Yassiada Visited Bodrum's Museum for Underwater Archeology...

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H + 16 : Where once a Thousand Ships sailed

hbanziger

Aug 144 min read

H + 16 : Where once a Thousand Ships sailed

The Distance to Simi is 5 Miles - imagine the Sea here filled with 1'200 Persian Ships Two days ago, we arrived in the waters between the...

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hbanziger

Jul 314 min read

H + 2 : No Business - No People

We started our Day with Buying 5 Seabreams from local Fishermen returning from the Sea Last night we made it to Anemurium, an ancient...

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H - 7 : Where to find Tin for Making Bronze

hbanziger

Jul 214 min read

H - 7 : Where to find Tin for Making Bronze

Lifting Copper and Tin Ingots from the Uluburun Ship Wreck Yesterday’s blog reminded me to talk about tin, the rare metal required for...

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hbanziger

Jul 115 min read

H - 18 : Sinking a Warship with Oranges

Sailing from Alanya to Göcek in our second week will be a pleasurable and peaceful experience. Many people call this part of Anatolia the...

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H - 46 : Did the Melting Glaciers start the Agricultural Revolution?

hbanziger

Jun 123 min read

H - 46 : Did the Melting Glaciers start the Agricultural Revolution?

Bottlenose and other Dolphins are a rare Sight in the Eastern Mediterranean On my to-do-list for this year’s trip is a blog on the...

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H - 58 : Heard of Muziris or Barbarikon?

hbanziger

May 314 min read

H - 58 : Heard of Muziris or Barbarikon?

Illustration of how Muziris could have looked like - there are no Mountains though nearby 2’000 years ago, the route we sail this summer...

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H - 93 : Suez Canal - Dug by Coal and Steel

hbanziger

Apr 254 min read

H - 93 : Suez Canal - Dug by Coal and Steel

Yachts leisurely participating in the Bucket Regatta in Saint Barth in March 2022 When we spot sails this summer in the eastern...

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H - 120 : Fuel for the Pharos of Alexandria

hbanziger

Mar 294 min read

H - 120 : Fuel for the Pharos of Alexandria

Love the way science changes the way how we understand the world. The James Webb telescope shows us that the universe is probably older...

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H - 127 : What did Roman Sailors do after Dark?

hbanziger

Mar 224 min read

H - 127 : What did Roman Sailors do after Dark?

With the dying afternoon breeze, a Roman Cordita glides into the port of Myra, where several large freighters already shelter for the...

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H - 146 : Trade Routes and Thermal Winds

hbanziger

Mar 35 min read

H - 146 : Trade Routes and Thermal Winds

A Roman Cargo Ship leaves the Port with its Spritsail (Foresail) set to manoeuvre One of the many things I enjoy is looking at maps. They...

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hbanziger

Feb 145 min read

H - 165 : A Tale of Five Harbours

Tourists travel from afar to visit the great Roman monuments built 2’000 years ago. Every day, coaches bring thousands to the best known...

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H - 170 : A Day in the Life of a Roman Sailor

hbanziger

Feb 93 min read

H - 170 : A Day in the Life of a Roman Sailor

After two heady subjects on the end of Rome's expansion and the early days of Christianity, something lighter for today’s blog. A...

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H - 182 : What Tutankamun and Augustus have in common

hbanziger

Jan 284 min read

H - 182 : What Tutankamun and Augustus have in common

Tutankamun's Death Mask - the Blue Stripes are a Lapis Lazuli Imitation Paste In my Augustus blog a few days ago, I talked about Egypt...

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H - 191 : Cibyrrhaeot ... What? Where is that?

hbanziger

Jan 195 min read

H - 191 : Cibyrrhaeot ... What? Where is that?

The Byzantine Tokmar Castle which guarded the Hills west of Silifke (Seleucia) When we tell people that we're sailing this summer along...

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H - 194 : Augustus did not like Cleopatra but loved Egypt

hbanziger

Jan 163 min read

H - 194 : Augustus did not like Cleopatra but loved Egypt

This year’s trip was supposed to start in Alexandria. The first week we were to sail from the ancient Egyptian port along the Israeli...

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H - 199 : Did Copper Start Maritime Trading?

hbanziger

Jan 115 min read

H - 199 : Did Copper Start Maritime Trading?

Replica of the Uluburun Ship which sunk in 1'300 BC near Kirkova, and was found in 1982 Always wondered when trading in the Mediterranean...

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G + 11 : Porquerolles - The Storm - Day 2

hbanziger

Jul 26, 20234 min read

G + 11 : Porquerolles - The Storm - Day 2

Woke up this morning to the same hauling winds that blew when we went to bed. The Mistral continues to blow unabated. Wonder where...

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G + 8 : Saint-Tropez - Never Say Never Again

hbanziger

Jul 23, 20233 min read

G + 8 : Saint-Tropez - Never Say Never Again

Approaching Saint-Tropez at 9 am - already lots of movements in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez The wind calmed down last night – we woke up to...

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G - 13 : When Nature Changes the Course of History - The Silting of Ports

hbanziger

Jul 2, 20234 min read

G - 13 : When Nature Changes the Course of History - The Silting of Ports

Last year, when sailing along the Anatolian coast, we came across many ancient harbors which are now completely landlocked. Nearby rivers...

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