Fanfare, Cattleya Ace, and Tugs

Apr2

Another morning at the harbor 😀

Canoes crossing the channel:

Namahoe after hauling fuel barge over to Pride of America:

Reflection on hull of Fanfare:

Finally leaving after spending a week in the harbor:

Cattleya Ace also ready to leave:

Malama being hauled out:

Tira Lani arriving alongside Cattleya Ace:

Old line recycled as chafing gear:

Captain Brown and Cattleya Ace crew members:

Ocean Pathfinder:

Last, but not least, the very cute Weeks tug, Roberta G.

Mahalo to Captains Dorflinger and Brown. Thanks to Paul.

Fanfare…Mostly

Mar27

I arrived at the harbor to catch the departure of Sichem Edinburgh and was surprised and very pleased to find Fanfare tied up at Pier 9. Honolulu was an unscheduled stop due to engine problems.

The nice thing about having the ship at Pier 9 is the chance to have a good look at her.

Rat guards!

Bulbous bow marking:

Lots of cool textures:

While I was checking out the hull, I was invited by Captain Enos to go out on the pilot boat for the Sichem Edinburgh job. 😀

Stern view of Fanfare while heading over to Sichem Edinburgh:

Mamo assisting:

Job done, Captain Enos disembarks:

Bye!

Nunui with a bone in her teeth:

Some of the HART train components at Pier 1:

Fanfare:

I was also allowed to go out on the B. Sky job.

Alongside B. Sky at the pier with Hilo Bay astern of her:

Hoku Loa:

Mamo assisting with Kukahi:

Back to Fanfare!

Lifeboat:

More hull textures:

Scupper:

Draft marks and Plimsoll line:

Hatch cover details:

Winches on the foredeck:

Mahalo to Captains Enos and Collins. Special thanks to Paul.

Variety

Mar19

Not sure what was going on here just before the arrival of BBC France (in the distance):

Harbor Police boat:

Mana‘o

BBC France:

Something new and a bit of a surprise, a large red-eared slider:

Someone’s abandoned or runaway pet? It was swimming away from the area where Nu‘uanu Stream flows into the harbor.

Moana Holo:

BBC Luanda

Mar13

BBC Luanda arriving and turning:

Industrial Kelly Arrival

Jan18

Pi‘ilani assisting:

Job done, Kawika picking up Pilot 9:

Oil spill boom boat (PENCO 1?) in a hurry:

Harbor Primaries

Mar29

Miki Hana:

Panthera:

Mamo with Panthera:

American Contender:

American Emerald fenders:

Nunui stern detail:

Judy K and Fortuna:

Sights along the way:

Manoa’s stack:

Bright car:

Sailing With a Cargo of Oil

Mar28

“A cargo of oil is not the same as a cargo of general merchandise. It makes the ship too stiff, she don’t give to the sea, and it is hard on the rigging.” — Captain R. Williams, Master, Marion Chilcott (The Pacific Commercial Advertiser [Honolulu], September 25, 1903, p. 7)

The ship Falls of Clyde, Captain Engalls, arrived this morning after one of the best passages of the season from Port Harford. She made the run down in twelve days, which is very close to a record for an oil ship fully ladened. The Falls of Clyde is universally recognized as the finest sailing vessel which comes into this harbor. She is trim, neat, has beautiful lines and has always done fast work, both between this city and the Coast and when running from San Francisco to Hilo. Special credit should be given here for the present trip on account of the character of her cargo, as there is no freight which tends to slow down a vessel more than oil. — The Hawaiian Star [Honolulu], July 30, 1909, p. 2