tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21694259089864718832024-03-14T03:12:54.148-07:00Tim Forderer's Photo JournalTim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-7544015243867928462013-02-17T03:05:00.001-08:002013-02-17T03:05:14.206-08:00Arctic Downwind Groove<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-27799354374438132252013-02-17T03:02:00.002-08:002013-02-17T03:02:45.976-08:00Surfing Across the Arctic Circle!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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at 0600 Listening to the DOORS "Riders on the Storm".... </div>
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We ROARED across the ARCTIC CIRCLE! </div>
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Harnessed in, with 30 knots of wind behind us we surfed at speeds of 10-14 knots across the 3 meter (cold 4c /39f ) Norwegian Sea waves</div>
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30 days ago we sailed out of the locks at Den Helder Holland
happily leaving the Jongert Shipyard behind in our wake. We were now bound for Svalbard
and the Polar Ice Cap a true Arctic Cruising Expedition.</div>
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It’s hard to articulate all of the emotions and logistics of
moving back on board Vivid and getting back on the water after living on land
for 8 months during the refit of Vivid.
To put this in perspective: In the past 11 years, I have not lived on
land longer than a few weeks! I guess it would be like you moving back into
your home and land-based life routine after 11 years away at sea. </div>
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I have just had my first few real nights sleep in over a
month. In the last 30 days we have
sailed over 2400 nm, including crossing the Arctic Circle, a stop in Lofoton N.
Norway, an amazing 10 day cruise of Svalbard, sailing over the 80 degree N.
latitude line and sailing along the edge of the Arctic Polar Ice Cap. </div>
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Today we are pinned in up here at 78 13N 15 35E - in
Svalbard. We are patiently waiting
for a gale force low-pressure system to clear its way out of our path
South. We have about 3700 miles ahead of us to reach Spain when we
pick up anchor and leave the North behind. The severe weather systems are one
of the risks that come with cruising in the extreme high latitudes this late in
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The best of the cruising season in the Arctic is about 2
months long. We are past that now
and the gale force weather systems are starting to dominate the Greenland,
Barent and Norwegian Seas, as summer turns to winter with no “in-between”
season. </div>
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I will breath a much easier when we get south of the Arctic
Circle and down to warm water again and have a few months before we sail to the
South Extreme High Latitude’s.
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This truly has been a proper Arctic experience, with everything
from: Hungry Polar bears, explosively calving glaciers to beautiful serene
anchorages changing that can change there attitude in a few hours to become
unwelcome ice choked anchorages.</div>
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I have come to find my self with a jaw dropping awe and
admiration for this remote arctic area’s beauty. It is never static and is always changing; one minute -
sunny vivid blue skies the next you have, rainbow outlined snow squalls. </div>
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and appreciation for the extreme dynamic’s of the fast changing unforgiving weather,
ice and in general the forces of nature that are unique to high latitude
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Two real life “hit close to home” stories that build this
cautious respect and are sad reminders of how serious you must take the nature
of cruising around ice and cold water:
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6 Years ago when we cruised West Greenland,
4 yachts went up to Greenland and only 3 came out. One ill prepared boat got too close to a Glacier it calved
and sank the boat. Luckily a tour
operator quickly plucked the crew and guests from a certain frozen death.</div>
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Two days ago, 5 miles from where I am writing, a tourist was
killed while sightseeing near a glacier.
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it calved. Ice fell on the women’s
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Respect, caution, safety and awesome appreciation….<br />
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15 August:</div>
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We are anchored in front of a in the jaw-dropping beautiful
Fjortende Jlibreen Glacier. We are
in the last weeks of the Midnight Sun, where it is daylight 24 hours a
day. Night becomes Day and Day is
Day. The energy and stamina that
you have is noticeably different when it is 0100 and it is as light out as 11
in the morning. It is so silent
here, all you here are the birds and the ice popping like rice krispies. Randomly your attention is thrown to
the glacier with a massive thundering percussion. As sound travels slower than the actual glacier calving
event you look in time to see a chunk of ice the size of your garage fall into
the water creating a huge spray and then local tsunami. It is a spectacular sight, almost
better than the best fireworks finale you have ever seen. I hope for future generations that we
are not watching the Polar Ice finale.
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0200 We are surrounded
by ice. As I come on for my anchor
watch I find our picturesque glacier front anchorage is rapidly
deteriorating. The anchorage is
full of ice and more is pouring in from nearby glaciers. To mix things up a bit throw in a thick
fog pushing in. Time to pick up
the anchor and gently push our way out, minding the brand new paint job!</div>
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To make things challenging in the last 48 hours we have lost
our depth sounder, and our entire compass generated electronic navigation
equipment. It is time for “old
school” navigation. I slowly steer and push ice along the plotted a course for
the opposite lee shore, monitor the measured distance off the rock cliffs and
navigate around the large mini-van sized ice chunks are stopped on the shallow
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I am very aware how incredibly fortunate I am to to be doing
what I love and to be working for someone that I have great admiration and
respect for. I am just now
comprehend what we have accomplished in the last 30 days. Fantastic experiences and memories that
will last a lifetime….</div>
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As winter is quickly closing in here it is time to sail
south, we have about 3000 miles ahead of us starting tomorrow. The compass course will be easy to
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As a young kid my Dad continued to teach me to sail on
the 24” Kittiwake brand
sailboat. She was a sleek 24” low
freeboard, shoal draft solid sailing boat. Today as we coast slowly away from the massive and
incredibly beautiful Blomstrandhamma Glacier in Klongsfjorden Svalbard, we are
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Back then sailing the 24 foot Kittiwake that bore the name
“Engender” . This was the name
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Back then sailing on the Engender's, My Dad could not get the tiller out of my
hand. Now that I think of it, I
don’t think he wanted to take it from me.
He would sit back, beer in hand enjoying the company of his friends, and
occasionally toss me a smile and nod as I would sit quietly for hours
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I just looked up the word “Engender” again in the dictionary (on-line dictionary!). </div>
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I think I am beginning to understand my Dad’s purpose and meaning of the name Engender on
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I used to be resent and be critical of my Dad for not giving me more “life
guidance”. Sadly, I quietly felt this when he died as well. Why did you not sit me down and talk through life and what I should do, who I should become, How I will get there...... </div>
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Looking at the “big picture” of my life so far – I wonder if some how, way
back then sailing on the Maumee Bay and Ottawa River that the more he
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I am pretty sure he did, and that all of that “Engender” time
helped prepare me for sailing today in this extreme part of the world near the
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Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-39382026244820831102012-09-02T00:32:00.002-07:002012-09-02T00:32:10.956-07:00Message in a Bottle: Part 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Guide/Polar Bear Protection), presented me with a special bottle of rum. He told me the story of how the bottle has travelled many miles on the sea and has crossed the Equator and the Meridian a few times. He asked me to carry it back over the equator and towards the South Pole and Antartica.<br /><br />I gladly accepted the task.<br /><br />I then passed a card around the room and asked everyone to write a message "to the world" in their own language.<br /><br />I shared that I would not only take it to Antartica but that I would securely seal the bottle, and with a proper "Message in a Bottle" ceremony I would release it to the Oceans currents.<br /><br />Then I went on to tell them this story...... (follow the link)<br /><br /><a href="http://sailnxs.blogspot.com/2009/01/message-in-bottle.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://sailnxs.blogspot.com/2009/01/message-in-bottle.html</a></div>
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Recently I spent an exhilarating day immersing my self in the underground world of the Athens Greece graffiti. I ran around the city with one of the underground world's well known "writers" and learned all about the culture, the psyche of the "writers", the different graffiti styles, and the strategy used to do the big pieces and to tag trains. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The graffiti in Athens is sometimes dark and sends a strong message of the current situation in the city. One difference between a "normal" artist and a street "writer" is that a normal artist may work on a piece for weeks in the secure comfort of the studio. A street writer averages 5 minutes or less on a piece with the threat of being caught at any moment and going to jail, or get run over by a train. This is the buzz for the street "writers"...</span><br />
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</tbody></table>Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-43519782413686601692011-07-02T09:42:00.000-07:002011-07-02T09:45:36.300-07:00Facebook!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">My blog writing has take a back seat to the ease of quick posts on Facebook! <br />
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This site is evolving into more of a photo journal and Facebook is taking its place for easy and random text updates to friends and family.<br />
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</div><div>Thanks! <br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/">www.facebook.com</a></div></div>Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-62027305330386209022011-04-14T19:28:00.000-07:002011-04-14T19:28:10.094-07:00Pirate attacks hit an all-time high worldwide<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<h1 style="color: #003333; font-family: Trebuchet, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-weight: bold;">Massive floating rubbish islands from Japan tsunami spotted on Pacific</h1><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Massive floating rubbish islands of houses, cars and bodies almost 70 miles in length from the Japanese tsunami are causing chaos in the shipping lanes of the Pacific Ocean as it heads for the west coast of the United States.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cars, tractors, boats and the occasional entire house have been spotted floating on the surface of the Pacific Ocean in the aftermath of the March 11 Japanese tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The largest "island" of debris stretches 60 nautical miles (69 miles) in length and covers an expanse of more than 2.2 million square feet, according to the US Navy's 7th Fleet, which is closely monitoring the floating rubbish.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"It is very large and it's a maritime hazard," Lieutenant Anthony Falvo, deputy public affairs officer for the US Navy's 7th Fleet, told the Daily Telegraph.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">"The damage it can cause is anything from piercing the hull of a ship to leaving dents or getting wrapped up in propulsion systems."</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experts have reportedly estimated that it could take up to two years for the floating tsunami debris to hit Hawaii and three years for the West Coast.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The US navy is currently working with civilian construction companies from Japan on attempts to start removing the floating debris from the ocean.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Read the rest of this article at <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8437632/Massive-floating-rubbish-islands-from-Japan-tsunami-spotted-on-Pacific.html" target="_blank">The Telegraph</a>.</div></div>Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-29582586015298539252011-03-18T23:25:00.000-07:002011-03-19T00:32:59.494-07:00Yacht Aid Global - Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #445566; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"></span><br />
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</div>It is with great sadness that I learned about the SY Quest crew. This hits very close to home. The SY Quest was anchored 300 meters from us three weeks ago prior to there departure for Salah. The Adam's where members of the Del Rey Yacht Club in Marina del Rey where I was sailing out of for years while living in Los Angeles. <div><br />
</div><div>The piracy situation in the Indian Ocean has become extreme in the past three months with the area of attacks increasing to the shores of India, and more importantly the tactics used now include attacking private yachts and killing crew. This has many yachts that I have personally talked with in the past few weeks abandoning there sailing plans for going west and shipping their vessels. <br />
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</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 8.5pt; margin-right: 8.5pt; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 17px;">The nature of the incident highlights the complex debate over the use of force in rescue operations at sea, and is reminiscent of the events that occurred when <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">SY Tanit</i> was hijacked in the Indian Ocean on April 4, 2009. On that occasion, the French yacht <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 17px;">SY Tanit</i> was under the control of pirates for six days until French forces boarded the vessel. During an exchange of gunfire, four of the hostages were secured, two pirates were killed and three were detained, but the skipper of the yacht, Florent Lemaçon, died in the incident. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 17px;">The advice for yachts transiting the region is co-ordinated between the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 17px;">UK Maritime Trade Organisation (UKMTO) and the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), and is promulgated via the Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa (MSCHOA). Any yacht transiting the region should inform the MSCHOA, and ensure that anti-piracy measures are robust and comprehensive.</span></div></td></tr>
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</div><div style="line-height: 17px;">We are in Mumbai India now and it is a real shocker. Unlike anyplace that I have been. I have been fortunate to travel and get in deep to many remote places, but this is different. The wide spread poverty is hard to digest. The general overcrowding of people. The infrastructure reminds me of Cuba, A place that once was grand and then was left to decay with no maintenance or upgrades. </div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 17px;">There are 20 million people in Mumbai (Bombay) India, and 4 million are homeless. To put that in perspective; in the whole country of Australia there are 21 million people and Australia is the size of all of India.</div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><br style="line-height: 17px;" /></div><div style="line-height: 17px;">Life is very much "in your face". Yelling, pushing, begging, touting, if you have personal space issues - this is not the place for you! Driving is insane, I would not even think of renting a car or motor bike here. It is common practice to use your horn as much as you use your brake pedal and it is grid lock stop and go traffic here with incessant horns. It can drive you mental after about a 15 minute taxi ride. The accepted practice if there is a car crash is that you get out and beat the person that was wrong. Makes me wonder if California was on to something with "No Fault Insurance". The hustling, scamming and touts ashore wear you down. The Lonely Planet warns of scams to lure you to a family restaurant, drug you and then steal your vital organs for resale on the market. Nice. </div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><br style="line-height: 17px;" /></div><div style="line-height: 17px;">It is like a scene out of a disaster movie, how the world tries to cope after being nuked. It is the worst place I have ever seen for negative impact on the environment. <br />
<a name='more'></a> You can barely breath here, and visibility is usually less than one mile due to pollution. There are days where the pollution smog is so thick that large ships use restricted navigation (fog) signals in the shipping lanes. We had to replace a microwave and I asked the guy to take it away and dispose of properly and he said "just throw it off the back of the boat"! A navy ship sank last week here a few miles from us and dumped tons of diesel and oil into the water and they did nothing to contain it. People piss and shit any where they can, in plain sight. The smells here will never be forgotten. I have photos of gross child labor that I will not post out of respect for the victims involved. The scenes of human rights violations and living conditions for the poor will be etched in my mind for ever.</div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><br style="line-height: 17px;" /></div><div style="line-height: 17px;">On a positive note the experience is sensory overload so much color, texture and contrast. Standing with a camera you are so excited with everything surrounding you being a great shot. I am trying to work out how to take scratch and sniff photos to really share the experience with every one. This is a place where people are very industrious and make use of everything, nothing gets thrown out. I walked down streets of people selling what we would consider to be junk and lines of people where bartering for it and carting it away. Made me think of my Dad's garage and all the "junk" he collected, He would enjoy these junk streets.</div><div style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 17px;">I hate being negative about a place, but I can not wait to leave here and get back into clean air, clean water, and a more "serene" environment.</div></div>Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-20769127448751743032011-01-06T23:26:00.000-08:002011-01-09T00:28:18.623-08:00Indonesian Yachting's Banyan Tree Award's 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"></span><br />
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CONGRATULATIONS to all the award winners, I am humbled to be in your company! Keep up the GOOD WORKS in Indonesia!!!!<br />
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Awards were handed out in five categories at the recent BaliMoon Superyacht Rendezvous held in Bali, Indonesia. Categories cover Superyacht of the Year, Captain of the Year, Charity Personality of the Year, Service Provider of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement award. </div><div align="center" style="line-height: 15px;"><img align="middle" border="0" src="http://www.synfo.com/TheYachtReport/articles/Library%20-%201123_1001.jpg" style="height: 454px; line-height: 15px; width: 457px;" /><br />
<i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 15px;">Captain Ralph Lucas receives </i>Seljm's<i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 15px;"> award, presented by ISA chair, <br style="line-height: 15px;" />Dewi Wati Annalisah</i></div><br style="line-height: 15px;" />Superyacht of the Year went to S/Y <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 15px;">Seljm</i> for exceptional commitment to charities during their third circumnavigation of the Globe and in particular to <a class="ecxblue10pt" href="http://www.yachtaidglobal.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Yacht Aid Global</a> and a local soccer team in Lovina, North Bali. The award was accepted by Captain Ralph Lucas on behalf of Captain Steve Ray.<br style="line-height: 15px;" /><br style="line-height: 15px;" /><div align="center" style="line-height: 15px;"><img align="middle" border="0" src="http://www.synfo.com/TheYachtReport/articles/Library%20-%201124_8249.jpg" style="height: 828px; line-height: 15px; width: 529px;" /><br />
<i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 15px;">Dewi Wati Annalisah presents Nila Tanzil with Tim Forderer's award<br style="line-height: 15px;" /> for Captain of the Year</i></div><br style="line-height: 15px;" />Captain of the Year went to Tim Forderer of S/Y <i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 15px;">Vivid</i>, represented by Nila Tanzil, for his continuing support of remote village school, <a class="ecxblue10pt" href="http://www.artemoris.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Arte Moris</a> in Dili, East Timor and his Do What You Love high-school presentations. <br style="line-height: 15px;" /><br style="line-height: 15px;" />Tanzil received an award herself for Charity Personality of the Year for her work as founder of the <a class="ecxblue10pt" href="http://www.tamanbacaanpelangi.com /" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Rainbow Reading Gardens</a> project that creates small reading libraries in remote villages to encourage leisure reading outside of school hours.<br />
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<i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 15px;">Captain Cuanna Butterly receives the Service Provider of the Year <br style="line-height: 15px;" />award on behalf of Indo Yacht Support</i></div><br style="line-height: 15px;" />Service Provider of the Year went to <a class="ecxblue10pt" href="http://www.indoyachtsupport.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Indo Yacht Support</a>, represented by Captain Cuanna Butterly, for tireless efforts to promote Indonesia as a superyacht destination and providing exceptional shore support to visitors. <br style="line-height: 15px;" /><br style="line-height: 15px;" /><div align="center" style="line-height: 15px;"><img align="middle" border="0" height="499" src="http://www.synfo.com/TheYachtReport/articles/Library%20-%201126_6172.jpg" style="line-height: 15px;" width="600" /><i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 15px;"><br style="line-height: 15px;" />Captain Cilian Budarleigh receives his Lifetime Achievement Award. </i></div><br style="line-height: 15px;" />The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Captain Cilian Budarlaigh, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame and who has spent more than five years assisting superyacht visits, helping local charities and lobbying the government to relax the Maritime Tourism Regulations.<br style="line-height: 15px;" /><br style="line-height: 15px;" />An extra award was added to especially recognise a leading luminary of Indonesian yachting who, sadly, passed away this year. The Distinguished Service Award (Posthumous) went to Bapak Kus Projolalito, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame and who worked for many, many years assisting yachts in obtaining the cruising permits (CAIT) necessary to visit Indonesia.<br style="line-height: 15px;" /><br style="line-height: 15px;" /><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px;">IM <br style="line-height: 15px;" /><br style="line-height: 15px;" /><span style="color: #000066; line-height: normal;">Related links <br style="line-height: 15px;" />Indonesia Superyacht Association | <a class="ecxblue10pt" href="http://www.indonesia.superyachtassociation.org/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 15px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">website</a></span></b></span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This past week with a transit of the Sulu Sea under my belt and the sailing we have done over the past two years I have completed sailing all Seven of the Seas.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The memory if Derek's riddle just popped randomly into my mind today.... and I sit and marvel once again at how select events are mysteriously planted in our subconscious and some how take part in our life's journey.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In Colonial times, the Seven Seas refereed to the Clipper Ship Tea Route from China to England was the longest trade route in the world. 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After a few minutes of sharing the YAG mission and the purpose for the books and materials, the manager was more than happy to clear out some of his back room stock. <br /><br />Be Proactive! Just Do It! YAG! Yacht Aid Global http://www.yachtaidglobal.org/ Drop me an email at tforderer@msn.com and I would be happy to share with you how easy it is to get involved.<br /><br />After our trip through Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya - West Papua this year I hope to supply YAG and the folks at Indonesian Yacht Services with some reliable contacts for boats going that way in the future to get involved.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOV87yfPs9F_toW3rrPc9pQARHWbEXW94FuWBPryEuOqEMyLNCBzVFVdr5Bx6-LrpIfWoQate58rK_4m8Lc08T93PBXuU2Whr4tAuKMG5HAloTruTlji2v8_MguquCyBr9dAcbluLX34j/s1600/eatons.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOV87yfPs9F_toW3rrPc9pQARHWbEXW94FuWBPryEuOqEMyLNCBzVFVdr5Bx6-LrpIfWoQate58rK_4m8Lc08T93PBXuU2Whr4tAuKMG5HAloTruTlji2v8_MguquCyBr9dAcbluLX34j/s320/eatons.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481030586365022482" /></a>Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-75348815123328050512010-06-07T02:47:00.000-07:002010-06-10T03:05:10.905-07:00What Color is Your Parachute for Teens!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6brZS5lvUmsqwkO9nNsHyWi3jiMUMnX7f1WtoBpqrKlQicPgAUHTQTHSUSbVhn0n9wPeZJWIdFagharObvbNIZPkl1S5cKJAb_s93BZe0TY0TRpG4ofLAxvPXoJ9n2EYNzDz87fJ8yig/s1600/header2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 62px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6brZS5lvUmsqwkO9nNsHyWi3jiMUMnX7f1WtoBpqrKlQicPgAUHTQTHSUSbVhn0n9wPeZJWIdFagharObvbNIZPkl1S5cKJAb_s93BZe0TY0TRpG4ofLAxvPXoJ9n2EYNzDz87fJ8yig/s320/header2.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481082864809880594" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">http://parachute4teens.com/around-the-world.html<span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span></span><br /><br />Check out Carol Christens Blog. Carol is the Author of the Best Selling Book "What Color is Your Parachute for Teens!"<br /><br />She has a very nice entry on my Do What You Love program! Thanks Carol!<br /><br />This book is amazing, I wish I had it when I was in high school in Toledo Ohio. <br /> <br />With Carol's help, I have just ordered a case of books. I will keep the books on board as we sail around the world and I will distribute them I meet with high school teens, encouraging them to Do What They Love! <br /><br />Please also check out Carol's Facebook page it is loaded with Career Advice for Teens,<br /><br /><br />*Top 10 Career Books of 2007 (monster.com)<br /><br />Website: http://www.parachute4teens.com<br /><br />Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/What-Color-is-Your-parachute-FOR-TEENS-Defining-Your-Future/386987411662?ref=ts <br /><br />Blogsite: http://www.parachute4teens.com/blog.html<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk_g7fozPVt3QXXsqubvCbgCSn_6SvVzBEdWjd6npQ3isPdZMgLchGQ41gw1ncvxFQshxCniGP4k_ynZDAkXPDel4vP2wj7jtMhe-OSQ-mwQwHypvTocFlz2tHBF1FB3biA-dLGMfp01Y/s1600/Small_front_cover2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk_g7fozPVt3QXXsqubvCbgCSn_6SvVzBEdWjd6npQ3isPdZMgLchGQ41gw1ncvxFQshxCniGP4k_ynZDAkXPDel4vP2wj7jtMhe-OSQ-mwQwHypvTocFlz2tHBF1FB3biA-dLGMfp01Y/s320/Small_front_cover2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481080477598991970" /></a>Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-50776353508434425012010-06-02T20:00:00.001-07:002010-06-02T20:04:48.891-07:00Do What You Love - Shan Tao High School<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF1Mh3fOQ5dHi6uFud6YB-W4VFu6T7gGQm7dANv0bLBijPYZLAmOy7zSXHOYZSN6gularOlIUgf8ch3D0rHiK3h9U6ucXfMNfXGDy0S4lIJXeF7_scKkVa42smfiWMpoAAa4Ia9lfrxA3/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF1Mh3fOQ5dHi6uFud6YB-W4VFu6T7gGQm7dANv0bLBijPYZLAmOy7zSXHOYZSN6gularOlIUgf8ch3D0rHiK3h9U6ucXfMNfXGDy0S4lIJXeF7_scKkVa42smfiWMpoAAa4Ia9lfrxA3/s320/IMG_0656.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478377835517210994" /></a><br />Had an awesome "Do What You Love" session with the graduating class at the Shan Tao High School in Kota Kinabalu - Borneo. <br /><br />Here are some photos: http://dwylmentors.blogspot.com/<br /><br />If you or anyone you know is really "Doing What They Love" and would like to participate in my webpage with a personal biography please let me know....Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-28727199020531403862010-05-07T21:31:00.000-07:002010-05-07T21:35:49.136-07:00Palawan - Birds Nest Sentry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbMzqBmLbRr2QYnWw6FyI-hy490f0gwfoY5jtgr0bfda8_CmSckuzETAdQp6V7cenivw7E0NBADtpY1TpbKfGD0yrhNcFty-hit7xdwuu6WwVx8HhmI6lZJ91WQWTkgcM9CMeGmxjtlGB/s1600/26230_383824820845_733635845_4390200_4031070_s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 98px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXbMzqBmLbRr2QYnWw6FyI-hy490f0gwfoY5jtgr0bfda8_CmSckuzETAdQp6V7cenivw7E0NBADtpY1TpbKfGD0yrhNcFty-hit7xdwuu6WwVx8HhmI6lZJ91WQWTkgcM9CMeGmxjtlGB/s320/26230_383824820845_733635845_4390200_4031070_s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468752907236498018" /></a><br /><br />This young kid Stays on the sheer side of a limestone mountain, guarding the entrance to a cave. Inside the cave small swallow like birds make nests of saliva. The nests sell for big bucks to make birds nest soup.Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-28944524941173571852010-05-07T21:03:00.000-07:002010-05-07T21:25:14.080-07:00A quick update!Its been way to long since I have wrote on this blog. So many miles, so many great experiences over the past few months. <br /><br />All going back to late November with my friends at North Cape Yacht Club where about 200+ people git together on a clod November night over the Thanksgiving weekend to reunite and raise some money for the NCYC Sailing school. Words can not explain what an incredible night it was for me personally to be back where I learned to sail and grew up. <br /><br />We spent Christmas and New Years Eve crusing the Langkawi and South Thailand area. This was my second Thai New Years, the magic of the thousands of rice paper sky lanterns floating through the air highlighting the warm nights wind currents is a sight that sticks fondly in your mind. <br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiad7dUMVZNQlLiLbblboMiV3rAa0tweOrYpmrPvOyjLubCQs55pzSq_QuDREg16pbJfmUlZ2sw3_pS-ZxkQe7XSCjH2OHoSMhVLmyPwmzkelcMIoSGWsqqjIc3aUKqcv_NB3miPhyphenhyphenqVVNl/s1600/200px-Yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiad7dUMVZNQlLiLbblboMiV3rAa0tweOrYpmrPvOyjLubCQs55pzSq_QuDREg16pbJfmUlZ2sw3_pS-ZxkQe7XSCjH2OHoSMhVLmyPwmzkelcMIoSGWsqqjIc3aUKqcv_NB3miPhyphenhyphenqVVNl/s320/200px-Yi_peng_sky_lantern_festival_San_Sai_Thailand.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468747833001908578" /></a><br /><br />I took a week and explored the temples of Cambodia, then back to the boat and on to the Philippines. <br /><br />We just finished a great cruise in the Palawan area. Probally one of the nicest cruising areas I have been too. A combination of the limestone casts of Raja Ampat and the beautiful Anchorages and Diving of Komodo. Spectacular... I look forward to returning some day soon.<br /><br />For now we are taking advantage of some down time in Kota Kinabalu Borneo. A time to get completely organized for our next 5 months out away from any marina "luxuries" like power. water and the security of being tied to a dock. Out there were we have to be completely self reliant...Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-24854416350463197902009-10-16T17:38:00.000-07:002009-11-08T19:07:40.880-08:00International Superyacht Society Crew of the Year AwardI just recieved this email from my friend and founder of Yacht Aid Global, Mark Drewelow<br /><br /><em>Big news,,,, the International Superyacht Society has awarded all Captains and Crew that participate in YAG activity, the ISS crew of the year award. I will be in Florida on Oct 29 to accept the award on behalf of all Captain and Crew that participate. </em><br /><br />We have been partnering with Mark and YAG with the yachts good will efforts as we travel from place to place. Mark and I collaborated on the hugely rewarding Komodo School Fence Project as well.<br /><br />More from Mark Drewelow 30 October at 13:58 <br /><span style="font-style:italic;">It is very late at night on Thursday, actually it is now Friday. I am back from the International Superyacht Society Awards Gala. This is an annual event where awards are presented for Design and Leadership. One of the awards is called the Distinguished Crew Award. YAG was awarded this on behalf of all the Captain and Crew out there that YAG. <br /><br />There was a 3 minute introduction by Gary of Westrec with a series of YAG slides on two huge screens. I then went on stage to receive the award and say a few words. There were a few tears shed in the audiance. The combinate of the intro, slides and my jumbled words on stage apparently made a powerful impact. YAG stands alone in our industry.<br /><br />Stay tuned for more information.<br />Best regards<br />Mark</span><br /><br />I hope that by the ISS recognizing the handfull of yachts that are really making a goodwill effort as they travel, that more and more yacht crews and owners will become proactive in the communities they travel to.<br /><br />Get involved at what ever level, whether it is contributing clothing or school supplies, cleaning a beach, volunteering at a school or hospital, teaching skills or building a fence it all takes so little time and effort and the reward for all involved is immeasurable. <br /><br />As a boating community I feel that we generally "take" from the areas we cruise and do not necessarily leave a positive footprint. I believe in Karma as a Captain and I have seen and felt first hand the good coming back to us in direct proportion to the good we give. <br /><br />I can only imagine what the reception and attitude towards cruisers would be like if the majority rather than just a few of us found a way to contribute in the areas we get so much from.<br /><br />TimTim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-12229572044050593502009-10-10T00:40:00.000-07:002010-06-10T02:23:42.056-07:00Komodo Island School Fence Completion Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyxjIe3vTA8JvGM9RmzJfh4ASu1FhgVkrVdT7Lp0-HS5X3QGcZotSH9n3WhXm5COuMuZcC-myw5CIJGJ3ZE0bq-9jWdf1o3EhnPQ-5qnQk3vc1cO_HdaqbWANaWH6o2bmtljSuVSLRsAw/s1600/kom2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnyxjIe3vTA8JvGM9RmzJfh4ASu1FhgVkrVdT7Lp0-HS5X3QGcZotSH9n3WhXm5COuMuZcC-myw5CIJGJ3ZE0bq-9jWdf1o3EhnPQ-5qnQk3vc1cO_HdaqbWANaWH6o2bmtljSuVSLRsAw/s320/kom2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481069043406758466" /></a><br /><br /><br />I. Project Description<br />School Fence Completion Report<br />Project Title Location Work Volum Source of Budget: Tim Forderer, C2C and Philip Palmer <br />Project Timeline: 3 ‐ 15 Sept 2009<br /><br />II. Narative Description<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Background.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />There are a total of four villages inside Komodo National Park. Komodo Island has one village; Rinca Island has two villages named Rinca and Kerora; and Papagarang Island has one village. Komodo village is the most populated among the four villages. As of 2009 (August) a total of population of Komodo Village is 1368 residents. Although there is primary school in Komodo village since long time ago, but only 70 percent of children completed their six years of primary school. Less than 25 percent of those who finish primary school continue onto junior high school in Labuan Bajo or other town. However, since mid of 2008, a junior high school class has been started by using primary school buidling. Junior high school building is now under construction and need to build a ring fence.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The reason why need fencing.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />The Junior high school building is located next to primary school building that has already been fenced. The two building are located in the area of Komodo National Park where the wild animal ; Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) run wild freely but tightly protected. Komodo Dragon is a dangerious predatory animal and can attack not only prey but also human. Thi is the basic reason why the school buildings should be fenced. The fence is intended to prevent komodo dragon entering from the school area with 89 student, so teaching and learning process can take place in a safety condition.<br /><br />The fence building was already discussed with the vice headmaster together with Tim Forderer. They committed to commence the fence improvement after Ramadhan holiday. <span style="font-weight:bold;">The bamboo fence has been successfully built by involving local people including youth organisation, teachers and also students. This fence is very useful to protect a number of 90 students and several teachers from dragon attack that can happen at any time and in any place. All materials for this fence were imported from Labuan Bajo, Flores Island using traditional boat. Some remaining materials (bamboos) will be used to improve and replace some part of the old fence behind the elementary school.<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br />Renold Ch Manalu<br />Community Development and Outreach Manager<br />Gang Mesjid Kampung Cempa, Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Barat, Flores-NTT, 86554, Indonesia T: +62-385-41448, +62-385-41328 F : +62-385-41225 | M : +62-811-385-1696 rmanalu@putrinagakomodo.com | gokomodo.org | komodonationalpark.org<br />PT. Putri Naga Komodo is an enterprise partnership between The Nature Conservancy, the Global Environment Facility and the International Finance CorporationTim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-67201064184592768872009-10-01T16:28:00.000-07:002009-10-01T16:43:58.798-07:00North Cape Yacht Club Sailing School BenefitI am super excited to be going back to Toledo Ohio over Thanksgiving this year. This is where my love and passion for sailing all started. It started with my Dad teaching me to sail in #100 Interlake (a 18 foot centerboard sailboat) off of my Grandfathers dock in Lost Peninsula on the Ottawa River.<br /><br />Its always very, very special for me to go back to Toledo and see my friends here. This is the place that I have very strong personal connections to for many reasons, this is the place that I call home. When you only spend three weeks a year in the USA, I think the place you call home is a pretty "strong call."<br /><br />Here is the information for the NCSS Benefit. If you are in or near Toledo over Thanksgiving weekend I would love to see you! Below is also a number for RSVP. <br /><br />Thanks Leslie Hill and her "crew" for putting this all together - I am very grateful, humbled and EXCITED!<br /><br />_____________________________________________________________________________<br /><br />THANKSGIVING WEEKEND<br />SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2009<br />THE North Cape SAILING SCHOOL PRESENTS:<br /><em><strong><br />TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD WITH PROFESSIONAL SAILING CAPTAIN TIM FORDERER</strong></em><br /><br />FROM THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH TIM WILL PRESENT HIS SAILING AND GOODWILL TRAVELS DOING WHAT HE LOVES CIRCUMNAVIGATING THE WORLD ON THE 90 FT YACHT VIVID. SOME OF THE DESTINATIONS INCLUDE THAILAND, INDONESIA, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, CUBA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, GREENLAND AND MANY MORE. <br /><br />JOIN US FOR DINNER AND A GREAT PROGRAM FEATURING:<br /><br />Junior Program – 5:00 – 6:00 <br />Dinner – 6:00 – 7:00 <br />Presentation – 7:00 – 9:00<br />Menu – Clam Chowder, Crab Cakes, Bread, Salad, Dessert<br />Price - $12.00 adults (includes program)<br />Kids - $5.00 (Pizza included)<br />Program only no food - $5.00<br /><br />Reservations for dinner are greatly appreciated. Contact Leslie Hill at 734.243.1222.<br /><br />All proceeds benefit the North Cape Sailing School.Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2169425908986471883.post-40318108118742896602009-10-01T16:23:00.000-07:002009-10-24T08:11:49.414-07:00Arte Moris (Art Lives!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KxzO4d3ItMAYizLTMpIMCP7MCO1Pp70qGIfeoKLdBal3azQQkNcrMdm12ndI-VYZOZi3bitYh_bCXF0D3B40xkMLY0VnaYu27ZTCxEJk2k2Yo7CfT1IgJlAWwcJWL1RCxH8EXDmFxq7v/s1600-h/IMG_8603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KxzO4d3ItMAYizLTMpIMCP7MCO1Pp70qGIfeoKLdBal3azQQkNcrMdm12ndI-VYZOZi3bitYh_bCXF0D3B40xkMLY0VnaYu27ZTCxEJk2k2Yo7CfT1IgJlAWwcJWL1RCxH8EXDmFxq7v/s320/IMG_8603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396184383553223506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmGO49jKbe165V4fAjrIhE4DpYldH1nsKXEmKveBeNxkgLOOXt5FVaDHnyd6gmzryRLreR__re5wyuyaBdeSI9DeiD3DhmDaWl5Di5nWEPoiiZLWNRHvztgLQn1drrnG_DuwTajQMMnmE/s1600-h/IMG_2209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmGO49jKbe165V4fAjrIhE4DpYldH1nsKXEmKveBeNxkgLOOXt5FVaDHnyd6gmzryRLreR__re5wyuyaBdeSI9DeiD3DhmDaWl5Di5nWEPoiiZLWNRHvztgLQn1drrnG_DuwTajQMMnmE/s320/IMG_2209.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396183955331507106" /></a><br /><br />Right now we are underway from Dili East Timor to Ambon Indonesia. Just about 150 nm to go. The coolest thing happened in Dili over the past three days.<br /> <br />First take a second and check out <strong>www.artemoris.org </strong>just read the quick history about the group.<br /> <br />So about Arte Moris, I stumbled on this place while out taking pictures in East Timor. The vivid colors of the wall murals and graffiti stood out boldly in an other wise colorless roadside. <br /> <br />As I walked to the entrance I had an immediate strong sense that I was entering someplace very special. At first I thought it was just another broken down and abandoned building complex. Quickly I realized that this was an artists sanctuary. This place was a safe haven, a place of peace and harmony, a place for freedom of expression and an incubator for creativity and personal growth. Every place I looked was art and young Timorese kids working on their creations. This was the first place that I walked in Timor where every one seemed chilled, happy and with moving with a sence of purpose. The positive energy and vibe that was generating from the people and this place was very strong and I could feel it. <br /> <br />If you have never been to Timor, this place is the worlds newest democratic and free country. It did not become this with out a heavy social impact. It took years of struggle and violence and that is not over. Timor is a place that is in general grossly impoverished, barb wire and high prison like fences around every building and home, UN Police and western military on constant patrol, homeless children, kids working in a dry river bed from sun up to sun down sifting stones for building material and earning $12 a truck load..thats about 4 usd a week. The real victims in all of this have been the Timorese youth. <br /> <br />Amidst all of this is Arte Moris a colorful sparkling vibrant gem. Basically a free art live in community for refugee children. Simply amazing... <br /> <br />I was emotionally moved and motivated with in 5 minutes at this place. I wandered around, soaking up the vibe letting my heart lead me. I knew I had to find a way to connect. I knew that my brother Chris would love this place and that sister Ann and brother Matt would as well with their deep Art involvement and passion.<br /> <br />At the back of the compound I met the young Timorese director Iliwatu and Charline. They could see my enthusiasm immediately as I was having trouble getting clear understandable sentences out. I had 30 questions all coming out of my mouth simotaniusly and squeezed in that endless stream of questions I kept muttering WOW! This Place is Amazing.... <br /><br /> <br />We spent about an hour together and I had some ideas taking shape. In this hour I learned a great deal about the history, the people involved, the strong life changing impact that Arte Morsi was having on the kids that come through. I learned of an international exhibit they did in Australia. I learned the far reaching benefits (to all involved) of their international exposure. I shared with them Ann's recent hugely successful project "Beyond the Borders" http://www.beyondtheborder-art.com/ I shared with them Matt's collaborative projects with the Paint Night Group. www.mattforderer.com <br /> <br />I went home that night buzzing and could barely sleep. I had an idea shaping and that was not going to let me rest.<br /> <br />The next morning I put my "smart" duds on and walked confidently up to the American Embassy. I walked up and handed the emotionless embassy security my passport and I said.."I would like to see the US Ambassador for Timor!". With a little finesse about 10 minutes later I was sitting in a comfortable room with the US Ambassadors' Public Relations Director. I shared my initial vision of getting a group of Arte Moris Artists and their works to the United States for a cultural, educational experience and a art exhibition in San Diego. I was met with open minded, support. The US Embassy knew very well of the group and was a fan. The embassy was also keen to show the American Public a positive Timorese image. I suggested the biggest help they could provide would be handling all of the Visa paperwork and in the air transport to and from for the artists and their exhibit. On the spot he offered an initial green light of support and a general commitment to modest financial support. Ok so now I am really buzzing.<br /> <br />I shot out to the Arte Moris compound and shared the news with them. I shared with them the vision of the USA opportunity, which was really the sum of their "wish list" from my conversation with them. It was a shared vison and it was becoming a reality. Understandably, they where cautiously enthusiastic, yet fully on board in concept. <br /> <br />The next piece of the puzzle was to get Ann on board. I had sent her a link to the Arte Moris website the night before to prime her mind. When I talked with Ann about the opportunity and to get her input, she was already 10 steps ahead of me in the project planning process, spitting out bullet points of what "Beyond the Borders" and she could do to make the effort a reality. Amazing such automatic synergy on this effort with each person approached. To me, a concrete sign that this is VERY WORTHWHILE effort!<br /> <br />The next day sitting on the front porch of the Arte Moris compound. People where coming and going, puppies barking and playing, in the adjoing room - a cartoon art class is being led by visiting American Cartoonist, Mike Loew, Charline, Iliwatu and I sit huddled around a cheap Nokia Cell phone set to speaker phone talking to Ann at home in San Diego California and talk for almost an hour. <br /> <br />The outcome; true shape and shared vision of the cooperative effort between East Timor's Arte Moris Art School and USA Beyond the Borders Art Fair. On the call the vision gained life and momentum, and specific next steps agreed to, to make this a reality. <br /> <br />The target date to have the Arte Moris Timorese group and exhibition in San Diego USA is the beginning of September 2010<br /> <br />We hung up the call with Ann, the three of us pushed back in our ratty rattan seats, sat silently for a minute and then all just started laughing with excitement of what had been created and given life to in 24 hours from the time that we met and I randamly stumbled upon and wandered the Arte Moris Compound shooting photos. So cooooool. <br /> <br />Pretty cool!Tim Fordererhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00355732663416948527noreply@blogger.com0