Em 2013, o nosso amigo Vlad Babkin, da Rússia, enviou-nos fotografias do seu último trabalho de então, o clipper Flying Cloud, que agora reeditamos.  É um trabalho absolutamente excepcional, ou não fosse Vlad um dos melhores miniaturistas do Mundo. Obrigado Vlad! In 2013, our friend Vlad Babkin, from Russia, sent us photographs of his latest work at the time, the Flying Cloud clipper, which we are now re-editing. It is an absolutely exceptional work, as Vlad is one of the best miniaturists in the world. Thanks Vlad!   En 2013, notre ami Vlad Babkin, de Russie, nous a envoyé des photographies de sa dernière œuvre de l'époque, le Clipper Flying Cloud, que nous rééditons aujourd'hui. C'est un travail absolument exceptionnel, car Vlad est l'un des meilleurs miniaturistes au monde. Merci Vlad ! En 2013, nuestro amigo Vlad Babkin, desde Rusia, nos envió fotografías de su último trabajo en ese momento, el clipper Flying Cloud, que ahora estamos reeditando. Es un

Galway Hookers also sail the "Bottle Seas". My friend Alan Rogers, in the picture above, has already made a few, one of which was offered to me. See how beautiful they are. The method Alan used is the same as I use, the hull is hollow and made to scale. Alan is also the editor of the BottleShipp of  European Association of Ships in Bottles' Bottle Ship  magazine, which I also belong to. According to  Wikipedia , the  Galway hooker  (Irish: bád mór or húicéir) is a traditional sailing vessel characteristic of  Galway Bay  on the west coast of Ireland. This vessel, which transported peat and was also a fishing vessel, was developed for the rough and stormy waters of these seas. Traditionally this vessel is black and the sails are a dark brownish red. After the photographs you can watch an excellent film about them. http://www.kinvara.com/community/traditiona_boats_of_ireland Os Galway Hooker também navegam nos "Mares de Garrafa". O meu amigo Alan  Rogers, na fot

https://www.mariner.ie/ https://www.soldatini.eu/2019/09/the-national-maritime-museum-of-ireland.html Léiríonn rannóga éagsúla Ard-Mhúsaem Muirí na hÉireann bailiúchán fairsing de gach gné den oidhreacht mhuirí, ón ancaire ollmhór i gclós an mhúsaeim go dtí na céadta samhail-bhád i mbuidéil a rinne coimeádaithe tithe solais ar fud chósta na hÉireann. Go deimhin, bhí coimeádaithe tithe solais agus b'fhéidir fós ar cheann de na haicmí soch-ghairmiúla a thiomnaíonn go mór don "teiripe draíochta" seo le haghaidh aonrú. Bhí an chéad bhád i mbuidéal a chonaic mé i seilbh coimeádaí an tí solais ar Oileán Faial, na hAsóir, an Phortaingéil. The various sections of the National Maritime Museum of Ireland display an extensive collection of all aspects of maritime heritage, from the massive anchor in the museum courtyard to hundreds of model ships in bottles made by lighthouse keepers across the Irish coast. In fact, lighthouse keepers were and perhaps continue to be one of the soc