Donations being accepted… http://www.drakenexpeditionamerica.com/2016/07/15/fund-raising-started-to-let-draken-sail-agian/
stan > On Jul 17, 2016, at 2:16 PM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think there was an issue with the amount. 100 hours or so is going to come > to > quite a sum. Plus, it's based on the ship being a commercial vessel, due to > it > charging fees for visitors. Except, as I understand it, there is no charge. > Even if there were, it's unlikely to raise the better part of half a million > dollars. > https://mail2.virginmedia.com/appsuite/# >> On 17 July 2016 at 17:19 Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I hope the fundraiser helps. According to their blog post of July 11, >> the Viking ship was not continuing its Great Lakes journey and was >> returning to the Atlantic. They weren't objecting to the amount of the >> $400/hour pilot fee, but that they were told at the outset of their trip >> that there wouldn't be a fee. I was looking forward to its visit to >> Green Bay. >> >> -p >> >> >> On 7/17/2016 8:21 AM, Stanley Halpin wrote: >>> Thanks for the comments Bob, Mike, Ken… >>> >>> I just posted the link to a local f-book page, clicked to check the link, >>> and realized that I had the image display size set at default, fairly small. >>> I just changed that to allow for larger views… >>> >>> Ken, I had heard that there was an issue with fees, both for the Viking ship >>> and also the Spanish galleon, but I hadn’t realized it was about pilots. One >>> of the music events in Bay City was redesigned as a fund raiser for the two >>> ships to help them with what was apparently an unanticipated cost. >>> >>> stan >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 17, 2016, at 4:22 AM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Very nice gallery, lots of atmosphere. That Viking ship looks fun. >>>> >>>> B >>>> >>>>> On 17 Jul 2016, at 03:21, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Meg and I spent much of yesterday at the local stop of the triennial Tall >>>>> Ships Challenge. I am not sure what the Challenge involves, but for us it >>>>> was a day amidst vast throngs gawking at sloops and schooners and one >>>>> galleon and one Norwegian Viking longboat. A long line to get into the >>>>> venue, even longer lines to get aboard any of the vessels so we passed on >>>>> that. ’Twas a good day. >>>>> >>>>> For others near the Great Lakes, note that they will be stopping also in >>>>> Chicago, Green Bay, and a few other places. >>>>> >>>>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p511795360 >>>>> >>>>> Technical info FWIW: K-1 with the D FA 24-70/2.8 or 70-200/2.8. All images >>>>> tweeked in LR, with a few slight crops. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
