All Flotsam » Sea Stories, Maritime History, & Biography

This sweet collection of videos and articles explores sea stories, maritime history, and interesting people. How about an intimate tour Nathaniel Herreshoff’s original ALERION 26? Yep, we’ve got a video for that. Curious about the origins of workboats like the Whitehall? We’ve got a video for that too. Take a step back in maritime history or enjoy some off center contemporary sea stories below.

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The Off Center Crew	JOLIE BRISE – The Boat That Changed Tom Cunliffe’s Life: It takes quite a boat to change any person’s life, but for a life-long sea-going mariner like Tom Cunliffe it woul...
The Off Center Crew	Pilot Cutters — The Boats that Built Britain, Part 1: For a quick get-up-to-speed on pilot cutters, settle in for this short BBC-produced film hosted by our friend and OCH Gu...
The Off Center Crew	Harold A. Burnham: Master Shipwright: The title of this video, though true, is an understatement. Harold Burnham’s family has lived in Essex, MA for 11...
Sandy Lam	Conversations with The Lobster Lady, Virginia Oliver: This is one of my favorite stories to discover lately. May we all be as healthy and strong as Virginia Oliver in our fut...
Sandy Lam	Oregon’s ‘Pacific Lady’ and a Friendship Forged at Sea: This is the amazing story of Sharon Sites Adams. Shortly after learning how to sail in her mid-thirties, Sharon became t...
Steve Stone	Emma Ringqvist & The Art of Slowing Down Time: A beautifully made short film about Emma Ringqvist’s 164 days alone at sea…...
Sandy Lam	Katie McCabe: Sailed Solo Around Britain at Age 14: Aside from the fact that she became the youngest person to sail around the UK at 14 years old, she restored her own wood...
Bill Mayher	Four Masted Barque rounding Cape Horn 1928 – Captain Irving: Irving Johnson’s video record of the four masted bark PEKING sailing around Cape Horn is perhaps the greatest maritime...
Sandy Lam	Three Girls in a Boat: A step back in time with a group of women sailing in 1933 on the Norfolk Broads....
Steve Stone	Sir Robin Knox-Johnston — Sailing Legend: An ordinary chap who became the first person to sail solo and non-stop around the world:...
Maynard Bray	W. Starling Burgess’ Schooners with Randy Peffer & Wayne Ettel: Although he lived only 67 years and was orphaned at age 13, W. Starling Burgess, like his father Edward before him, left...
Nate Rooks	3000 Years Under the Sea: Featuring beautiful 16mm color film and narration from cameraman Stan Waterman, 3000 Years Under the Sea tells the story...
Steve Stone	Martin Litton’s Grand Canyon Dories: Thanks to Off Center Member Nathan Lunstrum for submitting this new Flotsam Video: The late Martin Litton believed the b...
Steve Stone	Hard Ship (at the Race to Alaska): Here’s a well-made film by CNN about a team facing a uniquely difficult challenge at the Race to Alaska....
Steve Stone	Anchor Point: What a remarkable story of forgiveness and grace. Thanks to J.T. Van Zandt, a fly-fishing guide in central Texas, for op...
Steve Stone	Live From the Heart, Be Who You Are: Wish I would have seen this when I was 16 years old. Just sent it to my daughter, Stella…...
Steve Stone	Slomo Describes the Neurology of OCHD!: If you think you may have OCHD, you’ll definitely want to check out this video from the New York Times. Slomo̵...
Steve Stone	A Maine Lobsterman, with E.B. White & Eugene Eaton: Since the beginning of OCH, I’ve wanted to grab the camera and jump aboard a lobster boat with one of the local Ma...
Ben Mendlowitz	Gloucester Fishing Schooner ADVENTURE in Action: Gloucester historian, Joseph Garland, introduces the 1926 dory Gloucester fishing schooner ADVENTURE, a National Histori...
Eric Blake	A Shipyard Comes Alive at Mystic Seaport, with Walt Ansel: Here’s Off Center Guide Walt Ansel talking about his life at Mystic Seaport....
Dustin Urban	Sailing, Surfing and Inspiration in French Polynesia: I first learned about Liz Clark and the Voyage of Swell through the National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Awards. L...
Dustin Urban	Birthright: A beautiful story of transcendence, of freedom and fluidity found on the water. Disclaimer: Although we are proud that O...
Ben Mendlowitz	Riva Speedboat Historic Factory Production: Riva speedboats built on the shore of Lago d’Iseo in northern Italy are famous the world over for their style, des...
Bill Mayher	Lowell’s Boat Shop on “Craft in America”: Thank you to OCH member Peter Brackenbury for bringing another wonderful film to our attention. In this episode of the t...
Ben Mendlowitz	The Pilot Cutter, Past and Present: The history of the traditional pilot cutter is detailed in this terrific video. Prior to the industrial revolution, pilo...
Dustin Urban	Sailing the HMB ENDEAVOUR: A fixture of the biannual Australian Wooden Boat Festival is the HMB ENDEAVOUR, a full-size replica of the British Royal...
Eric Blake	Expedition to the End of the World: If the trailer’s any indication, this could make for quite an entertaining viewing. Anyone seen the full film? It&...
Steve Stone	Team New Zealand Training in Moths: I was in New Zealand when Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup for the first time.  The entire country came to...
Steve Stone	Sheltered Passage – Life as a Fisherman in Tasmania: Fisherman Des Whayman shares his memories of simpler days as a fisherman on the Entreacsteaux Channel in Tasmania. This...
Maynard Bray	Building Wooden Lobster Boats, with Chummy Rich: If you’ve ever wondered how those beautiful Maine lobster boats and their pleasureboat sisters are put together, step...
Dustin Urban	A Tribute to Martin Litton, Wooden Dory Pioneer & Grand Canyon Savior: My Grand Canyon visit with environmentalist and wooden dory pioneer Martin Litton began with a thunderous “BOOM...
Steve Stone	Finding Closure on the Sea Floor: This video is a fitting (albeit belated) salute to our veterans. Follow along as the Bent Prop Project searches for the...
Steve Stone	Volvo Ocean Race Video – To The Ends of The Earth: The First 40 Years: This is the place to start if you want to get up to speed on the history of the Volvo Ocean Race. Disclaimer: Although w...
Dustin Urban	Matthews Boats, Motor Yachts and Cruisers: Matthews Boats were produced by the Matthews Boat Company in Port Clinton, Ohio from around 1890 through the mid 1960...
Dustin Urban	Betsy Davis on GLORYBE Wooden Boat Restoration: Betsy Davis’ 100-year-old wooden boat GLORYBE burned and sank in a tragic fire at the Seattle Yacht Club in 2002. Foll...
Dustin Urban	Twenty Eight Feet: Life on a Little Wooden Boat: Here’s a lovely little film about a man who has chosen a simpler life living aboard a 50-year-old wooden boat he r...
Dustin Urban	Carol Hasse of Port Townsend Sails: By all accounts, Carol Hasse of Port Townsend Sails is a treasure to the wooden boat community, and our time with her ha...
Maynard Bray	WANDER BIRD Rounds Cape Horn – 1937: See what it was like back in 1937 to beat around Cape Horn against the prevailing westerly winds known as the “roa...
Steve Stone	Old Boat Stories, Episode One: Splinter: Here’s a video from our friends over at the Antique Boat Museum, located in the 1000 Islands on the St. Lawrence R...
Maynard Bray	Rick Mercer on the Bluenose: This one’s a hoot. Canadian Broadcasting’s Rick Mercer visits the Bluenose. Here’s a link for more inf...
Bill Mayher	The Ship Builders of Essex: A world apart. Sit back and enjoy as this 1940’s documentary evokes wooden ship building in the legendary town of...

 

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