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Women of Maritime Calendar 2014

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Sound Waves – 2014 Women of Maritime Calendar – WorkBoat.com.

Photographer (writer/blogger) Kim Carver says her main goal with this project is to inspire more young women to work in the maritime fields. I wholeheartedly support her in that goal.

Before the days of excessive political correctness, this calendar used to be called the ‘Sexy Women of Maritime’ calendar. I’ve read a lot of the posts on various maritime forums about this calendar controversy and can understand the reasons behind changing the name.

I’m going to have to get one of these calendars this year. If for no other reason then to show people that…

YES, women can work at sea.

YES, women do work at sea.

YES, women look good on calendars! 😉

If you like the idea of this calendar and would like to get involved (or know of someone who would), Kim says…

“I’m already seeking accomplished female mariners to feature in the 2015 calendar, and would love a few volunteers from the OSV crowd. Send inquiries or nominations to me at kim@jacktarmagazine.com”

It sounds like a ton of fun and a great way to promote women in the industry. If I even remotely resembled a ‘calendar girl’, I would volunteer for this project myself! 😉

I say cheers to the ladies who joined the project in the past and to all the ones in the future good luck!

Dock Talk – Are you earning all you should?

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Dock Talk – Are you earning all you should? – WorkBoat.com.

Here’s an interesting post by WorkBoat magazine on their website. It’s a salary comparison survey. I think I responded to it this year. I think its good to get this kind of information out there.

The companies seem to like to keep that kind of thing a big secret. They don’t want us to find out another company is paying more and quit.

There’s a lot more to a good job than the money they pay, tho a lot of people seem to think only about the money. I would gladly take a pay cut if the company would treat me with the respect I’ve earned rather than like I’ve never seen a ship before. They just don’t seem to get it that we want to feel respected and a valuable part of the team. Not as just ‘boat trash’.

Wooden boat festival – WorkBoat.com

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Sound Waves – Wooden boat festival – WorkBoat.com.

I would REALLY love to go to this festival! I love wooden boats. I love Washington State, its SO beautiful up there. It seems like every year I’m working and can’t get off anywhere close to the dates they’re having the festival. 🙁

Hopefully I’ll make it one of these days. If you like boats, you really should try to make it. (I know its late 🙁 )

Video: Crowley tugs at work – WorkBoat.com

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Video: Crowley tugs at work – WorkBoat.com.

Nice bunch of photos set to music of the Crowley tugs. They have a few of the ones in Alaska in the slide show. That brought back memories 🙂 I used to work on those tankers the tugs were helping out. I sailed as AB (able body seaman) for SeaRiver Maritime all through the 90’s ( had to step down from 1600 ton master to get the tonnage on my license so I could sit for 3rd mate- long story). We went from LA or San Francisco Bay CA, or Anacortes WA to Valdez Alaska. We would fill up with crude oil in Valdez and bring it down south to the refineries. Tug escort was always a good way to make some overtime.