The Rauma Maritime Museum had different information than the Forum Marinum in Turku, so it was definitely worth visiting. All I drew at this museum was a sextant, which was pretty tough to get right:
There were tons of great old pictures of sailors, crewmen, and even shipbuilders from Tom Sukanen's era:
"Can't we just Photoshop my face onto that picture?" - Don WoodThere were also tons of great old pieces of seagoing and navigational equipment:
This is a cool a model of a ship which was built in the area at the time that Tom was building ships, which is a great example of a steam and sailing ship and which also has the overlapping metal plates on the keel, in this case copper, exactly how Tom finished his own keel on the Sontianen:
This keel is riveted; Tom stitched his keel together with wire.
Apparently the kids always ask how many points you get for ramming into and sinking other boats. It's a sad world...
This is a cool a model of a ship which was built in the area at the time that Tom was building ships, which is a great example of a steam and sailing ship and which also has the overlapping metal plates on the keel, in this case copper, exactly how Tom finished his own keel on the Sontianen:
This keel is riveted; Tom stitched his keel together with wire.One of the highlights of this museum was the navigation simulator. This cool set-up took up nearly half of the attic, and not only had a wheel for steering your ship across three large surrounding panels of the New York Harbor and up the Hudson River, but it also had radar which showed where other ships were, as well as a panel for adjusting your speed and power, and a cool digital map which showed where the ship was in relation to its surroundings. The image on the screen rose and fell and rocked back and forth just like in a real ship, so even though Don had a steady hand and we didn't collide with anyone, I was soon seasick.
Apparently the kids always ask how many points you get for ramming into and sinking other boats. It's a sad world...On the way back, we took a quick side trip to Naantali, where there is another, much smaller wooden town right on the harbour, so we got more shots of young Tom walking from the town down to the water. We also got a couple of shots of older Tom, for when he visits Finland to plan his trip. Here is one of him looking out across the water, thinking about steaming into the harbour.
Unfortunately, unlike the Turku Maritime Museum, the birds at the Rauma Maritime Museum are not as friendly and must be kept behind glass. Probably just as well; this gigantic albatross looks like it could take my head off.
Hello, Mr. Bird.
Unfortunately, unlike the Turku Maritime Museum, the birds at the Rauma Maritime Museum are not as friendly and must be kept behind glass. Probably just as well; this gigantic albatross looks like it could take my head off.
Hello, Mr. Bird.Until next time... Sisu!
