Sandy's Ramblings

A repository for whatever wisdom (or lack thereof) I choose to dispense. Probably consisting mostly of Naval and Maritime history, Photography, or a combination thereof.

Monday, 23 June 2025

Fleet Week 2025

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The Royal Canadian Navy's Fleet Week 2025 ran from June 19th to June 22nd on the Halifax Waterfront immediately after Exercise Cutlass F...

Sunday, 8 June 2025

CCGS Jean Goodwill tour

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I had the opportunity for a quick tour of CCGS Jean Goodwill last week. This ship is the former Balder Viking, an icebreaking Anchor Handlin...

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Saturday, 10 May 2025

HMCS Margaret Brooke returns from deployment to southern seas

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Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel HMCS Margaret Brooke (AOPV 431) returned to Halifax on 9 May 2025 from a 4-month deployment to Antarctica ...

Saturday, 1 February 2025

Dartmouth Ice Festival 2025

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It was a cold day in downtown Dartmouth today, which was probably just as well for the 2025 edition of the Dartmouth Ice Festival underway...

Thursday, 2 January 2025

Bluenose II on the slip

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Bluenose II was undergoing her 10-year American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) inspection on the slip in Lunenburg in December and was still on th...

Saturday, 14 December 2024

Blessing Electron's Keel

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Almost 6 years ago, I posted about a new project being undertaken by Eamon Doorly at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - the rebuilding of...

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