Well, let's see - pretty much an electronics hardware/software designer gone bad. Started in aerospace and then to telecom/networking. Became a technology entrepreneur building a telecom/network systems company. Now have two companies: one is working on new battery chemistries (Ionova...
Good to hear of another Newfoundlander. My family is from a small fishing town on Conception Bay and I have relatives in St. John's - which is how I happened across the Harvester shots. I was lucky enough to do jigging and gill net hauling in a wooden open boat with my grandfather early on, and...
Commercial Newfoundland longline trawlers like the one in that picture are designed to do what the picture shows ... all while hauling a huge catch below. So no, it's not your eyes. More importantly, look at how much boat there is below the line.
I tried to upload a few more shots but they...
Here's an entry I think worthy of the thread. It's a "day at the office" in the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland for a very heavy trawler. Enjoy - and be glad you're not there!
Fraser