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Some port of Kiel #wavewatching: A feathery wake getting fanned out and bunched together!

May 27, 2019

Wakes are always interesting to watch. But usually, I am showing wakes of ships going straight ahead. So today, I have something cool for you: The wake of a ship…

A #friendlywaves from Cyprus

May 15, 2019

My friend Alice (of the awesome Instagram @scied_alice and the equally awesome blog, which you should totally follow) sent me a #friendlywaves from her trip to Cyprus. She said that this was a…

When commuting is actually enjoyable. #wavewatching

May 13, 2019

What I love about my job (in addition to the awesome job itself, obviously)? That my office is located in pretty much the coolest spot in Hamburg when it comes to…

A #friendlywaves from a field trip in a Norwegian fjord

May 4, 2019

The other day, my friend and co-author Pierré sent me pictures he took during fieldwork in a Norwegian fjord. As I, sadly, wasn’t there, all I can do now is…

Windy days at Holtenau locks: Now THAT’s a turbulent wake!

April 16, 2019

Now that the weather is nice and sunny again, here is what it looked like only last Saturday. It wasn’t even really stormy, but windy enough so that the ships…

Wave watching at Kiel Holtenau locks

April 10, 2019

On Sunday, I set out to see a large cruise liner go through the locks at Kiel Holtenau. What happened, though, was that a ship with a smiley painted on…

Interesting pilot ship #wavewatching at Kiel canal

April 8, 2019

Some throwback Friday evening wave watching (at the locks at Kiel Holtenau with my friend Sara for a nice and relaxing end of the week) to start the new week.…

Sightseeing in Berlin? Any excuse for a #wavewatching trip!

April 3, 2019

Berlin is full of interesting history to discover … for example that of ships that have gone past on the Spree! :-D Let’s start with some easy wave watching. In…

Wave watching at the locks in Kiel Holtenau

February 28, 2019

Yes, we are back to wake watching! Today I went to a new-to-me wave watching spot: The bridge across Kiel canal close to the Holtenau locks, which you see in…

#wakewatching seems to become a thing for me

February 26, 2019

Usually I look at wakes when ships are long gone, or at least leaving. Today, let’s look at one where the ship is coming towards us and we see how…

More wave watching, this time in Kiel

January 15, 2019

Beautiful morning arriving back in Kiel… Looking downwind, the weather might seem pleasant (especially when focussing on the sunrise). But looking upwind however, the wind rows on the water as…

Sunset wave watching in Gothenburg. Wakes under different light conditions!

January 14, 2019

Wave watching from high up gives you a whole new perspective on wakes, and depending on the lighting, features in the wave field become more prominent or fade away. See…

Wave watching on Kiel Canal: Bulbous bows and how they shape the wave field

January 6, 2019

Even when I fully intend to just go for a Saturday afternoon walk to catch up with a friend, this is what happens… I get distracted by waves. Like the…

Ferry sailed past, wake perpendicular to wind. Cool interference pattern!

January 1, 2019

Guess the title says it all today ;-) Just kidding. Below you see a movie of a neat interference pattern I observed this morning. The situation is similar to yesterday in…

When the ferry has long sailed past and the waves start appearing out of the fog…

December 31, 2018

Ending 2018 in style and exactly the way I want to continue in 2019: wave watching and dipping into Kiel fjord! 2018 has been an exciting year and a lot…

Dead water — the fancy experiment including Nansen himself

August 16, 2018

Now that we do have a really awesome 12-layer 6-color stratification, we obviously had to do the dead water experiment again. This time we chose to include a not-too-happy-looking Nansen…

“Dead water” or: ship-generated internal waves

August 16, 2018

And here is another experiment that can be done with the same stratification as the lee waves: Towing a ship to explore the phenomenon of “dead water”! Dead water is…

How the shape of your bow can save you a lot of time and money

March 9, 2015

My dear ship builder and naval architect friends, if this post seems horribly oversimplified to you, you are very welcome to write a guest post and go into this topic…

Ship-generated internal waves

November 20, 2013

A tank experiment showing ship-generated internal waves. When entering a fjord from the open ocean by ship, it can sometimes be noted that the speed of the ship changes even…

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Some port of Kiel #wavewatching: A feathery wake getting fanned out and bunched together!

A #friendlywaves from Cyprus

When commuting is actually enjoyable. #wavewatching

A #friendlywaves from a field trip in a Norwegian fjord

Windy days at Holtenau locks: Now THAT’s a turbulent wake!

Wave watching at Kiel Holtenau locks

Interesting pilot ship #wavewatching at Kiel canal

Sightseeing in Berlin? Any excuse for a #wavewatching trip!

Wave watching at the locks in Kiel Holtenau

#wakewatching seems to become a thing for me

More wave watching, this time in Kiel

Sunset wave watching in Gothenburg. Wakes under different light conditions!

Wave watching on Kiel Canal: Bulbous bows and how they shape the wave field

Ferry sailed past, wake perpendicular to wind. Cool interference pattern!

When the ferry has long sailed past and the waves start appearing out of the fog…

Dead water — the fancy experiment including Nansen himself

“Dead water” or: ship-generated internal waves

How the shape of your bow can save you a lot of time and money

Ship-generated internal waves

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