keepTurningLeft film 26 Crossing the Thames Estuary with Dylan Winter

[@robcall5182]

" At the next lump of sand take the second exit" - its like a maze covered in water.

[@kipwinger3073]

You made a great video. I really like this part of the North Seas/ Thames Estuary. I first read about it from Maurice Griffiths book titled 'The Magic of the Swatchways. Keep up the good work.

[@noellwilson1273]

The cracks in the welded seams of the Liberty ships was due to a little known, at the time, transformation of the steel weld grain structure as it cooled to lower temperatures in the North Sea. Welding was, as you mention, a relatively new technique from the older riveted construction and the time, temperature, transformation of the welds developed a brittle structure susceptible to cracks starting at any sharp corners. www.brighthubengineering.com/marine-history/88389-history-of-the-liberty-ships/

[@robinwells8879]

My Father and my God Father were heavily involved together in the investigations into these weld boundary effects towards the end of the war and after. My Father British and my God Father American. The association lasted a lifetime and much key research was the product. I miss them both.

[@SimonJones-jy8ly]

There are now plenty of youtube channels making a decent living from making films a tenth of the quality of these. I'm wondering if you were ahead of your time Dylan. It would be great to see you pop a gopro on the boat once a week.

[@KeepTurningLeft]

I am still filming - put seldom ;ost anything - I am just sailing around the North sea - I do have a plan to make a few films a year but making one every week - well my life is not excitging enough and I look terrible in a bikini D

[@DaveandGinny972]

@@KeepTurningLeft you are really missed Dylan. Only yesterday we passed several hours watching many of your films from the East Anglian rivers to your trip up to Shetland and back. My wife and I both think that you were indeed ahead of your time and I was discussing your videos with a few shipmates at Titchmarsh Marina yesterday. Maybe you will be like the original series of Star Trek and will make a massive re-run comeback soon!

[@timphillips9954]

Fantastic down load again, but lets get it right the Liberty ships were built in Canada and the USA. These ships were not given as a favour or to help the UK, but sold at a huge cost. Britain at to take out loans that were only paid off less than twenty years ago. I am not sure who should thank whome us for the goods or the Yanks for the cash that made them a super power following WW2.