Oh the guys that pack into one building every Sunday eat from the same hand and drink from the same cup and still can't figure out how COVID spread so quickly? This rapists of deaf children? Oh yes the Italians
@@ccwnyc5671 Booze and hookers too. That thing has been a floating brothel, casino, restaurants, bars, hotel, and pleasure palace this whole time heh, heh. (Okay, this is my confession to filling my previous two sentences with fiction for entertainment purposes. Are you entertained?) 😁👍🤐
As soon as you mentioned i saw a movie that scene played in my mind! I knew I'd seen those engines before. There's something about the engineering from the early 20th century. They were focused on longevity and architecture. Something we no longer see. Imagine all the engines they've outlived. She belongs to an owner who appreciates her for her uniqueness. Thanks for jarring my memory 👍
i love that scene!!!! it always struck me as being so... mechanical! the look of delight on the engineers face when he gets the going again is the very picture of nerdy happiness.
About the reason why Sailing Yacht A is moving, the Trieste citizen told me, the Yacht changes place whenever there is the "BORA", the strong wind for which Trieste is famous. Looking the yacht position you know if a strong bora is foreseen / coming.
"Shaun White is maybe famous in the US but certainly not in the rest of the world". Shaun White is professional snowboarder and skateboarder, a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding and has 18 X-game medals. Shaun White is a legend!
It's funny, he said people will attack him saying Shaun White is more famous, and he responded "maybe in the US but certainly not in the rest of the world", which is objectively true. And so many people responded in a way that implies Shaun White is more famous.
Haida is a beautiful classic vessel. I agree that Das Boot is a remarkable movie. As to starting a diesel vessel with air, I have done so in the 1980s when I was a Mechanical Assistant on commercial ships. With regard to any sanctioned vessel, the question is who is the beneficial owner, whether directly or through an entity. One hopes that Octopus got its Quality Street chocolates on the Rock.
'Haida' is probably named after the indigenous people of Canada that live in 'Haida Gwaii', which is the northern area of British Columbia around the Queen Charlotte Islands. The pronunciation sounds like 'high-daa', and as the area is renowned for its beauty, gets visited by a superyachts in the summer season.
My Dad was career US Navy. When I was 13 he took my brother and me on a private tour of a sub in for maintenance at Hunter's Point Naval Base, south of San Francisco. While climbing around an engine, I realized Claus had come to visit, I gained new respect for submariners. We didn't stay long... Funny thing...Dad really liked being on tin cans (DE's), in the North Atlantic!
The engines sounded identical on both the video and Das Boot, Agree, watching in German with subtitles (or without I suppose if one speaks German) is essential. A historical movie of the highest order. No matter what flag a submariner flies under, it is very much a movie that will resonate,
the A sailing yacht is beautiful on the outside but inside it's a different story. as they say, money won't buy taste. i was working on it when the yacht was build in Germany...
Unless there are tons of hidden windows that you cannot see from the outside, it seems like it would be like being in an underground building. The whole idea of a yacht on the water is the sweeping views, being able to step out on the deck and enjoy the sea. That yacht looks more like a container ship.
@@jiminauburn5073 Closeups of S/Y A show that it has heavily screened oval windows. Reportedly it even has underwater windows. If you're a corrupt and filthy rich billionaire who couldn't care less what the common man thinks, this boat would had been a perfect mobile refuge with maximum privacy and luxury.
Das Boot is one of my two favorite nautical theme movies. The other is K19: The Widowmaker. Both showcase the bravery and commitment of their crews, and the gravity of commanders decisions.
When you showed the engines, I ~instantly~ thought of "Das Boot" as well... BTW - Where is that link to the air-start? I've seen US semi-trucks that air-start (one classic is the Mack in Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior) but have never seen a marine one...
One might nuance that concept of bravery a bit. From light reading , because of the high loss rate of the German submarines , only fanatical supporters who wouldn't mind dying for the Nazi goals volunteered for these boats. Although the results were , I suppose, identical, I don't rank fanatics as equal to brave people.
Wow, seeing that video of the engine running, I immediately remembered that same scene from "Dad Boot". It even captured some of the same angles. They are a beautiful representation of artistic machining. They are also very maintenance intensive. There are very few that can properly attend such an engine.
I discovered Das Boot several years ago and it is possibly my favorite movie. I have watched it in both German and English, and when you watch it in English it loses something in the translation. I generally hate subtitles, but for this movie it is the only way to watch it.
I saw it in German with English subtitles. About 10 minutes in I no longer was reading the subtitles … I didn’t need to. The human story didn’t need translation.
Everyone say the movie Das Boot is fantastic and it is but what is even better that seems to have disappeared from the world is the TV series in German with subs from which the film was a compiled version. The tv series was even better and I wish it were still available in VO with subs.
Das Boot was an epic WWII drama, and one of the best films about WWII, ever made. Back when this film was released, I was fortunate to tour an identical submarine here on the west coast of Canada at the New Westminister (near Vancouver, BC) boatyard. If you ever get the opportunity to get inside one of these machines, you will understand what pure terror of fighting at sea is all about - it's so tight inside, dark and filled with very dangerous equipment, has no heat, and is always at the same temperature as the water temperature inside. Sailing aboard one of these old boats would have been terrifying for me. And, the one I was in leaked! Of course it was over 50 years old when I was aboard.Can you imagine being below the waves and hearing the screws of incoming ships searching to destroy you, down there in the cold, unforgiving deeps...
I toured a WW2 American sub in Hawaii and a 1980s Russian sub in Australia. The Russian sub was tiny versus the US WW2 sub. Both were claustrophobic if you spent weeks under water.
Careful there is a great 2018 series (also German) with 3 seasons already filmed and released, not to be confused with the movies you are talking about 😜
It is still there but DAS BOOT was setup in Munich, Bavaria studios and is still there, all the interior had been filmed there and also the outdoor stuff from the conning tower. In Kiel you can visit another museum were the same German type VII machine can be seen and also been started - it takes 10 minutes or so to start the compressed air engine.
Great minds think alike. I saw those engines and said "Submarine engines from Das Boot. I must have seen both subtitle and english versions. I like the english version as I don't like reading subtitles. I love SY A it is gorgeous. Alpha Nero, someone is getting a bargain.
Having a yacht held in a trust and run by a board of trustees does not prevent Mr Milnichenko from being the beneficial owner. The Italians will not fall for that one.
The name Haida comes from north west Canada. It's an Island called Haida Gwaii...it also refers to a tribe called Haida.... I'm not sure how that boat came to use such a name having been built in Germany unless the new owner has some relationship to Haida here in the Northwest. On another be subject I on was chef on a yacht called MV/ Olympus.. Built in 1929 for the man that was head of the New York stock exchange at the time of the crash. It's currently in Newport and New England d of ing Charters. Has a very interesting history.
Haida is also a German company manufacturing camera filters and lenses, but the ship was built for US citizen Max C. Fleischmann of Fleischmann's Yeast in California, so who knows how he came up with the name.
Wow alfa nero is a nice boat, gratulations to the new owner whoever it will be. I suspect the 1929 engines are similar to the uboat engines so they got plenty of parts supply after ww2.
I can see why they kept the engines on a classic yacht like that. It would have been horrible to pull them out and replace them with modern engines. They are the heart of that classic yacht.
Yep, as soon as you put that footage of M/Y Haida 1929 engines and before you said anything, I thought... Das Boot! Inescapable images, with Johann lovingly tending to them. Also, really couldn't agree with you more - one of the absolute best war films ever made and must be watched in German with English subtitles. Seen it so many times since I was a kid and it never loses its brilliance. (The Cruel Sea and The Battle of The River Plate are the next best war films in my opinion, by the way)
@@Perurikun They can raise the sails but the wind is not enough to make the boat move on its own. You need the engines running full speed and even then the sails do not have enough force.
Love this video. I watch pretty much all you post but this for me is one of my favourite. I’m an old Skool technician and that’s my kind of yacht. Mates of mine work on new super yachts but I would crew that boat. What a treat it would be to take care of her…..and the smells. Amazing
Watched Das Boot in Germany when it arrived at the theaters. Many years later in English, no comparison. Watch it in German with sub-titles is the best
Portland had articulated busses made in Hungary that had pneumatic starters. The busses frequently overheated going over the hill to Beaverton on hot days. Sometimes it took three busses to get to the top. First bus fails, passengers are loaded on second bus, which fails farther up the hill, and third bus makes it to the top. Light rail and $104 million ($199 million in 2023) tunnels solved the problem. It seems bizarre to me that yachts cost more than two 4.7 km (2.9 mile) tunnels.
That is what you call a classic beautiful crafted boat l would rather have that any day than these plastic look at me boats all the others are just plastic on water THIS is what you want people to look at gorgeous l would be so proud to float around in this.
Near Perth, Western Australia, there is an old submarine set up for people to visit. I cannot believe how tiny it is! If you ever visit that area, make sure to check it out. 🇦🇺
Agree. There’s one from WW2 at a Naval Museum near me. WW2 submariners were special because it’s a claustrophobic feeling being inside a U-boat that small.
Oh wow! It's very easy to see, and hear, why one engine room reminded you of the other. Isn't it neat how there are the physical similarities between M/Y Haida and that U-boat, then there are the times their stories brush up against one another as a testament to a small world continuing to become even smaller? I was quite young the first time I heard the earth-shattering sounds that came from an air starter. It scared the figurative fudge outta me and the line between figurative and literal got a bit thinner. The sounds that come from air starters on ships must truly wake the dead. There were plenty of heavy trucks and heavy equipment still using air starters when I was young. In fact, there are still show-quality and restored machines just around this small area with air starters installed and in use. If ya go deep enough into the weeds there are still antique machines, which still use their air starters, still workin' every day. Motor Yacht A sports one of the most modern designs I've ever seen a superyacht have yet, but I really dig her style. I'm usually all about the more classic designs (in nearly everything) but "A" has flicked my switch since first sight. It would look smaller, but far more badass, if the finish was from the palette of black heh, heh...oooh, I'm sooo edgy. Haaahaha! At around 6:23, speaking about something the crew of S/Y A may have told the authorities to gain permission to move around, an episode of Seinfeld popped into my mind. It was the one that Jerry asked George to go to his house, while he was away, to flush the toilet so the gaskets are exercised hahahaaa! That's GOLD, Jerry! It certainly appears that when it comes to who owns what Melnichenko is playin' a shady shell game with a very large prize. Shawn White? Snowboarder? Uuhhh, no. Heh, heh. I don't recognize his name, but I think I might, possibly, recognize his face. That Octopus is outstanding. It's the Swiss Army Knife of the superyacht world and it seems to be ready for anything. Perfect for explorers and adrenaline junkies. I can't say that I blame Guryev for tryin' everything possible to hang onto M/Y Alfa Nero. Who wouldn't fight tooth and nail to hang onto whatever belongs to them, when said belongings are as fine as Alfa Nero it only makes sense to try as hard as possible. I know people have died horrible deaths because they did "all they could" in efforts to hang onto much, much lesser possessions. Some people might require assistance with setting up boundaries and balances in their lives. Another episode that is jam-packed with tasty morsels for us to enjoy. I wonder why I usually use food in sentences like that, hmmm. Heh, heh. The eSysman team has never disappointed me and, yet, their product continues to grow and improve. My thanks to all. Keep on keepin' on.
Seeing the open rocker arms immediately reminded me of the same scene from "das Boot". Such an iconic movie. If you are ever in Kiel, make sure you visit the VIIC boat (same type as the one in the movie) in Laboe. The boats were much smaller on the insider than the movie makes it seem.
In '98 I was in Germany & was on the U Boat in Kiel. With our group was the former CO. Of the boat. I also thought of the movie when I saw engines from 29. A most beautiful ship.
Alfa is an iconic vessel and one of the most beautiful boats ever to set out to sea. Her layout with so much space dedicated to recreation on her rear deck was revolutionary at the time and set the trend for the modern beach clubs offered on so many yachts today. She is the boat that actually created my enjoyment of looking at and studying these great boats, their manufacturers, and the lifestyle they represent. They are a source of never-ending fascination for me, and I owe that fascination to this boat. She's an absolute beauty, and it saddens me greatly to see her neglected and abandoned like this. If I were a person of the kinds of means necessary to purchase and run such a vessel, I'd buy her in a heartbeat. I hope somebody that can give her the proper upkeep she deserves acquires her. Fair winds and following seas, Alfa!
While it is perfectly normal for sales between private individuals to be kept private, I think the sale of the superyacht by the government should absolutely be transparent. Governments doing things with large sums of money and valuable property behind closed doors stinks of corruption.
SY A normally anchors in a designated area off Trieste. The anchoring ground does not provide good hold or the anchor gear is insufficient in strong bora. It has happened several times that it has slipped into the closed shipping lanes. Now SY A is driven into a better protected area when strong winds threaten (steep coast area Miramar / Duino). A comparison of weather data and AIS prove this.
Multiple Olmypic medals beat out a Formula 1 driver in my opinion!!! Also, the modern styled yachts are pretty intresting, they leave me with a lot of questions. They carry a curious auora and I like that!
@eSysmanSuperYachts :S/Y A has her main mooring in front of Trieste. They move her further north each time the Bora is bound to blow, so that she gets protected from the N-E winds by the cliffs between Trieste and Monfalcone.
I was eng on a dragger west coast Canada on a boat called the Sena II sister ship of crabbers in Alaska, Same engine was o this boat but with a variable drive. unlimited power. 2 of those would move that boat very fast.
Agreed maybe Sean White is more popular in the US, and perhaps Japan, Australia, New Zeeland and Canada. But F1 is a global sport, not as popular within the US. So Hamilton is likely far more known. But with F1 now based in Las Vegas, F! may get more popular in the US.
It's very important to note. This is they type of engine room that requires both a wiper ( cleaner in the brit's merchant marines ) and an oiler. When this engine compartment is clean, it sparkles, and you want that because when a leak happens you can get right to it visually. modern engines only require the engineer or maybe a motorman.
Thought exactly the same as when I saw those engines - Das Boot is a great film, I was advised to watch it by a guy I knew in the 80’s who had been on the U boats in the war.
I live in Kiel , where the Haid was built by the Germania Werft. They have a museum there , where you can see an original U-Boat engine from WWII. On special days they start it and there is a video about this on you tube. By the way the "A" was built in Kiel, too.
In regards to that first story of the old Yacht. Anyone with a true love of Moters or mechanical engineering. Would geek out and be in heaven if they could go on a 1 week cruise as a part of the engine crew.
First thing I thought when I saw the engines… Das Boot. Also there is a video of a U Boat engine being started up from cold. Engine is on land but is fantastic to watch. The amount of stuff they had to do to get them running.
