I wasn\u2019t the most attentive student in grade school but whenever the topic switched over to explorers and merchant traders, I\u2019d be fully engaged. Wow, I\u2019d think, here are a bunch of guys seeking out the horizon on sails. Adventure, yes, insanity, all at the time would agree. So why did they do it? Seeking riches, forced labour, escape, curiosity, adventure, for the thrill\u2026 As a youngster, those were the feelings I wore as I pictured myself alongside Magellan. Fast forward to last week, there I was wearing my Timbercoast garments alongside other merchant shippers and traders. Oppositely, we were not meeting to divide and conquer the Earth but rather unite and protect. This was about sailing cargo with zero to little emissions to ports throughout the world. To an outsider, the ships, traders, and brokers in open discussion at this meeting may have looked like competitors but they\u2019d be wrong. We were there to learn, share and strengthen the vested community and global interest of Cargo Sailing. The advantages of Cargo Sailing are easy to understand\u2026 We use wind for fuel and those ginormous Cargo Ships use man\u2019s most horrible and Ozone depleting concoction for their fuel. If you\u2019re looking for some doom and gloom, can I recommend researching the horrors and incredible environmental degradation of Cargo Shipping and Cruises? Alright, moving on.<\/p>\n
This meeting took place in the charming harbour port town of Falmouth, located 5.5hrs West of London. A fitting choice for the first meeting between Cargo Sailing leaders as Falmouth itself was created and settled as a result of a unified defense. The meeting kicked with the arrival of the Tres Hombres ship and its Caribbean cargo of rum, cocoa and coffee beans. To see this marvelous ship and its hold was an incredible inspiration for us at TIMBERCOAST. Furthermore, to be able to discuss the intricacies and early tribulations with the always generous gentlemen from Tres Hombres was a true treasure. Locals and host, New Dawn Traders were nothing short of exceptional and what\u2019s more they have a real tasty sailed merchant rum\u2026 Wowza! I drank and drank and at one point I think I remember\u2026 no wait, did I? Never mind.<\/p>\n
I could carry on about the passion, motivation and reasoning why meeting these mavericks was such an inspiration but it wouldn\u2019t be just. Those feelings can be felt by paying for the honest price of products sailed. I know, I know, honest price? The honest price of a product is a price tag that includes the economic, fair labour and environmental cost of a product. With that said. The meetings ended with hugs, handshakes and words of promise which only affirms that grade school boy\u2019s imagination of one such gathering.<\/p>\n
Ben Decosse<\/p>\n
Special thanks to New Dawn Traders, Team Tres Hombres, Ben the Boatbuilder, Grayhound Sailing, TWOT, Feral Trade, Quetzal Trading, and Anton for a great few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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