On 12/22/2020 12:11 AM, Timothy Collinson - timothy.collinson at
port.ac.uk (via tml list) wrote:
> I've written here before about my adventure at TravCon way back, The
> Second Scions' Society (see also Freelance Traveller reports and
> mentions).  None of those poky little things Traveller calls yachts. 
> Mine was a couple of thousand tons and had room for 100 servants or
> more for its Count and Countess and, was it, 14 guests.
>
> So reading this yesterday I wondered if even I hadn't gone far enough:
> https://twitter.com/timpaa/status/1341198960921292800?s=19
> <https://twitter.com/timpaa/status/1341198960921292800?s=19>
>
> But lots here for ship design inspiration.  If only it were a bigger
> and better article with lots more detail. Like the mega yachts really...
>
> tc
>
> (And having just finished a three month rewatch of all six seasons of
> Downton Abbey, I'm quite inclined to return to SSS part 2 and maybe
> even 3)

When I was researching yachts for a piece of fiction I'm working on, I
found a couple good YT channels that go behind the scenes and are hosted
by crewmembers (the two I follow are both captains, IIRC).  I found it
interesting that even those mega yachts still only carry 12
passengers...there's a reason for that which would make a good plot
element or perhaps roadblock for a scenario.

https://www.youtube.com/c/eSysman/featured  This guy is very down to
earth, his Q&A are beyond compare, and he presents the material in a way
that's easily understood.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCGiwH3UwI52fKr7P8kkJIQ  This guy...he
comes across as a bit pretentious to me, and his videos are pretty much
focused on the boat he crews, AWOL.

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