Mikolaj Habryn: Residential Shipsteading
Mikolaj Habryn’s presentation entitled “Residential ShipSteading” is now available online:
Happy 2009 From The Seasteading Institute!
2009 End Of Year Email
Happy Holidays from The Seasteading Institute!
It’s been a fantastic journey together in 2009, and thanks to your involvement, commitment, and support, our small organization has continued its rapid growth.
Eelco Hoogendoorn: Seastead Engineering Overview
Eelco Hoogendoorn’s talk entitled “Seastead Engineering Overview” is now available:
Russ George: Ocean Stewardship
Russ George’s talk at the 2009 Seasteading Conference is now available online:
The Seasteading Institute December 2009 Newsletter
## The Seasteading Institute December 2009 Newsletter ##
>_We ought to avail ourselves of the sea, building floating cities on it so that we can move southward or northward according to the time of year….
Ibsen on the sea
Michael Strong passes on a quote found by Patrick Peterson:
> _We ought to avail ourselves of the sea, building floating cities on it so that we can move southward or northward according to the time of year…. Some such happy state will come one day, though we shall not live to see it._
> P. 335 Note. #11
Henrik Ibsen, A Doll’s House and other Plays – Penguin Classics Edition, 1965, Translation (and notes) by Peter Watts.
Sean Hastings – Experiences with HavenCo and SeaLand
Sean Hastings‘ presentation on his experiences with HavenCo and SeaLand is now online:
New Residential Cruise Ship – Samsung signs $1.1B LOI with Utopia Residences
[Reuters reports](http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSSEL00278920091130)
> SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Samsung Heavy Industries (010140.KS) said on Monday that it has won a $1.1 billion order from Utopia Residences, a U.S.-based cruise and hotel operator, to build a luxury cruise vessel.
> The South Korean shipbuilder said in a statement it expects to sign the final contract during the first half of next year, with the ship due to be delivered by 2013.