Motor ship sailing on shallow sea
December 2nd, 2025
Foghorns as heard from near Southampton Water at night. There are several ships blowing their horns, distant birds and an annoying continuous dripping sound that I didn't notice …
Inside the front cabin of a sail boat. speed 5 knots. Water and sometimes radio from the central cabin
Same place with contact mics : https://freesound.org/people/bruno.auzet/sounds/760338
recorded with …
October 17th, 2024
In the front cabin of a sail boat. Contact mics are on both side of the hull, port and starboard. speed 5 knots. Only water until 1 min, …
October 17th, 2024
Boat masts clang and knock on a windy day at the marina. Recorded on phone.
September 29th, 2024
Calm marina and seagulls in Grandcamp Maisy, France.
I made this recording in the calm marina of Grandcamp Maisy, located on the north-west French coast.
One can essentially …
August 27th, 2024
Electric-powered touring drill (whisper boat) passes my hydrophones. Small Dommel river in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands.
See picture to see position hydrophones.
More recordings today / More hydrophone recordings …
August 25th, 2024
Rainy and windy boat ambiance. Cozy sound.
Recorder: Zoom H2n
January 29th, 2024
A toue, a traditional flat-bottom boat on the Loire river, sails at a constant speed. This clip was recorded from the bow, so the dominant sound is that …
June 10th, 2023
The rhythmic propeller-noise from a boat ship on a river. Recorded with two hydrophones. STEREO.
Channel quay recording with hydrophones 15 cm apart and 1 m deep, ca …
March 23rd, 2023
Recording on the roof of the main cabin of the yacht. Tranquil and calm sailing returning back from the Barcolana regatta.
You can hear the crew chatting and, …
December 30th, 2022
Soundscape recording during a sailing trip. In this example, the wind was low so the sail was rarely full and instead flops lazily from side to side. This …
August 5th, 2022
Boom of a sail boat squeaking during navigation, recorded with a contact microphone.
Mono, contact mic (JrF)
April 25th, 2022
Autopilot of a sail boat correcting the route during navigation. Recorded with a contact microphone applied to the back wall of the stern cabin.
Mono, contact mic (JrF)
April 25th, 2022
A repeating, 'ratchety' sound, punctuated by some random knocks and bumps with a 'woody' quality. Reminiscent (perhaps) of the hold of a small boat making it's way across …
February 20th, 2022