Sylvia Earle is an American marine biologist, explorer, author, and lecturer. In her illustrious career she has earned many honors, including being named by Time Magazine as as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998. She is National Geographic’s explorer-in-residence, as well … Continue reading
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The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) has published a remarkable and potentially dangerous interactive map of 1,200 years of shipwrecks in Scottish waters. The map is part of an effort to enhance the maritime record … Continue reading
Here is a good video to start the week. Kite foiling is an amazing new niche in the world of sailing. To be fair, kite boarders have sticking foils on the the bottom of their boards for years. Now, however, … Continue reading
I remember visiting the battleship USS Texas in the San Jacinto River in Texas as schoolboy from Dallas while on a family vacation, almost fifty years ago. Her 14″ guns were impressive and I still recall climbing around her anti-aircraft guns … Continue reading
Last Sunday was the second of two weekends of the Dana Point Festival of Whales, which celebrates the annual migration of gray whales which passes the coastal California community. Captain Todd Mansur of Dana Wharf Whale Watching was following two gray whales, … Continue reading
Safe Harbor Pictures recently released a short video about sail training on the Lady Washington. The Lady Washington is a replica of the first American ship to round Cape Horn. The original ship sailed from Boston Harbor on October 1, … Continue reading
In publicity photos to celebrate the tenth year anniversary of the Queen Mary 2 going into service, Captain Kevin Oprey is seen standing on the ship’s bulbous bow. The photos dramatically capture the size of the mighty ship. Click on the … Continue reading
Not all sailors in the Northeast are sick of winter. For some ice boaters on the Hudson, this has been a great season and isn’t over quite yet. Ice boating, or ice yachting, as some call it, is a cross … Continue reading
Ochakov, a Russian Kara-class cruiser, was decommissioned in 2011 and had been scheduled to be scrapped. Instead, the Russian Navy scuttled the ship late Wednesday in the navigation channel in the approach to Donuzlav Lake, in Novoozerne, in the Western Crimea. … Continue reading
From the New York Times: Hollywood gave a big boost to the myth that captains could legally join couples on the open seas. In New York, Captain Arnold Wonsever, an ordained minister, is making this myth a reality. … Continue reading
Update: Reports of the defection of the frigate Hetman Sahaidachny are being denied by the Ukrainian military. The ship is reported to have be sighted in port in Crete still flying the Ukrainian flag. There are reports that the Ukraine’s Navy flagship, the frigate … Continue reading
Two Indian naval officers, Lieutenant Commander Kapish Muwal and Lieutenant Manoranjan Kumar, died in a fire on the submarine INS Sindhuratna. Seven sailors were evacuated suffering from smoke inhalation. The fire broke out around 40 nautical miles off Mumbai early … Continue reading
I am not sure why I find this to be so amusing. Here is a fish controlling a small robotic car by swimming around in a small tank. Thanks to Alaric Bond for passing along the story. As described … Continue reading
Russell and Graham Henry, two brothers from British Columbia, hauled their kayaks ashore in Juno Beach, Florida over the weekend. They had set out from the mouth of the Amazon river in Belém Brazil on July 30, 2013. In their … Continue reading
Sometimes, Monday morning can feel like a train-wreck, or perhaps a boat-wreck. Here in the Extreme Sailing Series 2014 – Singapore, the Aberdeed boat ends up literally on top of the Groupma boat. Perhaps “prepare to repel boarders!” should be … Continue reading