Frank Dye was a small boat cruiser who became something of a legend following his sea voyages in his 16′ Wayfarer open dinghy. Frank Dye Frank Dye, who died on May 16 aged 82, was a cult figure among small-boat sailors for undertaking … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lore of the Sea
One hundred and six years ago today, June 15th, 1904, the Paddle Steamer General Slocum caught fire in the East River and burned killing an estimated 1,021 of the 1,342 people on board. The steamer was carrying members of St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church … Continue reading
Reg White, boatbuilder, sailor, and Olympic Gold Medal winner died of a heart attack on May 27, 2010, at age 74. He had just finished an sailboat race in Brightlingsea, UK. Reg White Sailor and builder of revolutionary multihull boats … Continue reading
Last week, one of my favorite tall ships, the Portuguese Sail Training Ship Sagres visited San Diego, California. This weekend, on the Gulf Coast in Pascagoula, Mississippi, the US Navy christened the USS San Diego, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship. Not to be too critical … Continue reading
Late last month, the secret was revealed – when Bob Ballard discovered the Titanic in 1985, he was actually on a secret mission to find two sunken US submarines, the USS Thresher and USS Scorpion, both of which had sunk in the Atlantic in … Continue reading
Yukon protects Klondike shipwreck site Just months after a team of archeologists revealed their discovery of a historic Klondike shipwreck in waters north of Whitehorse, the Yukon government has declared the sunken A.J. Goddard sternwheeler a historic site symbolizing the … Continue reading
It is such a relief that we never really have to worry about the very wealthy among us running out of places to spend their money. Here may be but the latests example of where those with more money than sense can drop … Continue reading
The French fishing vessel, Ile de Reunion, plucked Abby Sunderland from her damaged sailboat on Sunday, 2,000 nautical miles off western Australia. French fishing boat rescues stranded Calif. teen … Continue reading
The SS Robin, built in 1890, is the last remaining steam coaster in the world. She will soon be moved to a custom built pontoon barge which will support the old ship and serves as space for a floating museum. … Continue reading
Rough weather is reported to be delaying the French fishing boat that is on its way to rescue Abby Sunderland. Her sailboat, Wild Eyes, has been dismasted but has not lost its keel as was earlier reported. A … Continue reading
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jacques Cousteau. It is hard to overstate Cousteau’s influence as an inventor, writer, filmmaker, explorer and ecologist. His first book, the Silent World, written with Frédéric Dumas in 1953, was a memoir which … Continue reading
A 25 foot long baby humpback whale washed ashore on Jones Beach, on Long Island, New York yesterday morning. There were no immediate signs of injury. A necropsy will be performed today to determine what killed the whale. In April, another … Continue reading
Abby Sunderland has been contacted by rescuers who report that she is alive and uninjured aboard her sailboat Wild Eyes in the Indian Ocean. The sail boat is afloat but has been variously reported as having been dis-masted and to have lost its keel. … Continue reading
The story is still developing, but there are serious concerns for the 16 year old solo sailor. Abby Sunderland Feared Lost at Sea Abby Sunderland, 16, who is attempting to become the youngest sailor ever to circumnavigate the globe, was feared lost … Continue reading
Sometime the only choice is to laugh or cry. Laughing is more fun. On the 52nd day of the Deep Water Horizon spill, satire from UBC Comedy. BP Spills Coffee … Continue reading