There are two wonderful newsletters for keeping up with what is going on in the world of nautical fiction – Astrodene’s Nautical Fiction Log Book, sponsored by David Haye’s Historic Naval Fiction website and Quarterdeck sponsored by McBooks Press. The March edition of Quarterdeck features George Jepson’s interview of author Helen Hollick and Julian Stockwin writing about life aboard a man-of-war, while the March Astrodene’s Nautical Fiction Log Book features author and historian, J. D. Davies, and provides a run down of the new releases in nautical fiction and non-fiction. Both newsletters are free and well worth subscribing to.
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HMS Ambush
I don’t watch a lot of television, though it seems every time that I turn the set on I see 
No discussion of the Titanic II is complete without a mention of the lifeboats. The lack of adequate lifeboats on the original Titanic was a major contributor to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers. Unfortunately, as reported in the press, it appears that the new ship will not have adequate lifeboat capacity to meet the current Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) rules. Frankly, we think that this is carrying authenticity a bit too far. As reported by the 
How should we think about the 
Late Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the anti-whaling extremists and reality TV show stars, the 
It is generally considered rude to look under a lady’s skirt, though when the lady is a ship in a drydock, it is usually OK. The three masted steel clipper 
In the construction of replica sailing ships, the 18th century is reasonably well represented. The 17th also has not been left out. Replicas of Columbus’ ships have ensured that 15th century replicas still sail. Recently two replica ships from the 16th century have been in the news, one in the planning stages and the other nearly completed.