Nantucket Camel Ride
In the United States, today is “Presidents’ Day,” a national holiday on the third Monday of February, falling between Lincoln’s (February 12th) and Washington’s (February 22) birthdays. Here is an updated repost of the tale of a patent granted to Abraham Lincoln for a device to lift boats and ships over sandbars.
In the early 1800s, the entrance to the harbor of the great whaling port of Nantucket had shoaled in. Fully loaded whaling ships could not cross the bar and return to the docks beyond Brandt Point. For years the ships anchored offshore and were lightered, the barrels of whale oil loaded into smaller boats that could make it across the bar.
Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of both the day and Black History Month, an updated repost about 
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During Black History Month, it is worthwhile to remember early African-American shipmasters. Who was the first? That is hard to say. 
Sailors on the Japanese submarine 
In honor of Black History Month, an updated repost about the barrier-shattering naval engineer 
We recently posted about the 
A repost in honor of Black History Month. 
With the arrival of the newly elected administration, Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and underground railroad “conductor” is back in the news and may, before too very long, grace our currency.
This is a bit last minute, but I see a 
Sometimes the magic just doesn’t happen. The New York Yacht Club’s 
Here is a heartwarming video for a cold Saturday (at least cold here on the West bank of the Hudson River.) A body surfing pet duck on Australia’s Gold Coast has become a local celebrity for riding the waves.
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