Articles related to "Seamanship"

Coast Guard Navigation Rules set the standard of care for boaters and provide clues about what constitutes good seamanship.

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Bigger is not always better, when it comes to sailboats, anyway. Smaller vessels have a lot of advantages over their larger counterparts, including safety at sea.

Five years before the famous Admiral Dewey sailed into victory in Manila Bay, a fellow Annapolis graduate had already been in command of a modern battleship

America's Lifesavers are making a list of nautical holiday gifts and checking it twice. Here are some Christmas gift ideas sure to please the boater in the family.

Practice making your knots and putting in those splices! Learn more about marlinspike seamanship and ropework at Suite101.

Because leadership is now dispersed throughout organizations, it is no longer the monopoly of the Chief Executive. The role of Chief Executive is gradually shifting.

Take advantage of the Discover Boating program and learn more about becoming a boater yourself.

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary has developed an innovative boating safety course that offers participants some new options for gaining safety certifications in 42 states.

Take America's Boating Course or consider giving it as a gift to a boater you love. Learn more about boating safety today.

The 80 degree heat was roasting Captain Rick Kilgore's 20 ft. tarpon boat on the choppy, turquoise waters of the Gulf Stream. Above loomed the massive causeway bridge.

No boater wants to have to send a mayday call, but everyone on board, including school-aged children, should know how to use the VHF radio and summon help.

Solo boaters take additional responsibility for their personal safety. The joy of the ocean solitude is braced by the reality of the consequences of poor decision making

Boaters should resist the temptation to cut corners on safety equipment costs in times of financial uncertainty.

In 1812, the small American navy, led by the ships USS Constitution and USS United States would shock the Royal Navy.

Thirty-two tall ships will visit San Francisco's waterfront this July as part of the West Coast's Tall Ship Challenge.

July 3rd through July 7th, 2008 the skyline along Tacoma, Washington's waterfront will be pierced by the masts and spars of over thirty of the world's tall ships.

May 2010 will mark 70 years since WW II Operation Dynamo gave rise to the phrase "the Dunkirk spirit". Just what was that spirit and what did the operation achieve?

Sea kayaks have several important features of interest to paddlers. Here is a description of the basic components found in a sea kayak.

Knowing how to anchor a boat is an important seamanship skill. Review anchor types, systems and terminology at Boating and Sailing.

Most boaters appreciate receiving a good marine related book. Here are some suggested titles for the boater in your family.

Christmas is coming and it never hurts to daydream about new toys for the boat or your nautical lifestyle.

Being able to identify and observe cloud types can provide mariners with clues on approaching weather and a sign of good seamanship.

Grace O'Malley (1530-1603) defied belief, resisted definition, despised convention, and ultimately took on the greatest enemy her land had yet encountered. And won!

Time spent preparing for that next boat trip could be time well spent in preventing problems on the water. Be a better mariner and learn more about the avocation.

The Clipper 07-08 yacht race is a unique chance for amateur sailors to circle the globe in a 68-foot Dubois design sailboat.

Mistakes happen and boaters make some of the best ones. While these stories are funny, they should also sound a note of caution.

Believers in the paranormal and skeptics have offered several theories about what happens when people enter the Bermuda Triangle by boat or plane.

After its first appearance in the seventh century B.C.E. the trireme rapidly became the main warship of the ancient Mediterranean world.

Here are ten perfectly good ways to get into trouble during your next boating trip. Most boating accidents are preventable, especially if these actions are avoided.

The 12 tall ships of the Maine Windjammers Fleet sail the Maine Coast on trips ranging from a weekend to a six-day sail. 7 of the ships are National Historical Landmarks

The HMS Bounty, an obscure armed merchant ship from which the crew mutinied is immortalized on film.

In March 1878, the majestic sight of a ship in full sail turned within minutes into a disaster. Why did the Eurydice sink and who was to blame?

When the Spanish Empire seized the riches of the Americas, their rivals in Europe resented this, and made bids to claim some of the riches themselves.