Seamanship
The Hard Way Around
Adventures in circumnavigating the globe on a record-setting Nordhavn 76
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Summer is coming, and this may be the most valuable thing you'll ever read. Ever.
Crash Course to Sydney
A sailor recounts the riveting story of being dismasted in the storm-lashed Indian Ocean.
Entire U.S. Navy fleet on one page
Nifty chart shows the roughly 430 ships in the U.S. Navy ... on a single page?
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to live-stream tour of sunken Japanese battleship Thursday night, 9 p.m. (ET)
The live-stream is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Friday, Philippines time (9 p.m. Thursday, ET). It's expected to show various parts of the warship, including the bow and stern sections and the conning tower.
Ruse On The Chesapeake
How a renowned American-built yacht helped set the stage for the end of World War II.
"The Hooligan Navy": A Tribute to Forgotten Heroes of WWII
During World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard asked these yachtsmen and fishermen to “arm” their civilian vessels and guard the East Coast against German U-boats. The threat and the danger were high, but somehow this story has been lost to the annals of history.
A Storm Too Soon: Danger and Rescue on the High Seas
Tropical Storm Andrea arrived before the official start of hurricane season. Enormous waves sank the Sean Seymour II, leaving the three men stranded in raging seas. The Coast Guard never received their call for help, and it was by chance that rescue chopper on its way to answer another mayday spotted them.
The Bravery and Tragedy of the HMS Bounty
The US east coast is still recovering from the brutal assault of Hurricane Sandy, but not all the damage occurred on shore. Details have emerged of the tragedy that befell the replica of the HMS Bounty and her crew in late October as they tried to skirt the storm to head to homeport.
