Position: 38°05’11.3″N 13°32’23.8″E You may have heard of the Bayesian. She is, or rather was, a superyacht designed by legendary naval architect Ron Holland. Last August she sank in a freak storm off the north coast of Sicily. The storm …
This week we continue our occasional series about famous sea craptains. For our more sensitive readers please note this entry contains salty language, such as that typically employed by sailors – and plumbers… Position: 57°21’00.0″N 1°39’00.0″W April 1945 – off …
Position: 47°45’30.8″N 120°39’19.9″W In the spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin’s breast; In the spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest; In the spring a livelier iris changes on the burnished dove; In the spring a young …
Position: 49°51’49.7″N 6°24’34.4″W Let’s continue our periodic series on famous sea captains with a portrait of Sir Cloudesley Shovell. Not the retro-Metal band, but the man behind history’s greatest name for an Admiral. A snappy name is not, however, the …
Position: 45°37’26″N 122°40’42″W The Pacific Northwest has a short, but rich history littered with brigands, murderers, and ne’er-do-wells. Suffice it to say I’m talking about the colonial invaders of the past couple of centuries. The native peoples no doubt have …
We continue our occasional series on famous sea captains with the one who influenced me most: Captain Archibald Haddock. Tonnerre de Brest! When asked where my esprit d’aventure comes from, I recount how my grandmother shared stories of her travels …
Position: 38°21’36.3″N 21°25’19.4″E “Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.” – Lord Byron Protected as it is, the Gulf is not immune to strong …
We begin an occasional series on famous sea captains with a character familiar to our British fans, but one who remains mostly unknown outside the Commonwealth. The rotund figure of pirate Captain Horatio Pugwash is seared into the memory of …
You Only Live Once The New York Times ran an article about the YOLO economy recently. America’s Millennials burned out by a year of working via Zoom are waking up to the idea that there may be other things in …
