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Sailing Around the World, Alone… the story of Captain Joshua Slocum

By On October 1, 2011

Solitude at Sea Three years, 30,000 miles Reviewed by John Rousmaniere, edited by Gene Epstein, Barrons Anybody hoping for a happier second act in life will find inspiration—as well as caution—in [...]

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Finally! A ship shape USB hub

By On November 16, 2010

Unlike Christmas music, it’s never to early to start looking for holiday gift ideas.  This 5-port USB hub is the perfect edition to any mariners desk and could be yours [...]

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For The Child Within Us: The World’s Biggest Ships Scaled As Wood Toys

By On September 28, 2010

[Image via PostlerFerguson] Like it or not, the holiday season (yes the holidays) are quickly approaching and every year we try to find some cool nautical gift ideas for the [...]

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Notebooks that take harsh weather

By On June 3, 2009

Navagear points us to “Rite in the Rain”: The folks from “Rite in the Rain” were at the Pacific Marine Expo, and I picked up a brochure, an all-weather pen, [...]

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World’s Sexiest Sextant? You Decide

By On March 3, 2009

MaritimeLinks.net (a must see site) brings us what is reportedly “The Worlds Sexiest Sextant” or less smashingly called the Cassens & Plath Horizon Ultra. Why? Here’s their answer: WIRED magazine [...]

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Load Up Your Agent’s Van With Amazon Prime

By On November 28, 2008

You pull into anchorage, plug your EVDO Card into your laptop and immediately begin to map out the stores you need to visit once the ship is docked. We know [...]

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Holiday Gift Deals For The Mariner

By On November 25, 2008

This week is the busiest shopping time of the year for those of us living in the US. The economy isn’t the strongest this year so we thought we’d help by finding [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide | Spot Messenger Package – $60 Off

By On October 21, 2008

The gCaptain SPOT Messenger Contest is now closed and the units are in the mail but for those looking to get a unit of their own West Marine has a [...]

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A Maritime Christmas – Anchor Logo Shirts $11

By On December 3, 2007

    $15.00 – M Anchor Shirt $15.00 – L Anchor Shirt $15.00 – XL Anchor Shirt $16.00 – XXL Anchor Shirt $20.00 – M Shirt International $20.00 – L [...]

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2008 Maritime Photo Calendar

By On November 25, 2007

Our Favorite Maritime Photographer, Houston Pilot Lou Vest, has donated a few of his amazing photos to the pilot association’s charitable foundation, Anchor Watch. They will use the images to [...]

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Protect Your Camera’s Memory with Pelican

By On November 24, 2007

gCaptain readers know we are big fans of Pelican Cases and Flashlights and may also know that we have destroyed memory cards in the past. This is why we are [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide | Spot Globalstar Messenger – Emergency Locater

By On November 22, 2007

Panbo, the marine electronics blog, brings us today’s gCaptain Holiday Gift Suggestion. The unit is the SPOT Satellite Messenger & Emergency Locater and it’s fairly amazing. First a note. This [...]

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