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By Captain G. Andy Chase, Professor of Marine Transportation, Maine Maritime Academy In this modern age, all maritime schools are spending a great deal of money and time buying and training [...]
By Art Pine, images by Robert Almeida Step aboard a naval vessel these days, and you quickly see a stunning breadth of high-technology equipment. Navigating? Today’s ship is the province of GPS receivers [...]
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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Rambler 100 skipper George David is interviewed this morning following the dramatic capsize of his yacht and successful rescue of his crew. The media crew for Team Phaedo, one of [...]
Photo: Daniel Forster/Rolex Rambler 100, holder of the transatlantic record and one of the favorites to win this year’s Fastnet Race, capsized this evening after losing her keel in moderate [...]
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