Published on May 20, 2013 Hard to Windward – Courtesy of the Tasmanian Archive/Heritage Office, and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia – the film of the 1956 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The 1956 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, was the 12th annual running of the “blue water classic” Sydney to Hobart Yacht …
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December 11, 1900 – Captain Joshua Slocums’ “Spray” beached at Castillo Chicos, about seven miles south of the dividing-line of Uruguay and Brazil. A boy and his horse came to Joshua’s aide, “Buenos dias, muchacho,” Joshua later offering to trade ship biscuits for butter and milk. The boy quickly returned with butter, milk, eggs and …
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“What ship are you”? and was dumfounded when a bearded and deeply tanned man standing near the schooner’s wheel responded, “USS Lanikai, from Manila.” The pilot was equally surprised that the weather-beaten and somewhat dilapidated ship was apparently part of the U.S. Navy, and that she had safely navigated more than 3,000 miles of Japanese-dominated …
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Published on Nov 15, 2016 This is inspiring story of “Captain Santa” who sailed a three-masted schooner on Lake Michigan 100 years ago, delivering each December thousands of Christmas trees to be sold to Chicago families straight from the deck of his ship tied up at the Clark Street pier. Scenes are from the 50-minute …
MYSTERY OF THE STEAMER PORTLAND “IS ONE OF THE SECRETS WELL KEPT BY THE SEA” “THREE WRECKS OFF GAYHEAD” “Life Savers Bring Half Dead Sailors Ashore While the Ships Are Ground to Pieces” Associated Press Special Wire PROVINCETOWN, Mass., Dec 2, 1898 — Another day has passed and the mystery of the steamer Portland …
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