Wednesday Nautical Phrase or Term: Above the Board
Wednesday Nautical Phrase or Term: Above the Board avatar

By , on July 7th, 2009 Leave a comment   Nautical Terms and Phrases   , , , , , , , , , ,  

meaning: openly, without trickery From Brian Berlin… A trick, common to warships and pirates alike, both of which had very large crews, was to keep all but a few of their men out of sight. At long distance, someone inspecting them with a telescope might be fooled into thinking they were seeing a peaceful merchantman . . . → Read More: Wednesday Nautical Phrase or Term: Above the Board

Wednesday Nautical Phrase or Term: Above the Board avatar

Pilot and Captain Your Own Ship
Pilot and Captain Your Own Ship avatar

By , on June 2nd, 2009 Leave a comment   Reviews, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , ,  

Through the nifty little Google Earth plugin you can now be the helmsman of your ships. This ship simulation program is a trip and I expect to be wasting hours of my precious time in the near future. I love firing off the ship’s horn. Maybe this is the way that all the unemployed . . . → Read More: Pilot and Captain Your Own Ship

Pilot and Captain Your Own Ship avatar

Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam ends
Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam ends avatar

By , on May 14th, 2009 3 comments   Nautical Terms and Phrases, Social Sciences   , , , ,  

A little late and again from the spectacular website of Gary Martin. Definition: Hard-up – in a bad situation. Origin: The beams are the horizontal transverse timbers of ships. This nautical phrase came about with the allusion to the danger of imminent capsize if the beam ends were touching the water. This dates back to . . . → Read More: Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam ends

Nautical Term/Phrase Wednesday: On your beam ends avatar

Go Navy! Captain rescued from Somali pirates
Go Navy! Captain rescued from Somali pirates avatar

By , on April 13th, 2009 One comment   Industry & Government, Pictures and Movies, Vessels and Equipment   , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  

Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Somalian pirates received payback for their hostilities on Easter Sunday. Members of the U.S. Navy shot and killed three pirates who had been holding Capt. Richard Phillips hostage in a lifeboat on Sunday evening, a military official said. The pirates seized Phillips after a failed attempt to . . . → Read More: Go Navy! Captain rescued from Somali pirates

Go Navy! Captain rescued from Somali pirates avatar