Yacht Economical Sailboat for Blue water Sailing
Whether used for ocean cruising or family vacations, the Yacht is a sturdy, easy to sail pocket cruiser.
The low topsides, narrow beam and 27-foot length of the Yacht, Vega certainly do not fit the image of a typical ocean-going yacht. Nevertheless several Vegas have successfully circumnavigated the globe. Dozens, perhaps hundreds more have crossed at [...]
World War II Navy Submarine
maritime museum based in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, have an opportunity to tour the U.S. Navy submarine that fired the final torpedoes and sank the last two Japanese ships in World War II.
The U.S.S. Torsk, commissioned in the last days of the war, now stands guard next to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The historic [...]
Waterproof Marine GPS System
A waterproof marine GPS system is available in both a handheld version and a version that is mounted on your boat. And it does not matter if you have a tight budget or if you want to spend a lot to get what you want. Handheld models that float start under $200 and will provide [...]
Marine Wind Generators
Wind generators produce electricity when the wind spins their blades, and the harder the wind blows, the more power they produce.
Many larger sailboats and powerboats — especially those based in the Caribbean, where the wind blows hard almost continuously — mount marine wind generators to capture that wind energy and use it.
But boats in other [...]
Bell was rung, Boat will sail
A 24-hour day is divided into 4-hour segments or watches. When a crew member is “on watch,” that means he or she is on duty, and to be off watch is to be off duty. In order to create an uneven number of watches, so that the crew member isn’t on duty the same time [...]
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