I've got a new post up on the website, a review (or at least a heads-up about) the 1808 book The Young Sea Officer’s Sheet Anchor.
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In my travels and studies over the years, I’ve collected a pretty decent library of maritime works. Some of these are chosen for their ability to tide me over the ( Read more... )

Another tall ship is no longer with us. Ireland's national sail training vessel, the Asgard II, has sunk in the Bay of Biscay. No casualties, fortunately, but the loss of the vessel alone is terribly saddening.

Thanks to curiositykt for bringing this to my attention.

This is one of my favorite poems of all time.

( T. S. Eliot - The Dry Salvages )

*** I've been transferring my research over to its own website. More up-to-date projects can be found here: https://strangewayes.wordpress.com/Read more... )