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Asian sailors came to the west coast of America in 1587. Within a century they were settled in colonies from Mexico to Peru Cape Sebastian in Oregon perches above two forested declivities along a rocky patch of the state’s southern coast. Travel there today, and you are likely to miss a roadside marker that reads:Spanish navigators were the first to explore the North American Pacific Coast. Beginning fifty years after Columbus discovered the Western continents, Sebastian Vizciano [sic] saw this cape in 1603 and named it after the patron saint of the day of his discovery. Other navigators, Spanish, British,...

Continuation of Matt Bracken's writings re upcoming events - https://areaocho.com/11039-2/

...At Dyrrhachium in what is now Albania, Caesar attacked Pompey's supply base on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Because of the vagaries of the wind, Caesar sent supply ships to several destinations across the Mediterranean Sea to ensure his own troops could be fed and outfitted in the coming campaign...An Israeli researcher... studied wind patterns and ancient texts about the weather. And then he did something more unusual. He and a team of experts built a replica of a 5th century B.C. boat and sailed it across part of the Mediterranean to test his theory...In addition, by examining Roman...

The cruise industry is sailing on for now despite travel warnings from health officials. But it hasn’t been smooth sailing, and plenty of hurdles remain. As of Saturday afternoon, there were no reports of any cruise voyage cancellations, Patrick Scholes, a travel and leisure analyst at Truist Securities, points out that the CDC’s action comes at an especially bad time for the cruise operators. Woronka says that enthusiasm for cruising remains strong among travelers. The largest bucket of cruise customers, he says, “are going to go” on sailings. “The market is saying that these disruptions are not going to cripple...

during what looked like a standard search and rescue mission, they were met by a strange twist of fate. The crew of the submarine very soon found encountered a situation where they were the ones in need of saving. Having incorrectly estimated the amount of fuel needed for the mission, when they arrived at the spot where Conestoga was presumed to be, the submarine had run out of usable fuel. Since its electric motors lacked enough battery power to transport them back to base, they were stranded some 100 nautical miles from Hawaii, caught in a desperate situation. To make...

Norwegian Cruise Line wants to start US cruises again on July 4, and it's willing to require all passengers and staff to be vaccinated before it sets sail.Norwegian, which despite its name is a US-based company, sent a letter Monday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, notifying it of its proposal. It's the first major American cruise line to lay out plans for a resumption of US sailings...So on Monday, Norwegian essentially said: Enough. The company said it plans to require vaccinations for everyone on a ship at least two weeks before sailing."Vaccinations are the primary vehicle for...

Come aboard for a short trip around the beautiful Scottish Inner Hebridean islands of Iona, Lunga, Staffa and Mull, accompanied by some carefully chosen music! The islands are even more stunning when the sun shines, as it did in June 2019! We started in Oban on the mainland, got a ferry to Mull and then drove across the single track road to Fionnport for the ferry to Iona. This tiny island is the crucible of Christianity in Britain. You can walk to St. Columba's bay where the saint landed in the 6th century and visit the rebuilt abbey. After the...

Country music artist Kenny Chesney crooned in his 2008 song “Boats” that watercraft are vessels of freedom and harbors of healing.  Last June, I had the opportunity to learn about boating and its innumerable benefits during a Yamaha Outboards media event. It perfectly coincided with National Fishing and Boating Week.The charming town of St. Michael’s on Maryland’s Eastern Shore served as the backdrop. Deemed “the town that fooled the British,” this hidden gem was a one-time hub of shipbuilding, maritime activity, and commerce. Today, it attracts DC-area locals and tourists alike. Yamaha generously put us up at the Inn at Perry Cabins, one...

The musician, whose songs "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" and "Sailing" topped the Billboard Hot 100, urged his fans to take the growing global pandemic seriously. Singer-songwriter Christopher Cross has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The five-time Grammy winner shared the news in a lengthy Facebook post Friday. "I'm sorry to report that I am among the growing number of Americans who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus," he wrote. "Although I am fortunate enough to be cared for at home, this is possibly the worst illness I've ever had." The musician, whose songs "Arthur's Theme (Best That...

The replica of a wooden Phoenician ship, which visited Lyme Regis last year, has completed its 6,000 mile voyage across the Atlantic. The Phoenicia visited Lyme Regis last July before setting out on its voyage from the old port of Carthage, Tunisia, in September. It called in at Cadiz (Spain), Essaouira (Morocco), Tenerife (Canary Islands) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) before arriving in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club on Thursday, February 4... The ship's trans-Atlantic voyage was part of the Phoenicians Before Columbus Expedition, designed, with the help of the US-based Phoenician International Research Center, to...

This post was published on 11th July 2019 The Teen Who Sailed Across The World – Robin Lee Graham Posted By: Emily Thompson In 1965, 16-year-old Robin Lee Graham set out to sail from California. At the time, he said he just wanted “to be on my own and explore.” But he returned five years and 30,000 miles later, as the youngest person to ever sail around the world solo. His only companion was an ever-changing crew of cats. Robin was a nonconformist in search of something bigger. He was sick of the regimentation of the classroom and craved freedom....

If you're new to our channel, we WELCOME you to our crazy sailing adventure where we laugh at ourselves regularly, others occasionally, and try to contribute a bit of humor to an otherwise stiff and overtly PC world. Our videos are basically rated TV-PG and are filmed, edited, and produced exclusively by the six of us on our boat, a Privilege 585 Catamaran. So grab the family and gather ‘round the TV, and spend a half hour laughing and adventuring with the Z-Crew! We complete our time in Fakarava by diving with sharks and then head off on a 40-hour...

A FAMILY OF SIX abandoned the ordinary in search of a SIMPLER LIFE - and look at where they are NOW! After crossing the Panama Canal (dates should say 2019, not 2018...so sorry for the error) they enter into the massive Pacific Ocean and settle in for a month at sea. In the meantime, they must team up with a buddy boat to determine the intentions of a mysterious fishing boat. Watch as they evade pirates, swim in the sea, and embark on the ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME! ***ALL OUR VIDEOS are TV-PG and filmed, edited, and produced exclusively by...

On April 3, authorities in Trinidad and Tobago found 200 kilos of cocaine near the rudder trunk of the Teekay-operated LNG carrier Hispania Spirit. According to the Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, the master of the Spirit spotted suspicious packages towards the stern of the vessel during a regular security check at about 0800 hours. He notified the authorities, and TT Coast Guard divers found seven bales of cocaine attached to the rudder or rudder trunk (accounts differ). The stash weighed about 200 kilos, an amount that would be worth an estimated $18 million (TT$120 million). Before she departed, the Hispania...

Episode 64, from the Youtube channel of an American family who sold the McMansion in the Dallas suburbs, bought a sailboat, and headed out for an adventure of a lifetime! This episode finds them fishing off the coast of Northwest Africa, near the Canaries, just prior to crossing the Atlantic for the Caribbean, and from there back to America in time for the Miami Boat Show. It's pretty funny and the dad, Keith, philosophizes some toward the end of the video. I think many Freepers will be heartened and inspired by his talk.

I’m going to relay a one-time experience I had with Zen meditation when I was in my early 20’s. I didn’t need to visit Japan for this experience: Zen came to me in the form of a 2-day weekend retreat held in San Diego.  The event was held in a large two-or-three floor neighborhood house facing out on lovely Balboa Park with its large trees.   I gained much from this meditation retreat, and I would definitely encourage others to give it a go.   Before attending this retreat, I’d read that it may take a Zen monk many years to...

A Colorado couple said they sold everything they owned to buy a sailboat and set out for the open seas together. Within two days, their dream became a nautical nightmare. On their way to Key West, Tanner Broadwell and Nikki Walsh's voyage abruptly ended in John’s Pass off Madeira Beach, Fla., when their 28-foot sailboat struck something underwater Wednesday night.

Were 18th-century pirates literate? What sort of books did they keep on board ship? ... During conservation work on artifacts recovered from the wreckage of Queen Anne's Revenge -- the flagship of the pirate Blackbeard -- 16 tiny fragments of paper were discovered in a mass of wet sludge removed from the chamber for a breech-loading cannon. The largest fragment was only about the size of a quarter. Paper is an extremely rare material to find on shipwrecks, especially one 300 years old, because it usually disintegrates quickly under water... As the work progressed another discovery was made -- that...

Questions have been raised over the story of two Hawaii women who say they were lost at sea for six months - after it emerged they never activated their emergency beacon, sailed past an inhabited island and were caught in a seemingly non-existent storm. Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fiava were rescued by the US Navy 900 miles southeast of Japan last Wednesday after setting sail from Hawaii on May 3. They told a harrowing tale of survival after their rescue, but many of their claims have now been called into question including:

Coast Guard officials are investigating what caused a boat carrying schoolchildren to sink Wednesday evening after it struck something submerged near a former Navy bombing test site in the Chesapeake Bay.