Saturday, August 4, 2012

Sailor Mouth Saturday: Room

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The word room was familiar to English speaking seamen in various capacities when Drake ruled the waves.    As Admiral Smyth notes in The...
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Friday, August 3, 2012

Booty: Myths of a Cleaned-Up Sea

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Over at the aptly named Real Clear Science, author and environmentalist Todd Myers offers this short but powerful piece on the recent tr...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Tools of the Trade: All in the Color

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Sailors are generally ship-proud.  Like housewives of old whose identity infused itself into their clean, tidy and good looking home, sail...
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Monday, July 30, 2012

History: The Glendower Murder

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It is my pleasure and privilege to welcome one of my favorite people, writers and storytellers to Triple P.   My dear friend Undine, w...
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Sunday, July 29, 2012

Seafaring Sunday: Prize for the President

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July 29, 1813: One of America’s original six frigates, USS  President of 44 guns and captained by John Rodgers, captures and burns Britis...
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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Sailor Mouth Saturday: Club

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Today's word is used at sea in reference to everything from hairstyles to tricky maneuvers.  A more versatile word, one might say, you...
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Friday, July 27, 2012

Booty: Fighting Back With a Pinup

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First off, I'm back.  Things are progressing slowly and quickly all at the same time, but I'm feeling better and ready to tackle T...
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