An Englishman, on (but apparently not in) canoes:
…I was out early this morning pitying them…
One of the abiding mysteries of our great maritime nation is how on earth someone (doubtless a foreigner) ever persuaded the free-born Englishman (not the one cited above, of course, but the generic one) not only to consider the canoe as [...]
Archive for the ‘nautical’ Category
I hate Canoes
Posted in nautical, tagged canoes on 10 April, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Pirate PR
Posted in nautical, tagged pirates on 17 March, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Piratical stuff from Dennis. This one is about the history of the pirate flag and the several possible derivations of the term ‘Jolly Roger’, though it does not mention the use, since 1914, of the Jolly Roger by submarines.
It is clear that those acting under a letter of marque might use the national ensign of [...]
No sinking, no surcharge
Posted in nautical, tagged Somalia on 1 December, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Shipping Times:
Oceania Cruises yesterday released a statement saying one of their ships, the ms NAUTICA, had been attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden… two skiffs, approaching from a range of 1000 meters, tried to intercept the vessel’s course… About 300 yards from the cruise ship eight rifle shots were aimed at NAUTICA [...]
AD28
Posted in nautical, tagged INTERCO on 13 November, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Though I am impressed by the virtual flags, and wonder where they came from, I am mystified by the signal hoisted on the flagstaff of An Englishman’s Castle. Baffled by the two exclusively Naval flags I had to try looking it up. The first flag appears to be Alfa, the second Delta, the third Navy [...]
Sorry about that; wrong ship
Posted in nautical, tagged South Ossetia on 24 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The USA is sending ‘aid’ to Georgia.
On today’s 1300 news the BBC said that the USS McFaul is a destroyer. Wikipedia agrees. She is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer, 505 feet long, with a maximum displacement of 8915 tons and a crew of 338.
Which suggests to me, as a mere landsman whose naval knowledge [...]
