Wind power: do not bank on it
- Michael GrayBOUND in and out of the Thames estuary, to and from the south, we would use the South Edinburgh Channel, which was narrow but sufficiently deep for our medium-sized ships and, I seem to recall, would give us a good view of the seals lolling on the nearby sands.
Making a farce out of everyday drama
WHERE has the old-fashioned TV documentary, which used to educate and inform, gone? There are amazing things in the world that can have us glued to the screen without the need for a hyperactive presenter hogging the camera and babbling.
Ransom and the moral maze
IN pre-satnav days, when approaching the Somalia coast after a passage across the Indian Ocean from Australia, it was recommended that you did so with caution, especially during the southwest monsoon.
The mariner’s mirror
IN February 1910, a Proposal for the Formation of a Society for Nautical Antiquaries attracted some considerable attention in Edwardian Great Britain. Britain was the greatest maritime nation. Her Navy enjoyed widespread admiration, while the Navy League was an influential lobby that governments could not afford to alienate. There were flourishing professional bodies for marine engineers and naval architects.
