Sentences with phrase «modern sailing ships»

Modern sailing ships can benefit from technology that didn't exist one and a half centuries ago.

Not exact matches

There on the left is a modern (for the 1930s) sea plane in trouble; on the right a similarly beleagured sailing ship, the Unicorn of the title.

Those who set sail with the latter will receive a boatload of bonus extras, such as the featurettes Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage (explaining the complexities of making this modern adventure movie), A Shipmate's Diary (following a film - school intern's experiences on the set) and Poseidon: Upside Down (a look at the unique set - design).

About the author Lindbergh, who had formerly published poetry, travel and cultural pieces in various journals, was inspired to write The Thrall's Tale after seeing full - scale modern replicas of the ships that had sailed in Lief Eiriksson's wake on the journeys he took from Norway to Iceland, Greenland and Canada and then down the North American coast (see map in sidebar).

Decorated in a modern, yet colonial style, the elegant lounge with a piano opens onto a large balcony, an ideal place for sipping cocktails and watching the cruise ships sail away into the sunset.

The 439ft SV Royal Clipper offers the ultimate sea - going experience, combining the grandeur and tradition of cruising under sail with all the creature comforts and the finest modern ship - yet with no formality.

The Royal Clipper is the largest sailing ship in the world - based on the romantic and speedy tea clippers that sailed to and from the orient - but brought bang up to date with all modern amenities and refinements.

All of the small ships in their fleet offer modern facilities and equipment designed specifically to sail in remote areas.

Modern Hotel occupying the 9th through 29th floors of a 34 - story high - rise building shaped like a ship's sail.

Alan Villiers, a modern - day expert in traditional sailing ships, wrote many books about traditional sailing, including By way of Cape Horn.

Star Flyer is a modern cruise ship in every way, created for luxury - loving singles who also love the traditions and romance of the legendary era of sailing ships.

The latest addition to Norwegian's young, modern fleet, the ship will sail the Caribbean from Miami seasonally beginning in the autumn of 2019.

Guests will visit the bell towers of the Franciscan Monastery, St Mark's Church and Cathedral of St Stephen before returning to the ship for an afternoon of sailing towards Split, the largest city on the Adriatic coast, with an impressive mix of Roman and modern architecture.

Longtime readers may recall my 2008 coverage of a larger - scale vision of modern sail - powered shipping.

[11] Before the advent of modern icebreakers, ships sailing the Arctic Ocean risked being trapped or crushed by sea ice (although the Baychimo drifted through the Arctic Ocean untended for decades despite these hazards).

Simply reducing the number of readings used from modern measurements does not tell you anything about how accurate temperature readings were on the deck of a rolling, wooden sailing ship or how they can be compared to today's reading.

Beluga Group has become the first shipping firm worldwide to sign a contract to furnish a modern diesel freighter with sail power — in this case Sky Sail: a super-sized kite which pulls the ship across the ssail power — in this case Sky Sail: a super-sized kite which pulls the ship across the sSail: a super-sized kite which pulls the ship across the seas.

One of the main disadvantages is that a sailing ship, no matter how modern its sails, lists heavily in high winds.