Sentences with word «seamanship»

So he was, to a certain extent, says Richard Henderson in Dangerous Voyages of Captain William Andrews (Abercrombie & Fitch, $ 12.50), but he performed two great feats of seamanship, and he left two remarkable books, A Daring Voyage and Columbus Outdone, long out of print and unobtainable.

He provided comprehensive instruction to those desiring to learn the techniques and seamanship abilities necessary for ocean sailing.

We share our vast lifetime experience in seamanship, marine science and education here on the Monterey Bay with you.

This is just some sloppy, dangerous seamanship, and the Indian Navy better get its act together fast.

It says that the Sheridan Shore Sailing School has been in operation for more than 50 years, with the goal of teaching seamanship and competitive racing.

These are mistakes of basic seamanship that suggest inadequate training, or shifts that are too long and cause a loss of concentration and crew cohesion.

Collisions with civilian ships in peacetime are awful, but seamanship failures during wartime would be disastrous.

I'm counting down the days to 2008 so that I can climb aboard the next privileged vessel under Barry Avrich's able seamanship to «shek it out» again!

My business was called Voyager Ocean Passages, and we taught people interested in learning ocean seamanship how to cross oceans.

The World Encompassed is a stirring day - to - day account of Drake's great voyage, an exciting story of courage, braggadocio and magnificent seamanship, re-told in detail by a master historical narrator, with the page - turning compulsion of an adventure novel — and every word is true.

Summer Sailing Program In the breezes of Channel Islands Harbor, Pacific Corinthian Youth Foundation offers a fun and comprehensive youth sailing program highlighting boat handling skills under sail as well as general seamanship and safety.

Our program goals are to promote seamanship while building skills in all levels of sailing & water safety and to encourage the Corinthian Spirit.

It took great seamanship, skilled navigation, tremendous courage and leadership.

If you're familiar with fundamental seamanship and are well - trained and equipped to handle a ship's operation, then the odds are greater that you'll arrive unscathed at your destination.

Elliot had accomplished a rare feat of seamanship: a late autumn crossing of the Atlantic, alone.

However, the young Kiwi crew, in a masterly show of seamanship, got the sail back up in record time while Dickson, equally unflappable, continued driving the boat toward the finish line.

However, my wife's confidence in my seamanship was forever ruined.

When the expedition ship is crushed; Worsley's seamanship and navigational skills saves them all.

To leave the safe confines of a protected harbor for an ocean passage means taking on the sea and the elements with only the equipment on board and your seamanship abilities.

Areas of Expertise Diesel Engineering Welding Electrical Systems Leadership Steam Plant... Bachelor of Science: Marine Engineering Buzzards Bay, MA... (1 & 4) aboard the USTS Kennedy acquiring training in engineering, seamanship,