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Complete
List of Sailing Vessels
To help those of you who may share my
passion of ships & sails but may not have
done much sailing of your own, I have begun
compiling a list to help you to understand
the differences between different types of
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Nautical
& Historical Terminology
Historical research is filled with arcane
terminology, nuances, and endless
challenges. To help I have begun compiling
some (hopefully) useful pages to help the
beginning enthusiast to better understand
and research bygone eras. |
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Nautical
Navigation
An ever growing library describing how
sailors navigated in Ancient Times using
Sextants, Astrolabes, Backstaff, Compass,
Compass Rose, Lead Lines, Log Lines, Cross
Staff, Quadrants, Reflecting Circle, Sand
Glass, Traverse Board and more... |
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Pirate
Music & Sea Shanties
Most of the songs in this section are the lyrics to
traditional shanties, historically used by sailors to
work together as a team, but recently I have
begun adding reviews of modern Pirate groups as well. |
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Illustrated
Guide to Knots
Explanations of common sailing knots, what
they are used for, and illustrated guides on
how to tie them. |
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Nautical
& Pirate Weapons
Learn the tools of the Pirate Trade!
Hundreds of pages on general shipboard
Weapons, edged Weapons, rifles, pistols,
Cannon and Naval Artillery from Various
Historical Periods. |
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Rum University!
Rum Reviews! History of Rum!
Types of Rum! How Rum is Made!
The best Rums on (and off) the
market! This section is
constantly growing! |
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Pirate Clothing & Costumes
Want to know how to pull off a
historically perfect pirate look
from the 16th, 17th or 18th century?
Or maybe just want to know where to
find the best Halloween costume on
the market? Then check out
this section! |
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Sailing
Simulator
Learn some common sailing maneuvers using
our online Sailing Simulator! |
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Recommended Reading List
I get a lot of questions about what books I would recommend to people interested in Nautical History, so here is my ever-growing list.
Most of these are available for free download!
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Historical Documents
Check out our vast and growing article
database on everything from historical Trading Routes, to Spoliation
Claims, to Cartography! |
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