Sailing

leave started to percolate around my 30th anniversary. I began wonder if I had become too comfortable in my situation. After 30 years you tend to develop a “doctorate” in how an organization works. To use the often overused Vanguard sailing metaphor—was I sailing close to shore because I was afraid the world might be flat? So on 04/13/2014, my 54th birthday, Vanguard…

The dolphin pin is one of the greatest pins in the United States Navy. It signifies the mental, emotional, and physical qualifications necessary for sailing on a submarine. The most challenging, though, would be the mental and emotional requirements for sailing. Being in an isolated metal bubble of air hundreds of feet under water really takes a toll on a person’s sanity. It takes a real battle-hardened person to sail on a submarine. Usually, a submarine has no windows to prevent leaks and…

12. James Cook James Cook, a captain of the English Royal Navy and fellow seaman, disproved the theory about the “Southern Continent” when he led the first expedition to cross the Antarctic Circle. Throughout his expeditions, Cook created numerous charts of unexplored islands in the Pacific Ocean. On his third voyage south he discovered many islands, including Hawaii. Cook’s discoveries and numerous charts became invaluable to the future English explorers. 13. Vitus Bering The Danish explorer…

Columbus and his Voyage to America Christopher Columbus was the son of a weaver who lived in Genoa, Italy. When he was younger he never really had experience around the sea. But, when he was a teenager he got his first chance to go on a sea voyage. He then participated in several trading voyages in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. On one of his voyages, to the island of Khios, in modern day Greece, actually brought him as close as he would ever get to Asia. He was a part of several other…

Its soundtrack is one of the most beautiful and catchiest I have ever heard and I often find myself stuck with the music and lyrics in my head. The song “We Know the Way” is especially one of my favorites because of the message it portrays about sailing and because of its lyrics and how it incorporates some polynesian into it. The setting of Moana being in Polynesia and the way the creators depicted it is outstanding. Through the beautiful clear water, the luscious green grass, the vibrant…

Odyssey Entry #7 Although it was nice being with Circe our time together was nearing an end. It has been a hard trip being at sea, but it will end hopefully soon. Most of the gods have been kind by helping us on our journey. Poseidon seems to be determined to not allow us a safe sail. He is angered by Polyphemus recently being blinded. Polyphemus knew what was coming to him. He treated his guest improperly. Being rude always results in something bad. He is lucky that he is still alive. It feels…

Some of the earliest known evidence of sailing comes from what is today known as the Middle East. The Mesopotamians were no strangers to the movement of goods across great land distances, but they also developed great port cities. Ur was one of the Mesopotamian cities that not only grew, but thrived, at its strategic location where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers enter the Persian Gulf. Located in such a prime location, Ur became a massive epicenter for commerce in the ancient times and was…

go to the tale! “It’s time, for my journey to start!” Announced Yehonatan. “We will all miss you.” Said another villager. “Goodbye my friends! I’m off to achieve my dream of finding the truth of this world!” Promised Yehonatan. After 18 hours of sailing across the sea, he…

about his victory claiming he won the war without the help of the Gods angered Poseidon. This causes Odysseus and his crew unable to return to Ithaca for year thanks to Poseidon's monsters blocking the way. He loses some men on the way. While sailing the wash up on a seemingly deserted island, the wander in a cave to find wine and cheese. They quickly help themselves to this food to later discover that this cave was home to a cyclops. The cyclops traps the men in the cave with him and wait…

From traveling to the Yukon Territory, sailing around the Pacific Ocean, to writing many novels and short stories, Jack London has had a plethora of experiences in his life. Jack London was born on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, California to an unmarried mother, Flora Wellman. London was an illegitimate child. Jack’s father left his mother before he was born. His father could have possibly been William Chaney, a popular journalist and figure at the time. Since Jack’s mother was ill…