Marlinspike Magazine

11/16/2025

Flying everything!

The stunning 212-foot, steel-hulled schooner Adix underway off English Harbour during the 2023 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta.

11/16/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Benson Lee

11/15/2025

Tea is mentioned three times.

EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF OCEAN SAILING on a fully restored Tall Ship from the 1870s: Tall Ship James Craig. Sailing – Sun 23 Nov, Sat 6 Dec.

Your amazing experience begins as this historic 1874 square rig sail ship leaves her berth at Pyrmont. As you cruise down the harbour, take in the sights of other harbour icons - the mighty Harbour Bridge and the stunning Opera House - then wave farewell to the beautiful Sydney skyline as we make our way out through Sydney Heads to the great blue yonder to watch the crew unfurl and set sails, turning time back 150 years to the Age of Sail.

Your ticket includes: morning tea, a tasty lunch and afternoon tea. Tea and coffee is available throughout the sail and alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and souvenir merchandise can be purchased onboard.
Call 02 8204 3500 or book online now:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/aboard-tall-ship-james-craig-a-day-at-sea-tickets-518325133427

11/15/2025

Marbleheaders should note that even historians of the Continental Navy don't think of HANNAH as its first vessel. That label is normally pinned on ALFRED.

Before there was a formal U.S. Navy, there was... a Navy. On Thursday, Nov 20, we'll explore how early threats at sea shaped the bold decision to build a Navy and a nation’s future. Join the Museum's public historian Carl Herzog for "The Navy Before the Navy," a YouTube Live conversation with:

⚓ Dr. Robert Allison, Professor of History at Suffolk University, president of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, and chair of Revolution 250

⚓ Dr. Benjamin "BJ" Armstrong, Captain, USN, naval historian and Director of the Naval Academy Museum,

Details: https://bit.ly/4oI2nH5

11/15/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Michael Rutstein

11/14/2025

TRES HOMBRES is getting some TLC.

11/14/2025

Love this. Had not heard this story before today.

"I would not see the schooner sold which so faithfully served me, the town of Lunenburg and the owners for over 18 years" ... "I still will protect the Bluenose with all I have as she served me too faithfully to be let down". - Captain Angus Walters, captain of the Bluenose from 1921 - 1938.

Date: 1939
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Halifax Herald, 15 Nov.1939, p.1

11/14/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Mary Barker

11/13/2025

You know it's Sweden, because it's snowing and there's a guy wearing shorts.

11/13/2025

Also, and I say this from experience, don't get caught towing a dinghy downwind in strong winds and seas or you may end up wearing it.

Towing a Dinghy
For a dinghy to tow true, keep its bow light and its drag aft—think of it like putting a tail on a kite. A little trim or weight in the stern can make all the difference.
https://skills.woodenboat.com/guides/towing-a-boat/

11/13/2025

NAME THAT BOAT! We've removed *most* of the names from trailboards and burgees, to make you work a little harder. Photo: Robert Serbagi

11/12/2025

“It was either this or art school,” said Ms. Caputo, who has worked on 10 vessels since graduating from New York’s state maritime college in 2018.

Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.