Sailing ship

the sea?” A partial smile emerged from the captain’s leathery face. Deep wrinkles furrowed into its sun-baked skin testify to years of harsh sun, wind, and rain at sea. An early riser, an old sea dog he walked the deck every morning inspecting the ship. Tip of his ivory pipe hung from parched lips, surrounded by a full beard of thick gray bristling whiskers. Removed his pipe, exhaled a puff of smoke. It scattered quickly amid a chilly breeze. Captain commented, “Sea, her waves gentle there is…

expedition ship which was later identified as the HMS Erebus. Back in 1845, Sir John Franklin’s expedition to find the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to Asia resulted in two ships missing. This expedition is most likely known as Franklin’s doomed expedition because the ships disappeared after they froze in the ice in 1846 and went missing for more than a century which caused the archaeologist to look for them now. The sister ship of the HMS Erebus, HMS Terror is still missing. The…

puck. “Mckoy It’s time to sail of ” said tim the crew aboard the ship and was about to sail of in 9 minutes “ wait i'm coming with” yelled a lady from the dock. Mckoy turned around saw his wife, puck laughed when he was done veronica gave him the death stare. Tim not seeing Mckoy tell him to say no “ come a boarded “ says tim. Veronica boarded the ship and found puck , not expecting it puck is slapped right across the face. The ship starts to leave the dock and veronica goes into tim’s office…

Engineering Disasters One of the most famous engineers was Thomas Edison who famously stated that “ [he had] not failed, [he had discovered] 10,000 ways that did not work”. Despite Edison’s numerous failures, he eventually perfected his version of the light bulb, got it patented and proceeded to make his invention available to consumers. Edison’s approach illustrates the engineer’s ideal process, as he repeatedly tests and perfects the design of the desired result before releasing the result to…

When it comes to ordering goods, there are many ways the good can get to and from its destination. Some of the modes include: air, ground, rail, pipeline, and water. The logistics mode air is being used often when it comes to transporting overseas or across the country. Even though air freight is the fastest of the five modes, it is also the most expensive. There are many supply chain uses, costs, innovations, and future possibilities when it comes to picking the mode air. The mode of…

Whether it be for fun or for a lifestyle of competition, boating is an opportunity for one to further express themselves. Sailing and yachting are more than just styles of boating. To start off, sailing and yachting are both rooted around a boat, but the crews of each play very different roles. Sailing involves a maximum effort by the crew. They operate the boat to reach the end location. Trimming the sails requires the effort of a crew to keep the sailboat pointed in the direction of optimal…

1. The authorized Government Meal Rate (GMR) of $13.85 with Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) does not properly allow sufficient coverage of daily Air Force Dining Facility a la carte meals while a member is assigned Temporary Duty at Air Force installations providing training. 2. The Training Quota Management Center (TQC) has the unique situation of receiving critical feedback from individuals we issue orders to after they have attended required training. Some of the courses we issue…

The year is 1800; the events that led up to this year in my life and the lives of every member of my entire family replays vividly in my mind. This beautiful island of Trinidad, although filled with uncertainty, presents such great opportunity that going back now is just not an option. Life as a French coloured planter was changing in Grenada. The French Revolution threatened the economy and most importantly the livelihoods of us planters. In 1776, a French planter…

Captain Kidd started his life on the sea from a young age. He served on a French pirate ship which later he and some English men took over. Kidd became captain and was hired by the british to fight in the ongoing war for the caribbean between them and the French. He was mutinied and lost his original ship but was given another one by his English employer. After a while Kidd left and sailed for New York. In New York he was able to remove an illegitimate government from power and gain some respect…

To his surprise, Merrick was all serious now and shouted out orders to his new crew. He took the role of being captain very seriously and to him; he was the master of his ship and in command at all times. Both crew members were shocked a little but grew to appreciate the seriousness and efficiency of their new captain and their assigned roles. As the crew tied the right lines, learned the new nautical terms and started their assigned tasks of setting up the fishing gear, Merrick looked down…