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History · Feature Articles

Maritime History

Long-form articles on the navigational skills, vessel types, federal institutions, and ocean races that shaped the sailing world. Part of the history section.

Navigation · History

Celestial Navigation: The Skill That Shaped the World

The sextant, the noon sight, Harrison's clock, and Nathaniel Bowditch — and a worked example of shooting the sun at noon.

Sextant · HO 249 · Nautical Almanac · ~1,000 words
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History · Sail

The American Schooner: A Working Boat That Won Races

From the Baltimore Clipper to the Gloucester fishing fleet — the rig that built American coastal trade and raced its way into both countries' national identity.

Bluenose · Gloucester · Grand Banks · ~1,000 words
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History · Federal

The Lighthouse Service: America's First Federal Bureaucracy

From the Lighthouse Act of 1789 through the keeper era, Cape Hatteras, Minot's Ledge, and the 1939 merger into the Coast Guard.

Keepers · Fresnel lens · Preservation · ~1,000 words
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Ocean Racing · History

The Newport Bermuda Race: 1,070 Miles of Gulf Stream

The oldest regularly scheduled ocean race in the world — first run 1906, still crossing the Stream every two years.

Gulf Stream · CCA · Safety culture · ~1,000 words
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