(I ask becauseNOAA is seeking public commenton their plan to stop—after 200 years—creating/updating even the data currently used by third parties to print nautical charts. ) As always, I’m atmichael_r@goodoldboat.com Sailor of the Month DaveandMelanie Bootsare our Dogwatch Sailors of t...
“His earlier voyages were to the Mediterranean and West Indies, and, it is said, young as he then was, the owners for whom he sailed reposed so much Confidence in his integrity, good judgment, and nautical skill, that they were in the habit of giving him no instructions other than the...