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Seafaring was especially important in the Caribbean as it was the only way to reach the Caribbean Islands. Current research has discovered that numerous Pre-Columbian colonisation events occurred in the Caribbean and that an important initial incentive to visit the Caribbean Islands may have been the search for high quality materials, such as ...
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups. Notable designers
Austronesians used distinctive sailing technologies, namely the catamaran, the outrigger ship, tanja sail and the crab claw sail. This allowed them to colonize a large part of the Indo-Pacific region during the Austronesian expansion starting at around 3000 to 1500 BC, and ending with the colonization of Easter Island and New Zealand in the ...
A firsthand review of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, including on-board activities, rooms, itinerary and what makes the world's largest cruise ship unique.
Fantome was a 679-ton staysail schooner.She was completed in 1927 by the Duke of Westminster.She was purchased by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises in 1969, and became the flagship of their fleet, offering cruises in the Caribbean and the Bay of Honduras.
Drift from Barbados to St Lucia and Jamaica with providers including Fred Olsen and Sea Cloud Cruises
The ship was refitted again as a cruising yacht for the Caribbean under the name SV Mandalay (also Mandalay of Tortola) [2] with a sail area of > 20,000 square feet (1,900 m 2). [3] The ship was operated by Windjammer Barefoot Cruises from 1982 until the operator went out of business in 2008. [ 20 ]
Royal Caribbean. Thrill Island: Highlights include Category 6 (the largest waterpark at sea featuring the tallest drop slide and the first family raft slide at sea), Crown’s Edge (a part ropes ...