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... Newport, Rhode Island, on June 27, 1898 having circumnavigated the world, a distance of 46,000 miles (74,000 km). In 1899 he described the voyage in Sailing Alone Around the World now considered a classic of travel literature. It is a wonderful adventure story from the Age of Sail and a book of which Arthur Ransome declared, boys who do not like this book ought to be drow...

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...This book is about the voyage to deliver a double-hulled sailing canoe thousands of miles as a gift to renowned wayfinding navigator Mau Piailug of Satawal, Micronesia. Native Hawaiians delivered the canoe to express their gratitude to Mau for sharing his knowledge of non- instrume...

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...Northeast Pacific, out of the Hawaiian Islands, of the gods Papa of Earth and Wakea of Water, forged by the fire goddess Pele, came the double-hulled sailing canoes Hokulea and Alingano Maisu. Mai na Koolau Mai Hawaii pae aina Ma o Papa me Wakea Ma o Pele ka wahine a ka lua Eia mai na waa kaulua O Hokulea laua O Alingano Maisu Saengi eotiwaefangin Pacific Sangi faniuwaen H...

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...s the steps followed in the construction of an ancient canoe, includes a chapter on types of canoes, and ends with a section on contemporary Hawaiian sailing canoes. Hawaiian Canoe-Building Traditions was designed for use within the broader fields of "Hawaiian Studies" and "Ocean Studies." Hawaii's children should always be encouraged to learn more about the place in whic...

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...- Hauling. 19 -- Finishing. 25 -- Consecration and Launching. 33 -- Tools. 39 -- Parts of a Canoe. 47 -- Types of Canoes. 57 -- Contemporary Hawaiian Sailing Canoes. 63 -- Summary. 83 -- Suggested Reading List. 85 -- Suggested Audio-Visual Resources. 86 -- Additional Resources. 86 --...

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...From "On meeting A Dead Body" Deep Surfing Alligator sailing through the blue ripples like they were made for you but never fear because it's here soon you will feel the wrestle, that familiar vessel, of which you thought you'd gotten rid....

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...s an important chapter on the Principles of Prenatal Anthropology as well as one on the Rules for Nocturnal Navigation, which is a splendid guide for sailing on the seas of existence and journeying towards ‘Secondary Beauty...

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...Sailing adventure with storms, icebergs, shipwrecks, treasure, and the reawakening of a pirate frozen in suspended animation for nearly fifty years (Summary by P. Cunningham)...

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...Pete Erickson has long dreamed of sailing a small boat to Alaska. When he retires, he acts on his dream. It turns into a nightmare when his boyhood rival's jealousy turns into venom. Slen Kuskitt has become a drug lord. He has temporarily abandoned a 42-foo...

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...s of Kanu o ka Aina. . . perpetuate Hawaiian language and culture by practicing native traditions such as kalo (taro) cultivation, outrigger canoe sailing, and traditional Hawaiian protocol. Students of the school participate in project-based inquiry and scientific research efforts including assisting Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum scientists with a stream-restoration st...

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...ict Chiefs, Recognized, are Taunted as They Pass— Keawenuiaumi, Greeted with a Chant, Is Warned of Coming Storm and Invited to Land—On. Advice of the Sailing-masters the King Sails on -- 78 -- Fishermen—Meeting a Six-manned Canoe He Wagers a Race, Single-handed, and Wins—He Hides His Fish in the King's Canoe—They Plan Another Race to Take Place in Kau, Life to be the Forfe...

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...Sailing voyage from England to Portugal in the mid Eighteenth Century, by one of the premier humorists, satirists, novelists and playwrights of his age. It was to be his last work, as his failing health proved unable to perse...

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...Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant vessels. The description of landmarks and ports, as well as the rules and regulations provide another viewpoint to an...

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...en he hears of two astronauts who have been captured in a kingdom on the other side of the planet, and sets out on an action-packed journey on a ship sailing across vast grasslands on rolling pin-like wheels in a desparate scheme to save them and return home. Due to the non-renewal of its copyright, this book is in the public domain. (Summary by Mark Nelson)...

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...rrative. It contains an account of the most interesting incidents which occurred on board the Victory. (Lord NELSON's flag-ship) from the time of her sailing from England, in the month of September, till the day of battle inclusively. -William Beatty, M.D....

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... 6 -- Ch.1. Introduction . 11 -- Ch.2. The Human Barrier. 14 -- Ch.3. An Overview. 18 -- Ch.4. Acceleration Due to Light Pressure. 21 -- Ch.5. Light Sailing is Not All There Is. 27 -- Ch.6. Einstein's Light Barrier. 32 -- Ch.7. The Phase One Experiment: The First Starship. 37 -- Ch.8. The Phase Two Experiment: Alpha Centauri or Bust!. 45 -- Ch.9. Voyage to the Center of t...

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.... Acceleration Due to Light Pressure ……………………………………………. 21 Ch.5. Light Sailing is Not All There Is ………………………………………………. 27 Ch.6. Einstein's Li... ...r at attaining high speeds than any other kind of propulsion - say, light sailing. Sorry to say, such a depressing outlook - and an erroneous one in... ...to post a sign for rocketships reading: On the one hand, a sailing ship which depends on light from the Sun to accelerate it remains i... ...how that a barrier at the velocity of light does indeed exist for a light-sailing ship and for subatomic particles which are electro-dynamically acc... ...ts. A push is on by the Planetary Society to launch an interplanetary sailing vessel, a vehicle whose sails would be filled by light pressure fr... ...ich we'll refer to as Cosmos II; page 5: "[Some] have concluded that light sailing is the only technology we know of today that can enable interstell... ... ( β) being specified relative to the Essential Observer. For light sailing, the defining formula for the driving force is F = pA where p is pr... ...opping to 65% of its initial value at β = ½, large by comparison with the sailing vessel's acceleration at that speed, but again dropping to zero for... ...er sop to the gods. In both this case and the previous case of the light-sailing ship, the barrier arises because the Essential Observer sees the ma...

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...eory as such. Consequently, under the silent weight of testimony, the reader envisages for himself the Pacific being criss-crossed every which way by sailing families who passed on their lore wherever they found listeners....

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... Kamalalawalu -- 330 -- When Lono First Took Charge of the Goernment -- 268 -- Return of Kauhipaewa to Hawaii—Kamalalawalu Sails for Hawaii -- 338 -- Sailing of Lono to Oahu—Arrial of Ohaikawiliula—Lono’s Contest with Kakuhihewa -- 274 -- X -- Battle at Waimea—Conquest by Lono—Defeat and Death of Kamalalawalu -- 342 -- Wager Made by Kakahihewa Against Lono -- 280 -- Reform...

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...On an island off the coast of Chile, Captain Amaso Delano, sailing an American sealer, sees the San Dominick, a Spanish slave ship, in obvious distress. Capt. Delano boards the San Dominick, providing needed supplies, and tries to learn from her aloof and disturbed captain, Benito Ce...

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...ton, Massachusetts and became its director. He was also a renowned Chantie singer and, in 1918, King's Book Of Chanties was published. King views the sailing life from before the mast, that is, through the eyes of the common sailor. (Summary by Peter Kelleher)...

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... now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a rousing adventure story. One is left with the impression that hunting and catching a whale in a sailing ship was akin to you or me being stalked, ambushed, and killed by a shoebox full of mice. (Summary by the reader.)...

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...This is a whimsical poem that takes the reader on a sailing hunt for the mythical Snark. The Bellman, the Butcher, the Baker, the Beaver and others named and unnamed provide a fast-paced, almost maniacal, romp to find the ellusive Snark. In the reading, you begin to suspect th...