Definition Verb To change course by tacking (in a sailing craft). To change direction. Origin 16th century. Comments Originally, this referred to a shift in
Author: Tim Migaki
I am a social studies teacher and a super-geek. I have two great passions in life: Japan and the sea. The first is the byproduct of spending over 15 years studying about Japan's language, culture, history, literature, and art. The second is due to the fact that I've spent too much time (10+ years) around sailors.
I read vociferously because reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Other interests include: photography, science fiction, Star Wars, space stuff, jogging, martial arts.
What If? – Alternatives to Operation Ten-Go
*A quick disclaimer is that normally I don’t like to ponder alternative/counterfactual history too much because it tends to get too outlandish. That being said,
Sailor Speak of the Week – Bollard
Definition Noun A strong vertical post, either shore-side or aboard a vessel, for securing hawsers and mooring lines. Origin 14th century. Likely from the Old
Book Review: Operations Officer’s Guide by John Callaway
Topic & Content A guidebook for naval officers who are new to the operations department of a warship. One of the busiest people aboard a
Sailor Speak of the Week – Astrolabe
A modern Iranian-made astrolabe (left). (By Jacopo Koushan (User:Jacopo188)Photograph by Masoud Safarniya (User:M.safarniya) – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26080692). A mariner’s (AKA sea) astrolabe
Fleet-in-Being: Can an inferior naval fleet defeat a larger one?
Comparisons between the various military forces of the world, be they land, naval, or air forces, are nothing new or even original. In fact, our
