About 71 percent of the Earth is covered in water. In our six ocean realms (the human edges, hidden boundaries, light and dark zones of the central waters, active geology, ice, and microscopic), all kinds of species, from the known and unknown to the unknowable, have garnered…
A Hull Identification Number (HIN) can tell you a lot about your boat—but first you must learn how to find, read, and decode the HIN's 12-character message. By doing this, you will discover the exact brand, model, date of manufacture, and model year of your boat.
Generally, the advancement of science leads to the dispelling of myths. For example, it turns out the Sun is not actually Apollo riding his chariot across the sky after all, but it was only really in the 19th century that paleontology took off and brought…
In the last century, numerous ships, small boats, and aircraft have purportedly vanished within the infamous Bermuda Triangle, or as some call it, "The Devil's Triangle." The boundaries of the triangle cover the Straits of Florida, the Bahamas, and the entire Caribbean island area, the…
Learning about boat terminology will not only help you on the water—it will also help you understand the tradition and evolution of boating and navigation. Today's sleek fiberglass boats may not resemble ancient wooden crafts, but in this nautical terms list, you will see a…
