Long Island Sound: 'a cask of good liquor.' (includes related article on boat-related events)

Article Abstract:

Historians described Long Island Sound as a 'cask of good liquor' in the early 18th century when it was developing into an important commercial waterway. Over 1,400 ships and almost 2,200 barges sail through the inland sea annually. Most ships take advantage of the tidal currents in the south.

Long Island Sound

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Taking leave

Article Abstract:

A wife and mother describes a 15-month, 13,000-mile circle of the Atlantic Ocean with her husband and three young children in a 45-ft yawl. The trip included a layover in the Canary Islands, a Thanksgiving dinner in mid-Atlantic and a stop in Barbados.

Children and travel, Atlantic Ocean

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Even sailors get the blues

Article Abstract:

Swedish sailor Stig Lindgren was on his third singlehanded circumnavigation when he hit a coral reef off Eritrea and damaged his boat beyond repair. The mishap had a happy ending when he was rescued by a Navy helicopter from the USS Inchon.

Behavior, Search and rescue operations, Shipwrecks, Lindgren, Stig

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