Sailors On the Vine

At home afloat: Life aboard a boat is romantic, but takes adjustments

Seeded on Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:29 AM EDT (HeraldNet.com - Work: Banking rules require vigilance)

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I love seeing articles about people living aboard from a realistic view. People often think it is so "different" everyone who does it must be crazy; or it is so romantic they want to do it.

boat, sailing, sailboat, home-garden, afloat, live-aboard

Ingredients for Salad Dressing Found in 2,400-year-old Shipwreck

Seeded on Fri Nov 9, 2007 9:44 AM EST (Live Science)

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Genetic analysis has revealed the contents of an ancient shipwreck dating back to the era of the Roman Republic and Athenian Empire. The cargo was olive oil flavored with oregano.

history, trade, agriculture, archaeology, shipwreck, herbs, olive-oil, amphoras

Boy sails into the record books

Seeded on Wed Jan 3, 2007 4:50 PM EST (BBC News)

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A 14-year-old boy has arrived in Antigua to become the youngest person to sail the Atlantic single-handed. Michael Perham, from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, ended his 3,500-mile voyage when he sailed into Nelson's Dockyard at 1400 GMT.

sports, sailing, antigua, united-kingdom, uk-news

British Teen Sails Across Atlantic Alone

Wed Jan 3, 2007 9:33 AM EST

By Associated Press (Clipped by Lara Howard)

A British teenager became the youngest person to sail solo across the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday, reaching the Caribbean island of Antigua after a six-week voyage.

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