100 Sea Stories by 100 Seafarers

100 Sea Stories by 100 Seafarers

Publish your sea story with 99 other mariners. 100 Sea Stories by 100 Seafarers is an attempt to paint a portrait of the seafarer’s experience, through the lenses of mariners across time and cultures.

The Greywacke Mantle

The Greywacke Mantle

The Old Sea Man stares within his room, rocking in a static chair. Me, I’m just confused, with beer bubbles everywhere…. A short by Bradley Angle

USS Marlinspike

USS Marlinspike

Dick Richards’ sea-story, where he remembers being a young seaman aboard the USS Marlinspike, and how that training was or wasn’t applied in his career.

Old Salt

Old Salt

Captain Z shares a story of a sea-story. Old Salt brings us closer to our maritime heritage, one fist to the gut at a time.

Geology of Sailing

Geology of Sailing

To the sailor, rock science may seem arbitrary.  On the water, a view of the geologic horizon is nothing more than that, a view – at least seemingly so.  So then, what is this article all about?  I could argue on many fronts: for example; a) that a better...
Charlie Noble

Charlie Noble

The derivative of Charlie Noble, is two parts: Noble, in this instance, is grand – in size and/or stature. Charlie comes from Middle English…

A Hungry Sailor

A Hungry Sailor

It was a normal flight from Mumbai to Singapore.  By normal I mean that it took me from my home –  full of noise, heat and excitement – to the almost sterile world of ship board life in the 21st century.  Singapore is a familiar place, but I don’t always...