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  • I had to determine the speed of a trireme through the Aegean. and luckily I found “Travel in the Ancient World” and “Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World” both by Lionel Casson (he passed away in July of 2009).

    How To Write About A Real Location If You Haven't Been There | The Creative Penn 2010

  • Carlile had given Ray a copy of the classic reference Chapman Piloting, Seamanship & Small-Boat Handling, but Ray never read the book.

    Raymond Carver Carol Sklenicka 2009

  • Sherwood Smith, whom I've known online for several years, said, "You need Seamanship in the Age of Sail: An Account of the Shiphandling of the Sailing Man-Of-War 1600-1860, Based on Contemporary Sources by John Harland."

    Archive 2009-07-01 Victoria Janssen 2009

  • For sailors, a headwind isn't necessarily a bad thing, but merely offers a new set of challenges, says John Rousmaniere, author of the instructional book, "The Annapolis Book of Seamanship."

    'Headwind' Blows 2008

  • One of your personal favorites, I believe, Seamanship.

    CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2007 2007

  • One of your personal favorites, I believe, Seamanship.

    CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2007 2007

  • COOPER: He was a background dancer, but now he's taken the foreground with his new video "Seamanship for Peace."

    CNN Transcript May 9, 2006 2006

  • His Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, first published in 1971, remains one of the most cited books in Mediterranean maritime archaeology.

    From the President: Call of the Sea 2005

  • You know, every time I hear it I have to stop myself from blurting out, I'll take Seamanship for 600 Alex.

    CNN Transcript May 13, 2005 2005

  • COOPER: If there was a category for best commercial do you think the Seamanship commercial would win?

    CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2004 2004

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