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The schooner was built in Magdeburg, East Germany in 1957 and launched under the name Robert. [1] In 1991, she was refitted to give the appearance of a Baltimore Clipper and named after the founder of the scouting movement, Sir Robert Baden Powell. [2] She took part in the 2008 Brest Maritime Festival.
Karsten Borner, the captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, ... The yacht was capable of tilting to around 75-90 degrees, depending on whether its keel was up or down, and still revert to upright ...
Karsten Borner, the Dutch captain of the Sir Robert Baden Powell, a yacht that was anchored near the Bayesian, said by phone Wednesday that he saw a thunderstorm come in at around 4 a.m. local ...
He pointed to the fact that Sir Robert Baden Powell, built in 1957, had not been damaged in the storm. [44] The seafarers' union Nautilus International cautioned against blaming the crew before the full facts were known, saying it was "not only unfair but also harmful to the process of uncovering the truth and learning any lessons from this ...
Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, KStJ, DL (/ ˈ b eɪ d ən ˈ p oʊ əl / BAY-dən POH-əl; [3] 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder of The Boy Scouts Association and its first Chief Scout, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of The Girl Guides Association.
Robert Baden-Powell wrote in his Scouting for Boys (published 1908) that 'a Scout should be able to manage a boat, to bring it properly alongside a ship or pier.' [3] In February 1909 The Scout magazine reported the foundation of a new branch of Scouts around Glasgow who were referring to themselves as "Sea Scouts" stating they will be just the ...
In 1911, Baden-Powell wrote the booklet Sea Scouting for Boys. Warington Baden-Powell [4] wrote Sea Scouting and Seamanship for Boys in 1912, with a foreword by Robert Baden-Powell. A special uniform for Sea Scouts was approved in 1910 and, in 1912, the name "Sea Scouts" was officially adopted within Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Association. [5]
The owner of the yacht where actress Natalie Wood was last seen alive says it's haunted by her spirit. Now, he's looking to sell it. As Radar Online reports, Rob Nelson, the current owner of the ...