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A dodger (also known as a spray-hood) is a frame-supported canvas (usually with clear vinyl windows) structure partially protecting a helmsman and other occupants of a sailboat from harsh weather and seas. It covers part of the cockpit and the entrance (or "companionway") into the interior of the sailboat. One can usually stand under a dodger ...
"They did let everybody know ― captains, boat captains, people working on the river ― that the rivers are going to be closed through downtown during the RNC," said Beth Handle, owner of ...
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On 29 October 1929, the Wisconsin left Chicago bound for Milwaukee. Under the command of Captain Dougal Morrison, the freighter was carrying passengers, automobiles, and machine tools. The ship ran into a storm and began taking on water, sinking around 7:10 pm. Rescue craft arrived 20 minutes later. [4]
This is a list of notable sailboat designers and manufacturers, which are described by an article in English Wikipedia. Sailboat design and manufacturing is done by a number of companies and groups. Notable designers
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Rand & Burger Shipyard Advertisement Three Burger Steamship Ferries 1890. The company grew and in an effort to leverage the building of larger steamships in 1872–1873 Henry Burger Sr. took on a partner, Greeneleaf Rand, an established shipbuilder in Manitowoc, having been superintendent of the Manitowoc Dry Dock Company and partner at Hanson & Rand Shipyard, [4] forming Rand & Burger ...
Built in Scotland in 1907, the boat steamed between Fort William and Port McNicoll for over 50 years until she was sold for scrap in 1967. Saved from the wrecker's torch, Keewatin was towed to Saugatuck, Michigan for use as a museum in 1968. She is the last unmodified Great Lakes passenger liner in existence, and an example of Edwardian luxury.