Our family recently returned home from a much anticipated sailing vacation. I know, a sailing vacation may seem like an odd choice for a man who spends six months at sea, but, it was daddy who orchestrated our seafaring adventure. First, I would like to say, that for the most part, we had a very nice time. [...]
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Lessons from home. Lessons from the heart.
July 6th, 2011 · No Comments · General, The Maritime Family
Last week our crew finished up school for the summer. Our children are young. We still have many years before we see the tassel of even a middle school graduation. However, that’s not to suggest that our little one’s last week at school was without pomp, circumstance, ceremony and celebration. To many, this may seem [...]
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The Family A Shore
June 8th, 2011 · No Comments · General, Maritime Community in Canada, Maritime Community in USA, The Maritime Family
Many sailors have a full family at home. They are married and have children. It is not always easy to understand what this means for people that are not going through it. We have similar situation with our Military where one of the spouses are posted overseas or are out on tours of duty, lasting [...]
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Maritime Community In Canada
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · General, Maritime Community in Canada
The maritime community in eastern Canada, more specific in Saint Lawrence River is where we are going to start our voyage of discovery. This part of the voyage into the Great Lakes is very active since there is a lot of traffic on the Saint Lawrence River that doesn’t go any further up river than [...]
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What Is Ship Spares In Transit
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · General
What does the term “Ship Spares In Transit” really mean? Free movement of “Ship Spares” for ships in international trade. First of all we have to understand how import shipments are handled when it comes to Customs in the various countries. Most countries have a particular set of laws for taxes and duties that apply [...]