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Royal Bermuda Yc Past Commodore Jordy Walker Wins Llew Gibbons Trophy (Nautica)

At the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Annual fleet racing Prize Giving on Friday, November 28th, Past Commodore B.W. "Jordy" Walker walked away with several International One Design trophies. However, none was as significant as the coveted Llew Gibbons Trophy.

On The Water (gazettes.com)

When the Pilgrims arrived in Provincetown Harbor, just inside the hook of Cape Cod, on Nov. 11, 1620, there was more than just tired, dirty, seasick people down in the hold of Mayflower. There was a small boat.

Celebrity Solstice: unlike any other cruise ship (MSNBC)

The new $750 million Celebrity Solstice has onboard features that will wow its passengers — a deck full of real grass and a live glass blowing show. But, the real story is the ship’s design — it’s chic, hip and unlike any cruise ship sailing today.

Committee’s vote just doesn’t matter (Carteret County News-Times)

Beaufort, N.C. As a member of the Beaufort Bridge Committee I found the recent comments of the County Transportation Committee during their latest meeting to be somewhat amusing but also somewhat scary.

HMS Apocalypse: Deep in the Atlantic, a submarine waits on alert with nuclear missiles that could end the world..... (Daily Mail)

Deep beneath the surface of the Atlantic, HMS Vanguard - one of four identical Royal Navy submarines carrying Trident nuclear missiles - is on patrol.