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Christina Drewes of Hanover, Germany, climbs the rigging with the goal of reaching one of the Royal Clipper's crow's nests. Passengers are allowed on the rope ladder after being harnessed to a safety ...

Sails and rigging will dominate the downtown waterfront when a the modern Dutch clipper ship docks at the Maritime Museum of San Diego on Thursday for a nine-day visit. The 250-foot Stad Amsterdam, ...

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"Plans, drawings and details by the author." Reprint of the first edition, 1946.

RODNEY BAY, St. Lucia — Jenna Furger is having a Pirates of the Caribbean moment. The 25-year-old alumni association staffer from Madison, Wis. is standing near the wheel of the world's largest ...

With the wind in our faces and the vast Caribbean gleaming before us, my husband and I are savoring a quiet spot on our ship, a place where the rest of the passengers seem a world away. Actually, they ...

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