Maritime Life and Traditions #31

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order. MR YAMASHITA AND HIS CORMORANTS For centuries on the Nagara River (Gifu City), Japan, men have been using cormorants to fish. Today cormorant fishing, or ukai, is no longer economically viable but is increasingly popular with tourists. The author met the master cormorant fisherman, Junji Yamashita, and here tells of his extraordinary career an an usho. Richard King NORWEGIAN PILOTAGE, PILOTS, AND PILOT BOATS IN THE AGE OF SAIL With the longest coastline in Europe, Norwegian people have always been faced with the need to navigate safely along the coast and into the fjords. The author looks back at Norwegian pilotage in the age of sail and considers the earliest days of an organized service and the considerable technological evolution of its boats. Arild Maroy Hansen MERSEY FLATS A humble barge, the Mersey flat played an important role in the rise of the port of Liverpool, England, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Mike Stammers THE NEVINS WAY Many internationally renowned yachts, including a large number of America's Cup defenders, were launched from the Nevins Yacht Yard, on City Island, New York City. Not only was Henry B. Nevins a master yacht-builder, but he also knew how to surround himself with the best people in their field - Olin Stephens, William Gardner, and Charles D. Mower. John Rousmaniere POETS IN FOUL-WEATHER GEAR It could be assumed that poetry has no place in the tough world of commercial fisheries, but every year the Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon, proves that assumption wrong. Donatien Garnier     ———————————————————— “Your downloads are ready” will be the subject line of an email you’ll receive from us—once we’ve processed your digital order. That email has the link to click, so you can then download the file. This isn't an "instant" process, so if we're asleep, you may need to wait for regular business hours for us to process the order. Although we are quite timely, we may not be processing on weekends & holidays.