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01-September-2026 Tuesday
Ancient seafarers, even more powerful than the Vikings! And they populated a whole third of the globe.
18-August-2026 Tuesday
The Eupalin Tunnel is a wonder of the world lost for a thousand years and discovered thanks to Herodotus.
06-August-2026 Thursday
Why did physicists hunt for sunken ships? And why is their metal so valuable?
28-July-2026 Tuesday
The Scapa Flow disaster is the worst maritime disaster in history. How a German dreadnought ended up in space.
21-July-2026 Tuesday
The "pirate eye patch" myth – to see in the dark. Why is that akin to shooting yourself in the foot?
14-July-2026 Tuesday
200,000 Euros Drowning: What Rescue at Sea Looks Like
07-July-2026 Tuesday
"Willy Dee" was a ship that the entire US Navy feared.
30-June-2026 Tuesday
Can't find your soulmate? Ask the sea!
28-June-2026 Sunday
How Pikabu users sailed around Greece. Day 10, May 10. Ikaria Island - Fourni Island - Patmos Island. And dolphins.
27-June-2026 Saturday
How Pikabu users sailed around Greece. Day 9, May 9. Ikaria Island.
25-June-2026 Thursday
How Pikabu users sailed around Greece. Day 6, May 6. Leros Island - Samos Island
25-June-2026 Thursday
How Pikabu users sailed around Greece. Day 8, May 8. Samos Island, Ikaria.
23-June-2026 Tuesday
Feel like you're getting ripped off on vacation? A superyacht—nothing you can't do for €500,000!
17-June-2026 Wednesday
How Pikabu users sailed around Greece on a yacht. Day 7, May 7
16-June-2026 Tuesday
Are life rafts more dangerous than a sinking yacht? The disaster that changed the life raft forever.
10-June-2026 Wednesday
Yacht Trip in Greece. May 2026. Day 5
02-June-2026 Tuesday
The myth of "It's not the anchor that holds the anchor, but the chain." And why does it take a chain five depths long to anchor a ship securely?
22-May-2026 Friday
Turkey Yacht Trip Plan for September 2026 (Week-Long West)
22-April-2026 Wednesday
Ship's wheel. How the Dutch invented a steering wheel that required six people to turn.
24-March-2026 Tuesday
Black Glass Day! The day rum was banned in the navy.
17-March-2026 Tuesday
How to make seawater drinkable. A desalination system on a sailing yacht.
11-March-2026 Wednesday
A word for the poor shark! Why does it only bite once?
07-March-2026 Saturday
Yacht trip in winter. Turkey
03-March-2026 Tuesday
Deck Prism, give me strength!
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