Cosma / Communication / Transportation / Sea
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Introduction1
Stick Science (YouTube Channel)
Stick Science (Official Website)
Dictionary
nautical : of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
sailing : the technical skill of managing a boat — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the water (sailing ship, sailboat, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ice (iceboat) or on land (land yacht) over a chosen course, which is often part of a larger plan of navigation. — Wikipedia
Sailing (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Search
Water Transport (WolframAlpha)
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Inspiration
Adventure
Note: This is a 360° Video — press and hold to explore it!
High Performance Sport New Zealand (YouTube Channel)
High Performance Sport New Zealand (Official Website)
Schooner Zodiac (YouTube Channel)
Schooner Zodiac Sail Ship (Official Website)
Schooner Zodiac Sail Ship (Bellingham, WA)
Schooner Zodiac (YouTube Channel)
Schooner Zodiac Sail Ship (Virtual Tour)
Zodiac Schooner (Wikipedia)
Articles about Sailing (Big Think)
Talks about Sailing (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
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Innovation
There are a mind-boggling number of ships in the world and on this site you can watch them going about their business. They are colour-coded by type (cargo vessels, tankers, fishing boats) and you can find out where they have come from and where they are going.
MarineTraffic (YouTube Channel)
MarineTraffic (Official Website)
Technology
Marine engineering is the engineering of boats, ships, submarines, and any other marine vessel. — Wikipedia
Fast Facts (Steve Moore, YouTube Channel)
Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Sailing Campaigns (Kickstarter)
Product
Sailing Items (Etsy)
Sailing Gifts (Zazzle)
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Preservation
History
The Evolution of Things (YouTube Channel)
Maritime History (The History Guy, YouTube Playlist)
Sea History (National Maritime Historical Society)
Sailing (World History Encyclopedia)
Maritime History (Wikipedia)
History of Water Transport (Wikipedia)
Museum
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (YouTube Channel)
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (Official Website)
HMS Trincomalee (The National Museum of the Royal Navy)
HMS Trincomalee (Virtual Tour)
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (Hartlepool, UK)
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (YouTube Channel)
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (Wikipedia)
Mariners’ Museum and Park (YouTube Channel)
Mariners’ Museum and Park (Official Website)
Mariners’ Museum and Park (Newport News, VA)
Mariners’ Museum and Park (YouTube Channel)
Mariners’ Museum and Park (Wikipedia)
Sailing Online Exhibitions (Smithsonian)
Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM)
State Listing of Maratime Museums (CAMM)
Maritime Museums Category (Wikipedia)
Library
DDC: 387 Water Transportation (Library Thing)
DDC: 623.81 Shipbuilding (Library Thing)
Subject: Shipbuilding (Library Thing)
Subject: Water Transportation (Open Library)
LCC: VM Shipbuilding (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: TERM (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: VM Shipbuilding (Library of Congress)
Subject: Water Transportation (WorldCat)
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Participation
Education
Sea History for Kids (National Maritime Historical Society)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Course
Introduction to Ocean Science and Engineering (Alexandra Techet, MIT OpenCourseware)
Community
Occupation
CareerOneStop, YouTube Channel (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
CareerOneStop, Official Website (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Organization
International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations (IFSMA)
Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME)
American Boating Association (ABA)
News
Boating Magazine
Sailing World
Top 10 Boating Magazines (All You Can Read)
Boats (Magazine.com)
Event
Day of the Seafarer, June 25 (IMO)
World Maritime Day, September 26 (United Nations)
Government
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Maritime and Waterways (US Department of Transportation)
Document
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Expression
Humor
Shipbuilding (Tim Hunkin, The Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia)
Submarines (Tim Hunkin, The Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia)
Hobby
Model Ship Boat Kits (Discover a Hobby)
Remote Control Boats (Discover a Hobby)
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These are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Transportation Modes Ground (Cycle, Automobile, Train), Sea, Air, Space
Animal Fish, Seahorse, Ray, Shark
Mammal Whale, Dolphin
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1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.