Topic: schooner
Historic sextant, almanac and spyglass donated to museum
The Cayman Islands National Museum recently received a historic sextant, almanac and a spyglass belonging to the late Captain Samuel Lorraine Henning.
Giant sharks, a deadly storm and a high-stakes treasure hunt on the Caribbean Sea
In 1908, two rival expeditions competed in a race against time and the elements to recover treasure from a sunken Spanish galleon at Pedro Bank.
New book tells of heroism and hardship on the high seas
It’s taken 24 years, as well as countless hours of research and editing, but ‘A History of Turtlers and Schooners of the Cayman Islands’ is finally hitting the bookshelves.
Cayman-designed schooner gets overhaul to stay afloat
One of the oldest and most durable examples of Cayman craftsmanship is getting a face-lift.
