Faire face au contretemps pour faire son temps by Étienne Guillaud

“…Nautical activities (sailing, surfing, kitesurfing…) are frequently conceived by sea resort municipalities as products for the tourist industry and therefore associated with vacation time. …”
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A Generative Approach to Hull Design for a Small Watercraft by Karczewski Artur, Kozak Janusz

“…As an example of the application of this novel approach, the results for the hull design of a sailing yacht are presented.…”
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The port of Aynuna in pre-Islamic period: nautical and topographical considerations on the location of Leuke Kome by Karol Juchniewicz

“…In this brief paper the author reviews some data that bring light to bear on the issue of the nautical challenges posed by sailing conditions in the Red Sea, their potential influence on the maritime trade, and the importance of Aynuna as a port in northern Arabia which, taken together, support with greater strength the identification of this location with the Leuke Kome from the ancient written sources…”
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THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNANCE INDICATORS : A PIONEERING NATIONAL EFFORT TO MEASURE GOVERNMENT / by Anis Yusal Yusoff, Datuk, Dr., 1967-, author 635353, Mohd. Gunawan Che Ab. Aziz, 1970-, author 635354, Norul Ashikin Amat Yakub, author 635355, Fairin Huda Faivdullah, author 635356

“…The NACP, therefore, seeks to improve existing institutions while forcing the pace on creating new ones - in many respects building the ship while it is sailing. The NACP focuses on six dimensions of importance: political governance, public sector administration, public procurement, legal and judicial proceedings, law enforcement and corporate governance. …”

Analysis of navigational risk indicators as a function of the ship's domain width for the selected offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea by Grzegorz Rutkowski, Maria Kubacka

“…Abstract This study concerns the analysis of navigational risk indicators as a function of the ship's domain width estimated for nine selected representative ships sailing under various hydrometeorological conditions (average and deteriorated ones) observed within the Offshore Wind Farm to be constructed within the Polish offshore zone on the Baltic Sea. …”
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On the Feasibility of Speed Limits in Ocean Container Shipping by ManWo Ng

“…While the idea of slowing down ships to obey speed limits might seem intuitive, one key distinguishing characteristic of container shipping is that it is designed to adhere to a fixed, typically weekly, sailing schedule. This paper contributes to the literature investigating the feasibility of speed limits by demonstrating that speed limits are not always feasible in container shipping because of the rigid scheduling requirement. …”
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L’acceptation du danger par les navigateurs hauturiers by Bastien Soulé, Guillaume Routier, Hélène Boivert

“…Various explanations are given: thrill seeking, the call of adventure, “deroutinization” of daily life, identity assertion, etc. Using the case of sailing, we intend to analyze the reasons driving sailors to accept confrontation with identified dangers. …”
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Overview on Efficient Naval Power Architecture by Mariana Dumitrescu

“…As well as this, wind power, either on a traditional sailing vessel or in a wind electric power generator, and also solar power, is gaining interest. …”
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Voices of divergence: resistance, contestation and the shaping of Namibia’s teacher education, 1990- 2010 by John Nyambe, Di Wilmot

“…It argues that, far from being smooth sailing, teacher education reform in post-apartheid Namibia has been characterised by severe turbulence with divergent forces wrestling over the philosophical and epistemological orientations of the new teacher education. …”
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Velas turcas a la vista de Cádiz: La derrota de dos naves de la armada de Álvaro de Bazán en una relación de sucesos (1559) by Jesús Hernández Sande, Jaime Galbarro García

“…In 1559 the naval squadron under the command of Alvaro de Bazan lost one galleass and one zabra –a small 16th century Spanish sailing vessel- in a battle against the Turks at the coast of Cadiz. …”
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Influence of Automatic Identification System on Safety of Navigation at Sea by Tadeusz Stupak

“…Detection of small crafts/targets, in particular, sailing yachts with the ship's radar is not always possible. …”
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Piccoli gesti, piccole cose. Abitare, navigare, farsi comunità a bordo della barca a vela Raj by Cinzia Settembrini

“…Finally, the article strives to expand the concept of ‘nautical knowledge’ by reflecting upon the mutual implication and contingent articulation of practices of ‘inhabiting’ and ‘sailing’ on board. The goal is thus to analyze the boat as a space of technical and relational apprenticeship and as a moving repository of multiple social affects and meanings.…”
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Guidance-Based Path Following of an Underactuated Ship Based on Event-Triggered Sliding Mode Control by Yuxi Zhang, Yong Liu

“…In this paper, the path following of an underactuated ship as a fundamental application for autonomous sailing in seaways is studied. First, the guidance system based on the line of sight (LOS) method is established to handle underactuated dynamics of ship motion. …”
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Image and Metaphor of the Sea in the Homilies on the Gospel of Saint Matthew by John Chrysostom by Piotr Szczur

“…And the reference to sea threats (winds, sea currents, storms, shallows) inclines him to describe human life as a sailing across the rough sea. …”
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Ethical considerations for artificial intelligence: an overview of the current radiology landscape by Tugba Akinci D'Antonoli

“…However, AI applications are not smooth sailing. It is crucial to understand the potential risks and hazards that come with this new technology. …”
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Voices of divergence: resistance, contestation and the shaping of Namibia’s teacher education, 1990- 2010 by John Nyambe, Di Wilmot

“…It argues that, far from being smooth sailing, teacher education reform in post-apartheid Namibia has been characterised by severe turbulence with divergent forces wrestling over the philosophical and epistemological orientations of the new teacher education. …”
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Compass Trailer by Low, Tessa Yun

“…It tells the story of two travellers, the captain of a ship and a runaway, sailing the seas in search of the edge of the world. …”
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KAJIAN PERAN AKTIF MASYARAKAT LOKAL TERHADAP PENGELOLAAN OBJEK WISATA KAMPUNG VIETNAM by , WIDYADESTA FIRSTRIASARI, , Fahmi Prihantoro, S.S., S.H., M.A.

“…In 1976 there was a civil war in Vietnam which resulted in thousands of communities vietnam leave his country and seek safety island sailing mobilize one of its islands into their place of refuge. …”

Controlling the geographical spread of infectious disease: plague in Italy, 1347-1851. by Cliff, A, Smallman-Raynor, MR, Stevens, P

“…It is shown that a cordon sanitaire existed around the coast of Italy for several centuries, consisting of three elements: (i) an outer defensive ring of armed sailing boats in the Mediterranean and the Adriatic, (ii) a middle coastal ring of forts and observation towers, and (iii) an inner defensive ring of land-based cavalry. …”

Pelagic ecology of the South West Indian Ocean Ridge seamounts: introduction and overview by Rogers, A

“…For example, the Challenger Expedition from 1872 – 1876 largely avoided the Indian Ocean, sailing from Cape Town into Antarctic waters sampling around the Prince Edward Islands, Kerguelen Island and Crozet Islands before heading to Melbourne. …”