Mission
The people we’ve sailed with and the environments we’ve struggled to overcome have left us salt covered, weather worn, and in awe of the sea. Through digital and hard copy media, Dirty Sailor Company documents the attitudes and beliefs of seafarers, across all seafaring sects, to promote maritime culture and heritage in the 21st century.
In this condition, like all true seamen, who are perhaps the least of all mankind, given to forethought, they gave it over. – Robinson Crusoe
Blog
News, Stories, Ideas, Rants and User Shares, we post new articles often!
Publishing
Find out more about Dirty Sailor Company Publishing.
Gear
Who doesn’t like shirts? Too bad we don’t sell them any more, at the moment.
Interact
Sailor? Seaman? Seafarer? We want your ideas. Subscribe. Post. Follow…
Juan de Ayala
Juan de Ayala was not the first to sail into San Francisco Bay, but he was an essential member of the Spanish Maritime on the Coast of California.
Authentic ChatBots and Maritime Blogs
The world we digest art and information in has changed. Maybe it’s time we reflect and prepare for an action.
Curve of Time, Vancouver
Our own, Bradley Angle, was published in the Letters to the Editor section of San Francisco's famous sailing magazine, Latitude 38. Check out his article here, or below. THE CURVE OF TIME BELONGS ON EVERY SAILOR'S BOOK SHELF It's hard not to be pedantic when browsing...
Life at Cape Disappointment
A book review of Life and Death at Cape Disappointment, by Bradley Angle
From the Wet Deck
A point of view from a disabled Afghani from the wet decks of a ship in distress during a family outing.
USCG NAV RULES
Dirty Sailor Company offers NAV RULES
Drake’s Voyage Annotated
The complete “The World Encompassed” by Sir Francis Drake, in clear print, annotated for those who enjoy sea stories.
Ghost Writing for Laurie Powell
If you have a connection to the US Coast Guard, to grief, to a mother’s love, or to military scandal, take a read. Laurie’s story should be heard. Her son’s story should be heard.
The Tortuous Death of the Little Blue Granite Fish
A short story by Bradley Angle. The improper way to cook a lake trout while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.
Reading A World of My Own
A review and commentary of Robin Knox-Johnston’s “A World of My Own: The first ever non-stop solo round the world voyage.”
The Crew of the Spray
Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum is a great view into the mind of a individualist and seafarer heading into the 20th century.
Medusa’s Raft
This is the story of the suffering, death and cannibalism of humans at sea. It is an extreme example of how failure of leadership can lead to the complete breakdown of empathy between humans.
Stay up to date
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