Recent content by tincanman

We were just on a "small" cruise ship (Oceania Regatta) visiting French Polynesia and Hawaii. Ship carried only 650 passengers and, at about 30,000 tons, was some 13 times more displacement than my old DDs! Loved navigating, back in the days when we still used a sextant, counted on Greenwich...

Grew up in a Navy family, moved at least once a year to the end of WWII, when we settled in Austin. Went junior high school through University of Texas in Austin, including NROTC Regular Program. I served two tours out of San Diego and in Westpac, first as navigator and communications officer...