Navigating blind, or know your equipment and how to use it

Posted by Vinnie Mendes | Apr 1, 2023 | On the Water

I recently enjoyed Frank Taylor’s excellent article about navigating in the fog …

Camp Blanding, revisited

Posted by Vinnie Mendes | Feb 26, 2023 | On the Water

Last month I wrote about Camp Blanding as it was in the 1940s. Several years ago, I was driving around I-295, the Jacksonville bypass and saw …

Posted by Vinnie Mendes | Jan 27, 2023 | On the Water

My father was drafted into the US Army in 1945. This was toward the end of the war, and he had been …

Posted by Vinnie Mendes | Jan 3, 2023 | On the Water

A long time ago, I heard an interview with Ted Turner. One of the things that stuck with me was …

Posted by Vinnie Mendes | Nov 29, 2022 | On the Water

I joined the Navy a week after my graduation from high school. Looking back, this was the best possible thing I …