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The Californian Responds  
   

The Californian Responds

We fired our port side guns at the Lynx and the battle was on! Note the angle of the camera - I forgot my ear plugs and had to hold my ears while I took the picture, which wasn't easy.
To the Southern Latitudes

January 3rd 2007
It was a lovely mid-November afternoon. The sun was high in a cerulean sky and its warm rays were reflecting off of the choppy green surface of the bay. A light breeze filled our sails and propelled us towards the inevitable, a confrontation with the privateer Lynx. I was sailing aboard the Californian, a replica of an 1847 Revenue Cutter, which holds the title of “Official tall ship of the S ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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