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Paper Boat Yacht Academy

Grand Travel is proud to have the PaperBoat Yacht Academy as an affiliate. As a way for seafarers to open the door to the maritime industry, this boot camp provides you with ample experience and education to springboard your life on the ocean. With the right understanding and foundation you can ensure you will walk into the yachting world with your eyes open, ready to work.

The Super Yacht Boot Camp is designed for deckhands as well as deck-stews and stewardesses who want to learn the essentials of working on deck and in the interior. We focus on what your future employer will require. Our syllabus covers all the topics that you will face when you work on a yacht.

We can't wait to welcome you on board and help bring your experience to the highest employable level. Below is just a very short snapshot of the course.

Where your child starts a beautiful future

By mastering Mathematics with vivid video lessons.

Where Your Child Starts a Beautiful Future

By mastering Mathematics with vivid video lessons

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Entire curriculum in your living room.

Our goal is to make sure that a student will never need any external help when learning a topic at PaperBoat Academy. Every course contains every concept that a student needs to know.

Recap Lessons Before a New Topic

We have designed every course in such a way that a student will never have to leave a lesson. If previous knowledge is needed before a new topic, it's included as a "recap" before the real topic.

Audio-Video Explanations

After learning a new topic, a student will practice that concept fully knowing that there will be an audio-video explanation for that problem. Our pilot run showed that a student needs at max just 5 problems to grasp a complex concept.

Perfect Resource For Parents

Parents are the best teachers that a child can have. Sometimes a parent needs the resources and teaching methods. Use our lessons as resources and help your child grow to max potential.

Full Curriculum

Teach your child Mathematics fully knowing that every concept, every topic that your child needs to learn are at your fingertips.

Teaching Method

Watch our teachers - how math logics are related to everyday observation, how math concepts are used in everyday life and then tell your child all about them. It's that easy.

Affordable for everyone

When we started PaperBoat Academy, we had the goal of making it free. With over ten thousand videos on the platform now, it's impossible to do that. But we still want to make it so affordable that it feels free. We are offering the entire K12 courses for just $10/month for the entire family.​

Entire K12 Math at Your Fingertips

For the price of 2 cups of coffee a month!

For the price of 1 McDonald meal a month!

Entire curriculum in your living room.

perfect resource for parents

Entire K-12 Math at your fingertip for the price of just 2 cups of coffee a month.

Elementary grades.

Mathematics

Over 350 video lessons + over 1000 practice problems with video explanations.

Advanced Mathematics

Over 450 video lessons + over 1200 practice problems with video explanations.

The science that feels like a story. Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

American History

Know the history from Columbus's discovery to how USA became a country of 50 states.

Middle School

Pre-Algebra

Over 700 video lessons + over 2000 practice problems with video explanations.

Over 800 video lessons + over 2100 practice problems with video explanations.

High School

Over 800 video lessons + over 2000 practice problems with video explanations.

Non Academic

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A vivid video explanation of each and every practice problem., lively video lessons in a class room set up., relate every topic to everyday activity. find how math concepts are used., entire family with one membership..

Why Paper Boat Courses are the best

The conventional belief is more homework is always better. But the question is: What if my child is struggling with the first question?

At PaperBoat each and every practice problem has an explanation video. A teacher will show multiple ways to solve a problem. This is the way to learn to quickly.

The name of the teacher is Quincy Robinson. He is a mathematician and a musician. He teaches Mathematics in a very prestigious private high school in Portland. He is very popular for his energy level. :)

When it comes to learning nothing can replace t he expression and body language of a teacher . No carton character, no voice-over, no game can be as effective as a human teacher.

Math does not make sense! Where do we use all these concepts?

Every topic at PaperBoat starts by answering these questions. For the first time, your child will get an idea of how math concepts are used – from the weather forecast to artificial intelligence. 

The name of the teacher is Dr. Bhaskar Choudhury ( We call him Dr.C). He earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State University with a double major in Physics and EE. After that, He worked at Intel Corporation as a Sr. Scientist for 10 years. During his Ph.D. he received President’s Teaching Excellence award for 4 consecutive years!

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Italian officials open shipwreck and manslaughter investigation in superyacht sinking that killed 7

Updated on: August 24, 2024 / 9:01 AM EDT / CBS/AP

Prosecutors in Italy said Saturday they have opened an investigation into shipwreck and manslaughter after a superyacht capsized during a storm off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard.

Termini Imerese prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio confirmed the investigation but said no suspect is currently identified. Investigators are hoping to salvage the ship, which is lying on the seabed 164 feet underwater , but that may take months. 

"We are only in the initial phase of the investigation. We can't exclude any sort of development at present," he told reporters at a news conference. 

The main question investigators are focusing on is how a sailing vessel deemed "unsinkable" by its manufacturer, Italian shipyard Perini Navi, sank while a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed.

Civil protection officials said they believe the yacht, which featured a distinctive 246-feet aluminum mast, was struck by a tornado over the water , known as a waterspout, and sank quickly. 

Rescuers on Friday brought ashore the last of seven bodies from the sinking of The Bayesian, an 184-foot British-flagged luxury yacht that went down in a storm while docked near the small Sicilian village of Porticello early Monday. The sailboat was carrying a crew of 10 people and 12 passengers.

The body was believed to be that of Hannah Lynch, 18, the daughter of British tech magnate Mike Lynch . His body was recovered on Thursday. He had been celebrating his recent acquittal on fraud charges with his family and the people who had defended him at trial in the United States. His wife, Angela Bacares, was among the 15 survivors who escaped in a lifeboat.  

"The Lynch family is devastated, in shock and is being comforted and supported by family and friends. Their thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragedy," a spokesperson for the family said in a statement issued Friday.

The other five victims are Christopher Morvillo, one of Lynch's U.S. lawyers, and his wife, Neda; Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley's London-based investment banking subsidiary, and his wife, Judy; and Recaldo Thomas, the yacht's chef.

Rescuers struggled for four days to find all the bodies, making only slow headway through the interior of the wreck because of how far below the surface it is. Searchers used an underwater drone as part of the recovery efforts. 

Area resident Maria Vizzo told CBS News that the region has "never seen something like this." 

"Sunday night here we saw the end of the world in Porticello," Vizzo said in Italian. "The town of Porticello is mourning these people who died. Everyone is talking about it on the radio, and in the news. We are here. We pray to the Lord, and we ask for a blessing for those who died." 

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Equipped with ice-breaking technology, these huge fancy yachts are the only river cruisers running all year around. The round trip journey takes two and a half hours and floats past all the big sights like the White House, Novodevichy monastery and the Kremlin. There’s a large open air observation deck up top, while the main body of the ship houses a restaurant with a dance floor for a romantic post dinner dance. For a particularly romantic experience take one of the evening boats and admire the bright lights of the city skyline at night.

The most relaxing and picturesque tour that Moscow can offer: a great way to see the city center and its main attractions. This is a perfect alternative to exploring the city by car, if you only have time to do sightseeing during weekday rush hours.

Your English-speaking guide is eager to share every bit of their knowledge about the surrounding landscape, the architecture and historical details.

We conduct Moscow river tour on Radisson Flotilla boats all year around!  It’s warm inside during winter months, while there’s air conditioning during hot summer days. You may also treat yourself to drinks, lunch or dinner on board (drinks and food are not included in tour price).

The cost of an excursion with a personal guide for 1 person

Quay at Radisson Collection Hotel

Government Headquarters ("the White House")

Kievsky Railway Central

Novodevichy Convent

Luzhniki Stadium

Academy of Sciences

Monument to Peter I

Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Moscow Kremlin

St.Basil's Cathedral

Novospassky Monastery

U-turn and back to Quay at Radisson Royal Hotel

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Scientists Have a New Theory About Why Orcas Are Attacking Boats

A pod of orcas damaged a boat and left its two-person crew stranded. It was the latest in a string of attacks that research suggests could be used for hunting practice.

By Lynsey Chutel

Reporting from London

The orcas have struck again — this time ramming a sailboat off Spain’s northwest coast, rescue workers said on Tuesday.

A pod of orcas damaged the rudder of a sailboat, leaving its two-person crew stranded in the waters off Cape Finisterre Sunday, according to an emailed statement from the rescue workers. It is the latest in a string of attacks by pods of orcas swimming around the Iberian Peninsula.

While the sailboat, the Amidala, did not sink, pods of orcas have sunk several vessels in recent years. Researchers still do not know whether the attacks are playful or malicious, but a new theory based on studying the troublesome pods of orcas suggests that they could be using the boats as practice targets for new hunting techniques. Other competing theories still exist.

Regardless of the orcas’ intentions, the behavior is enough to worry sailors journeying in the highly trafficked waters around North Africa, Spain and Portugal.

The Amidala, manned by a crew of two Belgians, encountered an unknown number of orcas on Sunday afternoon. They sent a mayday distress call to the Finisterre Maritime Rescue Center, which towed the vessel back to shore, the center said.

The sailboat’s damaged rudder, and poor weather conditions in the area, made the rescue more arduous, with waves reaching up to nearly 10 feet and winds hitting speeds of 40 miles per hour. A female crew member on the Amidala suffered injuries to her hand as the sailboat was being towed, and she was transferred to a rescue vessel, the rescue center said. After more than four hours, the Amidala made it back to shore.

In recent years, sailors have shared tips about how to stop orca rammings, or at the very least deter them. Deterrents include painting the hull a different color. Another tactic is to blast heavy metal music, or to scatter sand into the ocean. There’s also an app that tracks orca activity in the ocean, letting boats steer clear of pods.

Researchers have no definitive explanations about why orcas, seemingly in this region alone, are increasingly ramming ships. One theory suggests that the ramming stems from past traumatic encounters between orcas and boats. Some scientists think it may be simpler than that — as naturally curious and playful mammals, orcas may just be having some fun.

The other, new, theory comes from the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute in Spain, which has been tracking the orca ship rammings since 2020. It has found that orca pods off the coast of Spain, who migrate in the waters between North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, have developed a taste of Atlantic bluefin tuna, according to a paper the institute will publish next month.

That species of tuna can grow up to 10 feet long and move at speeds that orcas can’t always catch, at least not without training, said Bruno Díaz López, the institute’s chief biologist. Sailboats are often the ideal size to train on — they move quickly and silently, and close to the water’s surface, not unlike the orcas’ prey.

Researchers studying the ramming incidents have found that it is mostly young orcas who go after sailboats, but sometimes adults appear to be teaching younger members of the pod how to do so. The orcas have also figured out that the rudder is soft enough to bite, and that fiberglass makes for good ramming, Mr. Díaz López said.

“This is like a training toy,” Mr. Díaz López said. “It’s a shame that we humans are in the middle of this game, but they are learning.”

Lynsey Chutel covers South Africa and the countries that make up southern Africa from Johannesburg. More about Lynsey Chutel

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