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Aleksey Solyanik

Alexey Solyanik combines bluewater seamanship with academic rigor. A delivery skipper with "some 10-15" transatlantic passages, he is also a Professor Emeritus at Odessa National Polytechnic University. His mathematical work centers on the stabilization of dynamical systems, particularly the role of negative feedback control - an idea sailors recognize instantly in everything from autopilots to good watchkeeping habits.

Safety at Sea, How Things Work, Maritime Technology, Seamanship

Black Swans, Baby-Stays and Why the Yogi Is No More

by Aleksey Solyanik February 6, 2026 1

Why is the 'Yogi' no more? It wasn't a lack of technology, but perhaps too much of the wrong kind. Dive into the mathematical 'Black Rabbits' of Fibonacci and the... Read more.