1) NY player 2) An inhabitant of an island 3) Atoll resident 4) Bossy was a famous one 5) Bossy, famously 6) Denizen 7) Dweller 8) Fijian 9) Hawaiian 10) Hawaiian native 11) Hawaiian or Fijian 12) Indweller 13) Inhabitant 14) Island-dweller 15) Mobile genetic element 16) Nantucket native 17) Nantucket resident Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/islander
[steamboat] The steamboat Islander (1) operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Islander (1) a steamboat built in 1904, should not be confused with Islander (2), an 89` long motor passenger/freight boat built in 1921 for service on the same route.. ==Construction== Islander was built in 1904 by J.A. Scribner at... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islander_(steamboat)
[yawl] The Islander was the 34-foot yawl with which Harry Pidgeon sailed around the world single-handedly from 1921 to 1925. Pidgeon thus became the second person, after Joshua Slocum, to do so. ==History== The Islander was modelled on the Sea Bird, a 25-foot V-bottom boat that was designed by Captain Thomas Fleming Day. Pidgeon built the I... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islander_(yawl)
(from the article `flight, history of`) ...retractable gear and a capacity for 11 passengers. It remained in production through the 1960s, with 554 Doves built, including 200 for military ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/i/43