Running Fix Blog
Finishing up her trip in St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles on Saturday Laura Dekker at the age of 16 became the youngest sailor to circumnavigate solo. Despite her travails fighting Dutch authorities who tried to prevent her setting off, Dekker eventually received permission and began her v...
The blog gCaptain has a special section up analyzing many aspects of the recent demise of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, including some interesting material not found in the mainstream press. For example, it is reported that the president o...
Check out this fun video of college sailors competing at the 2011 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta at Larchmont Yacht Club on Long Island Sound last fall. The video was made by the Villanova sailing...
While many of us were busy with New Years activities, stalwart American solo sailor Matt Rutherford was rounding Cape Horn in his Albin-Vega 27. Rutherford sailed 18,341 miles in 208 days to get to Cape Horn, and is well past the halfw...
Voyaging News
The North American Rally To The Caribbean’s (NARC) Newport-Bermuda race was affected by storms and a boat was abandoned. A commercial ship, Oleander, operated by Bermuda Container Lines, was diverted to pick up six crewmembers from a boat participating in the rally. According to
Product News
Ranger Tugs Introduces the new Ranger 31'
Kent, WA—Fluid Motion, LLC, the designers and builders of the popular line of Ranger Tugs have introduced the newest model in the fleet—the Ranger 31. The new R31 will debut this month at the Seattle Boat Show in the Stadium Exhibition Center, Janu...
Visit FCI Watermakers in Booth S53 at the 2012 Miami International Boat Show
The 2012 Miami International Boat Show, one of the world’s premier boating events, cruises into Miami, Florida, Feb. 16-20 for its 71styear. More than 2,000 exhibitors from around the world will showcase thousands of the newest boats, from luxury motor and sailing yachts to personal w...
Kadey-Krogen Spring Open House March 3, 2012
Stuart, FL—Kadey-Krogen Yachts will host their annual spring Open House on March 3, 2012 at their headquarters in Stuart, Florida, offic...
Scrubbing water from diesel fuel
What causes diesel fuel to go bad? Look at any diesel fuel that has been sitting unused and you will likely see nasty bits of organic growth. Supporting that growth is something very simple: water. Water in fuel causes problems. Remove water from the fuel and many of these problems are reduced or...
Chartroom Chatter
Etchells racers go electric
After hard fought seasons of campaigning, when their racing career ends, many Etchells owners are reluctant to part with their 30-foot racing machines. But what to do with them? Etchells aren’t really comfortable as daysailers. Enter Anders Langendal and his two sons, Erik and Christian, sh...
iPad navigation around Hatteras
I have been a user of the iNavX marine navigation application for Mac for several years now and have been impressed not only by its ease of use and accuracy, but also by the company’s outstanding customer support and frequent upgrades. An e-mailed query gets an almost instant response &mdas...
Rig for a replica schooner
Covey Island Boatworks, Nova Scotia’s premier wooden boat builder, announced that it will be providing spars, standing and running rigging, mast hoops and rig metal work for the schooner Columbia, a replica of the 141-foot Gloucester fishing schooner designed by Starling Burgess an...
Nav Problems
Nov/Dec 2011 Issue 198: Hurrah for the Black Ball Line
Up to around 1817 there existed two types of maritime trade — the tramp sailing ships and the traders. The tramp or “transient” sailing ships carried cargo from port to port, picking up new cargo wherever the ship was. This was not always financially profitable as sometimes ther...
Jan/Feb 2012 Issue 199: A Minnesota mother’s love of the sea
It took 58 years before Dorothy LaFond was able to commence her life as an offshore celestial navigator. At that age most of us have already given up the rigors of shipboard life for the comforts of hearth and home. But LaFond had the best reason for why her departure was delayed: her family. As ...
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