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Whatever floats your…Coming to shores of Tokyo Bay, another contender for the fastest thing afloat |
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This is one loud hailer!Choose your words carefully, a "long range acoustic device" can project your voice for miles |
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Web Exclusives |
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An exclusive clubGerry Hughes completes a circumnavigation on his Beneteau 42s7 and sets an unusual record |
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21st Century Marine Network Standard NMEA 2000The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) 2000 Marine Network Standard is a big enabling factor driving the ongoing trend toward onboard networking of electronic systems |
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More AMVER sailor savesVoyagers in the Pacific and Atlantic are picked up by AMVER program ships |
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South Atlantic passageVoyaging couple Jim and Jeannie Foley have a crewmember aboard for a trip from Brazil to South Africa |
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The ultimate reward?A USCG search and rescue team gets the satisfaction of a job well done... and cookies |
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Misled by celestial nav diagrams?Do the ways we visualize celestial navigation concepts mislead us? |
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Admiralty anti-piracy chartsTwo new security charts join the Admiralty's anti-piracy suite |
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Instagram your way into Ocean NavigatorSend us your voyaging photos on Instagram and we'll pick the best to appear in ON and on the website |
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Sea anchor tested for NASA capsuleFiorentino recently completed sea anchor tests for use on NASA's Orion space craft after splashdown |
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Norway Cruising Guide hits lucky sevenVoyaging authorities John Harries and Phyllis Nickel have just released the seventh edition of their Norway cruising guide |
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Hard dodger building logisticsWhen we first drew up some plans for the aluminum dodger we happened to be located on the southern end of the Baja Peninsula, in the Sea of Cortez — in the vicinity of La Paz. |
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Dutch tall ship for Omani NavyThe age of sail may be over, but a few tall ships still slide off the ways |
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Will cuts to weather education affect forecasts?Budget shortfalls in the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research's COMET Program might hamper weather forecasts |
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Upside down repairs in the Southern OceanSolo sailor Jeanne Socrates does a few gymnastics moves to make a vital repair |
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Nordhavn 120 launched into test tank |
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Indian sailor notches solo nonstop firstIndian sailor Abhilash Tomy makes the first solo nonstop circumnavigation for his country |
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Voyagers can join the ranks of marine biologistsWith a white disk, tape measure and a smartphone app, you can participate in a global phytoplankton study |
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Incredible Sir Robin Knox-Johnston pictures foundAn archive of 3,000 images from 1968/9 is saved from being tossed in a dumpster |
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Mako sharks now satellite navigation equippedA group of researchers recently tagged sharks with satellite units to better track their behavior |
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Weather on the other side of the worldSometimes our weather picture can get very localized. We can become a little too focused on our immediate surroundings. I decided to take a wider look around the world to see what was going on. |
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Chinese sailor Guo Chuan finishes circumnavigationFirst Chinese solo circumnavigator completes passage aboard his Class 40 Qingdao |
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New Alerion 41 is 650th Alerion launched |
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Still time to save on Marion Race entrySave money by signing up for the Marion Bermuda before tax day |
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Boating Weather |
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Concrete dock removed from beachA 185-ton Japanese dock broken free by tsunami crossed the Pacific to Washington |
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A voyager's art showPolar sailor and photographer Keri Pashuk has a showing of her prints in Punta Arenas |
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The importance of antenna placement |
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International chart from NOAAWill we see more charts from NOAA that use international notation? |
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Voyaging the steel oceanAs the seasons change yacht transporter ships ply the routes between popular voyaging ports of call |
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Chinese solo circumnavigator leaves Indian OceanGuo Chuan passed through the Sunda Strait on his way home to China and a Chinese sailing record |
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Legendary nav tool discovered?Researchers say they may have found an example of Viking sunstone |
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A key safety toolHaving a marine VHF and knowing how to use it could make a distress situation run more smoothly |
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Fighting topside leaksThose of us northern sailors who have been out cruising in southern waters for a while know that leaks around ports, chain-plates and other deck fittings can be real pains in the neck |
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A full weekend of offshore skillsSafety at Sea Seminar great way to learn a great deal in a weekend |
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Jeanne Socrates passes halfway markSolo sailor has now put more miles behind her than lay ahead on circumnavigation |
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Oysters in the Panama CanalFlags flying, the boats of the Oyster World Rally pass into the Pacific |
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Nine less pirates to worry aboutNine suspected pirates transferred to Seychelles by Dutch EU naval force |
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Mysterious Atlantic debris fieldA body is discovered after the Coast Guard investigates an unkown debris field 22 miles off Florida coast |
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British hydro office warns of counterfeitsUK Hydrographic Office has issued a warning concerning counterfeit nautical charts and publications |
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Anatomy of a blizzardMy last newsletter was about a historic storm, hurricane Sandy, and this newsletter, will be about another historic storm, the blizzard of 2013 (Winter Storm Nemo). |
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Nonstop solo circumnavigation effort passes Good HopeJeanne Socrates continues in her quest for a solo, nonstop circumnavigation record |
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Three ships around the Southern CapesThree Dutch tall ships, a barque and two schooners, will sail the Southern Ocean commemorating early Dutch explorers |
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The myths of Orion |
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Finishing fourth — without a keelJean-Pierre Dick coaxed his IMOCA 60 to the finish with the clever use of water ballast |
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From a cold and syrupy sea…Wintry seas serve up ice of all shapes, sizes, and consistencies. This one may prompt cravings for maple syrup |
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A better chain plate for voyaging boats?John Harries of Attainable Adventure Cruising makes a case for avoiding stainless steel for chain plates |
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Interview with Dr. Stanley ParisDr. Paris on Kiwi Spirit aims to break the solo nonstop circumnavigation record set by Dodge Morgan on American Promise |
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Francois Gabart Wins The Vendee GlobeFastest race and closest finish |
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Forged steel keels for the Vendee Globe?After Vendee Globe race boat Virbac-Paprec 3 lost its keel, racer Mike Golding says forged steel should be mandated for keels |
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New moorings in St. HelenaIt's a great time to visit St. Helena, just expect some serious ocean sailing |
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Vendee Globe- The Final Dash2,400 miles to go, and still a nail biter to the finish. |
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Eloran backs up GPS in EuropeThe British start broadcasting eloran corrections for ships in the English Channel |
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Electronic navigation: The path from the pastIn a galaxy not so far away and not so long ago, there were no manmade artificial satellites, no communications satellites, and no navigational satellites |
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Temporary celestial navigation targetA comet visitor to the solar system in 2013 just might be one of the brightest objects in the sky |
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Solo round the HornSolo sailor Jeanne Socrates gets into the South Atlantic in her third effort at a non-stop circumnavigation |
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Stamm hits UFOVendee Globe racer damages his boat and must drastically reduce electrical use |
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No time to savor Cape HornVendee Globe racer Francois Gabart was more concerned with hitting ice than popping a cork |
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Coast Guard discovers shark-killer netThe Coast Guard recovers five mile long gill net that killed hundreds of sharks |
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Swamped! And loving it!A Rotterdam company offers a surprising new boat design guaranteed to get you wet |
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EPIRB to the rescueTo an offshore voyager in distress, an EPIRB remains a must have item |
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Eight bells: Boat builder dies at age 67After decades of building boats, Jan Gougeon has died at the age of 67 on Dec. 18 in Bay City, Mich. |
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(Very) Fast company!The Vestas Sailrocket 2 delivers a jaw-dropping speed record off the west coast of Africa |
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Boat for seabird conservationApprenticeshop graduate launches dory for use by Friends of Maine's Seabird Islands |
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Look! Up in the sky! It’s…a Space Station!Thoughts about the International Space Station as a navigational aid |
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Vendee Globe- The Indian OceanAnd then there were two. |
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"Land yacht" trailer designAirstream uses Italian yacht design firm to develop "land yacht' concept |
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François Gabart crushes distance recordVendee Globe sailor François Gabart on board Macif sets new solo 24-hour distance record |
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