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The National Sailing Hall of Fame reminds sailing history and America's Cup fans that ESPN Classic will broadcast the story of Dennis Conner's comeback win in 1987 when he recaptured the America's Cup from the Australians. Included in the show, ...
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...
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
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...
Mustang Survival Partners with Seattle Boat Show in Contest
(Bellingham, WA) – Mustang Survival is partnering with the Seattle Boat Show to promote and increase awareness of personal flotation devices (PFDs) in this year’s “Life Jacket Test Drive” contest.
JRC ECDIS 2012 Update
It is now one year since the IMO amendment to SOLAS came into force on 1st January 2011, and JRC is pleased to provide an...
A voyaging sail inventory
The offshore sailor has a different set of sail inventory needs, in part due to increased stress and strain and in part due to a wider range of sailing conditions that define open ocean sailing. This day-in and day-out regimen is quite different from inshore cruising or around the buoys racing. T...
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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