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13 Oct

The Ocean Race launches Generation Ocean

Tim QueeneyHome Page Hero, Ocean Voyagingbiodiversity, ocean ecology, ocean racing, ocean sailing, The Ocean Race

The Ocean Race, a team-based, around-the-world race that begins January 15, 2023 in Alicante, Spain and ends six stops later in Genoa, Italy in July, has announced Generation Ocean, an educational program for students to teach about the world’s oceans, their biodiversity and threats to their health. From the press release: “The Ocean Race is launching Generation Ocean, Join the race to protect our incredible blue planet, a new secondary school learning program. The engaging materials equip teachers and parents with all they need to help learners understand the crucial role the ocean plays in sustaining life on Earth, the threats that are…

09 Nov

ON and Seven Seas announce partnership

Ocean NavigatorHome Page Hero, Ocean Voyaging, Web Exclusivecruising, ocean sailing, ocean voyaging, partnership, Seven Seas Cruising Association, SSCA

Ocean Navigator and the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) are partnering up. ON's great voyaging articles and SSCA's experienced membership make a natural team. The magazine and the cruising association are expanding their collaborative efforts to bering more value to ON readers and SSCA's members. The big announcement right now is that all SSCA members will receive ON digital editions as part of their membership. A great way for SSCA members, who sail the world over, to keep getting ON's useful articles. And further partnership benefits will be announced soon. Here's the official press release: Seven Seas Cruising Association announced…

01 Sep

Crossing the Doldrums

Ocean NavigatorOcean Voyaging, WeatherAscension Island, Barbados, Galapagos, GRIB files, Hawaii, ITCZ, Marquesas, ocean sailing, offshore sailing, The Doldrums, trade winds, Tuamotus

For centuries sailors dreaded the aptly named Doldrums. This band of windless, hot, and humid weather near the equator could stall sailing ships for weeks, driving the crew to distraction with the monotony and sometimes even leading to the onset of scurvy as fresh supplies ran out. While sailors today needn’t fear scurvy, most of us still dislike this part of the ocean. Most voyagers try to minimize time spent in the Doldrums. This strategy starts with obtaining accurate weather forecasts, whether over single-sideband radio or satellite phone connection. Even in the last 15 years that I’ve been voyaging, the…

21 Jul

Ocean NavigatorHome Page Hero, Transpac Race, Uncategorizedocean racing, ocean sailing, Transpac 2021

https://youtu.be/hXXtYYvYGAY One week into the race, Technical Editor Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine gives his view of the weather conditions on the race course, positioning strategies and tactics of the teams, and some projections of what's to come for the fleet using the YB tracker software. From the Transpac website:https://transpacyc.com/news/article/transpac-race-analysis-report-for-20-july