World Cruising News from Panama
by Nancy Knudsen, Cruising Editor on 28 Mar 2007
Entering the first lock BW Media
Well the crew of Blackwattle have just been through the Panama Canal – on another boat for practice! It was a great experience, if a little scary in the beginning. Our turn will be in a few days, so more on that next week.
Lots of news from around the world this week, as well as articles about YOUR sailing life:
Two fatal dismastings on commercial sailing catamarans in the last four months in Hawaii leads Sail-World to ask why - read about the latest tragic incident.
Greenpeace’s Flagship has been involved in a pirate incident in the Gulf of Aden, but the French Navy came to the rescue; meanwhile in the Med, carrying a Personal Locator Beacon in the pocket could have saved the lives of three Englishmen; and in the Caribbean a heart-warming story about a group of sailing students who saved some ship-wrecked fishermen.
Do YOU have a ‘Cruisers’ Net’ in your bay or anchorage? Check yours against the model, or learn how to set one up – everyone wins!
There’s also yet another innovative development for making passage making easier, but they want YOUR feedback.
Passage tales and adventure sailing stories come from Sailaway IV, from intrepid solo sailor Ken Gourlay who is into his last 5000 miles, and from the Mowbray Team in the Antarctic.
Finally, read the very interesting readers’ letters from last week’s Magazine.
Read on, enjoy, and..
Sail safe!
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