>The complex world of how to deal with Somali pirate issue is revealed in a recent French case. Cruising sailors from Tahiti Bernadette and Jean-Yves Delanne, of the yacht Carre d'As IV, delivered their own verdict on some of the pirates who abducted them back in September 2008, acquitting one, Abdulahi Ahmed Guelleh, whom they claimed was a genuine fisherman caught up in the events.
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Sailors in Southern California are being treated to the magnificent sight of hundreds of whales off the coastline this year,quoted as the best sightings in 10 years. Gray whales are migrating south in record numbers and killer whales -- or orcas -- are also making sporadic showings.
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Yacht transport companies are finding new business from the effect that currencies have on the yacht market. With a strong Australian dollar pushing sailors Downunder to purchase yachts overseas, especially in the USA, Dutch company Sevenstar Yacht Transport achieved no less than 23 sailings for loading and discharge in Australia in 2011.
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The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has today, Thursday 2nd February, removed its recognition of the Southampton operation of Hot Liquid as a provider of RYA training courses. This means that Hot Liquid Southampton is now no longer able to offer or run RYA training courses. The decision was made by the RYA following three serious safety related incidents involving Hot Liquid Southampton between
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Once again the potential for inaccuracy by GPS equipment has been illustrated. Three sailors who were using GPS for night navigation were forced to abandon their boat when it hit rocks not far from Nelson on the South Island of New Zealand this week. They 'thought they were in the middle of the bay by the GPS' but weren't and hit the rocks.
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On Saturday 03 March the overall winner of Britain's prestigious RYA Club of the Year Award 2012 will be announced at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show 2012.
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The inaugural edition of the Singapore Yacht Show was deemed a great success by the industry and now, almost a year down the track, all the stakeholders, sponsors, exhibitors and organisers alike, are eagerly looking forward to the next show at the end of April 2012.
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Last week the Cruising Club of America (CCA) awarded its much sought-after 2011 Blue Water Medal to German cruising sailors Thies Matzen and Kicki Ericson for a commendable 24 years and 135,000 miles of sailing the oceans of the world with a focus in the high latitudes of the Southern Ocean.
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GPS-enabled devices could be compromised if a plan to expand the United States’ broadband system goes forward, yet the company that proposes to build a broadband cell-phone communications network it calls LightSquared, 4G-LTE wireless broadband, seems to be as yet completely undaunted by marine industry concern that the vital GPS system is under threat
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There's nothing like tall ship experience for the budding sailor - 'new' techniques, sea miles, the feeling of a great sailing ship moving beneath you, and the tall ship 'industry' is thriving, thanks to volunteers. Enthusiastic sailors living anywhere near Delaware Bay in New Jersey in the USA have the opportunity to train on New Jersey's official tall ship, the schooner A.J. Meerwald..
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They've done it again. Beneteau, possibly the best known cruising brand in the world and always an ideal choice for coastal cruising, has just won another accolade as the European Yacht of the Year for 2012, in the Family Cruiser category. The Oceanis 45 has won this coveted title.
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The Indians are doing it in style - there's a new very glamorous tall ship just launched by the Indian Navy, and she's scheduled to carry out a 'Friendship Mission' by sailing through South East Asia later this year.
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Tearaway Norwegian sailor Jarle Andhoey has told a Norwegian broadcasting company he was told by New Zealand officials to leave New Zealand but didn't know there was still a workman on board. After they left port in a hurry they realised the man was present. He then became an inadvertent stowaway because Andhoey was actually headed for Antarctica with no intention of returning to New Zealand.
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It's just won a prestigious Innovation award as the 'perfect MOB product' and is being quoted as the next 'must have' for crew safety, is on the market and selling world-wide, but won't be available in America until authorised by the Federal Communications Commission..
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Anchoring, when you are close to shore, rocks or coral, has often been said by wise cruising sailors to be more dangerous than a stormy ocean. You lower your boat anchor, set it deep into the seabed, and neaten up the deck. But have you checked to make sure your anchor will not drag when the wind shifts? Better put these five sailing tips into play to make sure your hook--stays put!
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A hardened sea-dog called Missy and her cruising sailor owner have lost their uninsured boat home near Australia's Cape York when their yacht Empress III started taking water in a trip from Port Moresby in New Guinea to Cairns. Unable to stop the flow they were finally forced to abandon it. They had lived on the boat for six years which for Missy was her whole life.
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There must be nothing worse than getting an anchor - your best anchor - stuck under an obstruction, particularly if you are in a remote anchorage. No matter how many supplementary anchors you carry the loss of an anchor is inconvenient and expensive. You can eliminate this worry with an ingenious Anchor Saver.
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Norwegian sailor Jarle Andhoey has escaped out of New Zealand waters and is headed to Antarctica. Customs officials found the yacht skippered by the sailor illegally making his way to Antarctica, but his yacht, Nilaya, was already in international waters at the time of the sighting.
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Last week an American-registered 26-foot pleasure boat was located 20 nautical miles off the northern coast of Spain and towed to shore. It was with amazement that authorities discovered that it was the hull of the yacht Queen Bee, a North Carolina-built Regulator, which had 'ejected' its crew one stormy day three and a half years earlier off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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Preparation is the key to successful offshore passage making. By the time you're thinking of heading offshore the average yachtie knows how to sail. This, however, is only a small part of the whole for a successful and enjoyable ocean passage. Island Cruising Association directors John and Lyn Martin offer a two day weekend seminar to share their knowledge after 37 passages to the Pacific Islands.
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The Costa Concordia is a cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of Giglio, Italy, after smashing into a reef and partially sinking on the 13 January. There was number of passengers that survived while deaths were reported, and others are still missing. Photographer Carlo Borlenghi journeyed to Giglio Island to snap these images.
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Have you seen this yacht? Unless you are on your way to Antarctica, probably not. The self-proclaimed Viking sailor who embarked on an illegal journey to Antarctica last year which ended in the death of three of his crew and the loss of his boat, is at it again.
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The four categories of 'European Boat of the Year', announced at BOOT yacht show in Dusseldorf, have been taken out by two French manufacturers, one British and one Swiss.
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In introducing their new berthing surtax for yachts, the Italians have delivered a mini-coup to the sailing fraternity and the environment by halving the tax for sailing boats. The new tax, which is to come into play from 1st May this year, will be, for instance, five euro per day for a new sailing boat between 14 and 17 metres, but reduces to 3.5 euro if the same sailing boat is 10 years old.
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Around the world, as internet connectivity leaps ahead with the popularity of Smart phones and tablet technology, as well as soon to be commonplace web-enabled TV, online advertising is outstripping all print media.
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Southern Spars has launched a brand-new website at www.southernspars.com. With an emphasis on quality information, imagery and interactive elements, the new website provides existing and prospective customers and suppliers with considerably more detail about the Southern Spars’ global operation than the previous version of the site.
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All the adventures cruising sailors have don't relate to horrendous seas or idyllic anchorages. Every now and then a cruising sailor, moving from strange anchorage to strange anchorage and strange marina to strange marina comes upon a human dilemma. Jack Binder, sailing the Australian coastline with his wife Jude, here tells a moving story of a late night visitor in a marina.
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It started as a mystery and ended with an all-too-familiar explanation. The long-time sailor had rowed his dinghy to his yacht in high winds and without a life jacket, probably because the anchor was dragging, then lost his footing and was drowned in the turbulent seas, his dinghy tied to the yacht but found upside down.
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Our flotilla began on July 16th, a warm and sunny afternoon. My boat, Maya, known as 'the girlie boat,' was ready, as were the other 5 boats. We met in Alimos Marina in Athens at a café at the end of the pier. Alimos is one of the largest marinas in all of Greece and perhaps the Med, with hundreds of boats lined up Med moored on numerous piers.
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With so many nations' rescue authorities depending on volunteers, a bunch of Californian kids have set an example for the rest of the world by getting together to raise money for the Coast Guard Foundation, which itself supports those who often risk their lives saving sailors in trouble at sea
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Many cruising sailors who have no desire except a leisurely cruise around the lake with no destination in mind are not interested in racing. They might say, 'When I go racing it is so stressful and not fun at all... I only go out if the weather is right... If I cruise I will only go when I have great conditions.'
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This week (Saturday 21st January) Laura Dekker, 16-year-old Dutch/New Zealander solo sailor, quietly sailed between islands in pleasant seas into the Dutch island of Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, completing a solo odyssey around the world in a year and a day. There were merely dozens, not thousands, of people at the wharf to greet her.
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A long range cruiser - even a short range cruiser - is often presented with some curly problems to solve, and getting your yacht past a bridge that is too low for it is one of those challenges which many cruisers would just rather not tackle. But watching this video will show you how getting an 80ft rig under a 65ft span is not only possible, but easy - when you know how.
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