News Archive

Cruising Club of America Annual Awards Dinner held at New York YC By Kirsten Ferguson, 5:28 AM Wed 6 Mar 2013
On Friday, March 1, 2013, the Cruising Club of America (CCA) celebrated its phenomenal sailors of 2012 at the Annual Awards Dinner at New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. ...[more]

Two sailing superyachts in Yacht & Aviation Awards 2013 short-list By Nancy Knudsen, 11:12 AM Sun 3 Mar 2013
Two sailing vessels have been nominated and short-listed for the International Yacht & Aviation Awards for 2013. They are the 33m sloop, Simba, and the 44m catamaran, Hemisphere. All the others on the short list are powerboats. ...[more]

Product of the Week: Removable sailing pouches By Des Ryan, 5:42 PM Sun 24 Feb 2013
Sitting with you in the cockpit there are always a range of small items that you need to keep safe, dry or at least in a place where you can reliably find them. It could be anything from your spectacles to a knife or a mobile phone, from a screw driver to your wallet to your glass of champagne. . ...[more]

Product of the Week: Removable sailing pouches By Des Ryan, , 12:40 PM Sun 24 Feb 2013
Sitting with you in the cockpit there are always a range of small items that you need to keep safe, dry or at least in a place where you can reliably find them. It could be anything from your spectacles to a knife or a mobile phone, from a screw driver to your wallet to your glass of champagne. . ...[more]

Checking your rigging By Des Ryan, 9:28 AM Fri 22 Feb 2013
Just as they say the best fertiliser on a farm is the footsteps of the Farmer, so the best insurance for your mast is the eye of the skipper. This means regular checks before any major voyage. However, when it comes to a thorough check, the only way of ensuring you have found every fault is to remove the rig. ...[more]

Cruising Association's mobile App, going gangbusters By Louisa Nightingale/Sail-World Cruising, 11:14 AM Tue 19 Feb 2013
Britain's Cruising Association first mobile App is going gangbusters. It is now going Beta for Android, demonstrating just how popular their first mobile app, Captain's Mate, has become. A little under a year ago the Cruising Association launched CAptain’s Mate, only available for the iPhone and iPad, but in response to member demand an Android version is now beta testing with selected members. ...[more]

West Marine's 'Green Products of 2013' announced - both practical By West Marine/Sail-World Cruising, 10:03 AM Mon 18 Feb 2013
They are both practical, both as green as a magic dragon and both worthy of the attention of a cruising sailor. Two products were selected as West Marine's 2013 'Green Product of the Year' Winners: Attwood's Fuel Demand Valve and West Marine CFA bottom paint share the top honor and the $10,000 prize. ...[more]

Autopilots - about to get more 'intelligent' By Raymarine/Sail-World Cruising, 11:40 AM Fri 15 Feb 2013
For the typical short-handed cruising sailor, the autopilot is often the third crew member, enabling the short-handed crew to be more places at once when necessary, relieving weariness and allowing more sleep for the off-watch crew member. Autopilots have their strengths and weaknesses, so it's good news that the technology which is coming soon will be making them more flexible and easier to use. ...[more]

Autopilots - about to get more 'intelligent' By Raymarine/Sail-World Cruising, 10:51 AM Fri 15 Feb 2013
For the typical short-handed cruising sailor, the autopilot is often the third crew member, enabling the short-handed crew to be more places at once when necessary, relieving weariness and allowing more sleep for the off-watch crew member. Autopilots have their strengths and weaknesses, so it's good news that the technology which is coming soon will be making them more flexible and easier to use. ...[more]

Cruising Together: CCA awards couple for decade-long sailing By Kirsten Ferguson, United States , 9:01 AM Fri 15 Feb 2013
The Cruising Club of America (CCA) has selected Stephen and Karyn James (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) to receive its 2012 Far Horizon Award for a commendable ten years and 38,000 miles of cruising. The award is given to a member of CCA 'for a particularly meritorious cruise or series of cruises that exemplify the objectives of the Club.' ...[more]

Rod Stephens Trophy Awarded - he saved the sailor AND the sailing boat By Cruising Club of America/Sail-World, 10:55 AM Wed 13 Feb 2013
The Cruising Club of America (CCA) has selected Captain Thomas B. Crawford to receive its 2012 Rod Stephens Trophy for Outstanding Seamanship for the rescue of Derk Wolmuth and his sailboat, Bela Bartok, during the 2012 Singlehanded Transpacific Yacht Race. The trophy is given 'for an act of seamanship which significantly contributes to the safety of a yacht or one or more individuals at sea.' ...[more]

Fire onboard! By Nancy Knudsen, , 8:37 AM Mon 11 Feb 2013
'Fire' is probably the most feared word on any boat, whether sail or power. It’s maybe even more frightening than taking on water with the dread of sinking. Power boats are perhaps more prone to fires - and the statistics tell us so - because of their use of petroleum as fuel. However, there are many other causes of fire. What can you do to mitigate the danger? ...[more]

Green antifouling technology - getting better every year By Steve Hopper/Sail-World Cruising, , 11:17 AM Sun 10 Feb 2013
Green antifouling technology is the chemical-free alternative to traditional messy antifouling paint - it's more effective at clearing algae and barnacles but harmless to other marine life. Ultrasonic Works have just launched a new ground-breaking ClearHull antifouling system, and now tell of their spectacular results of winter-long laboratory tests. ...[more]

Cruising sailors and iPads - One tech-savvy cruising sailor tells By Neil and Ley Langford, 11:08 AM Sun 10 Feb 2013
Long time Australian Cruising sailors Lee and Neil Langford are sailing their yacht Crystal Blues on the coast of Thailand. Here Neil talks of the difference that iPad has made to their lives, both navigational and family, and how this tech-savvy cruising couple manage their communications systems: ...[more]

Cruising sailors and iPads - One tech-savvy cruising sailor tells By Neil and Ley Langford, 10:18 AM Sun 10 Feb 2013
Cruising sailors Lee and Neil Langford are sailing their yacht Crystal Blues on the coast of Thailand. Here Neil talks of the difference that iPad has made to their lives, both navigational and family, and how this tech-savvy cruising couple manage their communications systems: ...[more]

The ten year sailing boat refit, and what to look for... By BoatUS/Sail-World Cruising, , 11:54 AM Sat 9 Feb 2013
Birthdays for people seem more relevant when you pass a new decade and have a 'big birthday'. Sailing boats are a little the same. Every ten years or so marks a time of change and renewal. Here BoatUS offers some hints about what you should look for every ten years: ...[more]

UK sailors: Nominations open for 2013 RYA Volunteer Awards By Susie NationGrainger/Sail-World, 6:14 AM Fri 25 Jan 2013
Attention British sailors: Britain's Royal Yachting Association (RYA) has officially commenced the search for 2013’s most inspirational volunteers in Britain by opening nominations for the 2013 RYA Volunteer Awards. The awards which have been running for over thirty years recognise the outstanding contributions made to our sport by volunteers throughout the UK. ...[more]

Hero 10-year-old's quick action avoids marina boat fire By Sail-World Cruising round-up, 12:48 PM Wed 23 Jan 2013
An electrical fire on a boat is a scary thing and in a marina it can result in multiple boat losses. So it's no wonder 10-year-old Ellie Brosius is being hailed as a hero.While her parents were several boats away down the dock, Ellie, acting on her own initiative, averted an electrical fire by her quick action. She's such a hero she has been awarded a special medal from the local fire department ...[more]

Ocean Cruising Club announces 2012 Awards By Daria Blackwell/OCC/Sail-World, www.coastalboating.net , 10:58 AM Mon 21 Jan 2013
The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC), the world’s only truly global ocean cruising association, has announced the recipients of the OCC Annual Awards. Each year the OCC recognizes the achievements of ordinary individuals doing extraordinary things on the world’s oceans and brings those achievements to the attention of the sailing community at large. ...[more]

Coming to a head - issues of onboard toilets By Lee Mylchreest, 11:41 AM Sun 20 Jan 2013
If you want to seriously test whether someone gets seasick or not (or if you don't want them to come again), give them the job of clearing the blocked head while sailing. Heads, the nautical term for onboard toilets, can be one of the most vexed issues on a boat, depending on where you sail. ...[more]

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