News Archive

More information emerges on America's Cup capsize By Sail-World Cruising Round-up, 7:24 AM Sun 12 May 2013
While much of the sailing world mourns the death of British Olympic sailing star and America's Cup strategist Andrew 'Bart' Simpson, widely reported on the racing sites of Sail-World, the design of the yacht Artemis is being questioned as cracking noises were heard by the crew before the main frame simply 'cracked like a taco', injuring some crew and killing Simpson. ...[more]

Thailand: Armed robberies on sailing boats leave cruisers shaken By Chris Husted, Phuket Gazette/Sail-World Cruising, 7:08 AM Tue 7 May 2013
Recent armed attacks against yachties by thieves in Chalong Bay, Phuket, Thailand, is the first violence that the local cruising community can remember here towards yachts in a very long time. A French yachtsman suffered severe knife wounds during an attack aboard his boat last week, and in another incident shots were fired when thieves were surprised during an attempted burglary on a vacant boat ...[more]

Lightning kills one crewman on Philippines boat By Nancy Knudsen, , 11:54 AM Fri 3 May 2013
Lightning has killed one crewman in a boat off the waters of Tabina in the Philippines. It was a fishing boat, not a sailing boat, but just as tragic and serves to remind all leisure sailors that lightning is dangerous on any boat if the crew is not prepared and knowledgeable ...[more]

The Six Minute Safety Sailing Spiel By BoatUS/Sail-World Cruising, , 11:04 PM Tue 30 Apr 2013
It takes only six minutes to brief your new guests on board your boat for a day sailing, but could save the boat - or a life, and the briefing will make sure the day stays fun and relaxed. Here is the six minute safety briefing - six points, each taking only a minute: ...[more]

US Sailors to vote on Loaner Kids Lifejacket locations By BoatUS/Sail-World Cruising, , 11:44 PM Mon 29 Apr 2013
USA sailors are being asked to vote for locations at which they would like to have loan life jackets available. BoatUS Foundation, which runs a Life Jacket Loaner Program for Kids at specific locations throughout the USA, is looking to expand their operations. ...[more]

Sailor's boat confiscated for carrying cigars By Lee Mylchreest, , 1:49 AM Sat 27 Apr 2013
Long-range cruising sailors, be careful what you carry and be careful what you sign in unfamiliar ports. One American sailor has had his sailing boat confiscated because he was carrying some cigars on board. ...[more]

British MOB rescue cleverly uses the boat's liferaft By Lee Mylchreest, , 6:59 AM Fri 19 Apr 2013
This week's MOB (or COB to use recent vernacular) incident in British waters took an interesting turn. The crew member, who happened to be the skipper, fell overboard but was wearing a life jacket and remained tethered by his harness. So far, so good. But he couldn't get back on board and the remaining two crew couldn't achieve it either. ...[more]

Paper charts - vital for the prudent cruising sailor By Daria Blackwell, Ocean Cruising Club/Sail-World, 10:06 AM Sun 7 Apr 2013
Recently we published in informative article by Neil Langford, tech-savvy cruising sailor, about whether in today's high-tech world paper charts are really necessary, and about how he changed his mind. Here, Daria Blackwell, veteran cruising sailor and sailing author (Happy Hooking, the Art of Anchoring), replies with a contrary argument: ...[more]

Carbon monoxide suspected in British yacht deaths By Sail-World Cruising Round-up, 4:27 PM Wed 3 Apr 2013
It is almost certain that two female crew of a yacht berthed at a jetty near Bowness in Lake Windermere in Britain were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. The skipper and partner of one of the crew also suffered breathing difficulties but he survived. The third crew member was a ten-year-old girl, the daughter of the dead woman. ...[more]

He wasn't clipped on. Another sailor washed overboard drowns By Des Ryan, , 10:40 AM Mon 18 Mar 2013
He just wasn't clipped on. It happened in Australia, but it could have been anywhere. The two sailors were more than half way through their journey. They called in at the coastal town of Port Campbell on the south coast, docking for only a short time to refuel. The weather was nothing out of the ordinary and nothing suggested the tragedy that was only moments away. ...[more]

He wasn't clipped on. Another sailor washed overboard drowns By Des Ryan, 10:07 AM Mon 18 Mar 2013
He just wasn't clipped on. The two sailors, sailing from Adelaide to Melbourne, were more than half way through their journey. They called in at the coastal town of Port Campbell, docking for only a short time to refuel before continuing on their journey. The weather was nothing out of the ordinary and nothing suggested the tragedy that was only moments away. ...[more]

Heading for the Southern Ocean? Solo? Take a TPS By Nancy Knudsen, , 11:06 AM Fri 15 Mar 2013
So you want to go sailing alone? Solo? Even worse for your family you want to sail in the Southern Ocean? Tell them you'll invest in a Guy Cotten Thermal Protective Survival (TPS) suit and this might be of some comfort to them. ...[more]

Sailing in the sun - good fun but deadly By Sail-World Cruising, 1:34 PM Mon 4 Feb 2013
Whether you sail just for an afternoon, escape to tropical climes to sail your holidays away, or have let the docklines go altogether to be full time cruising, the sun will sometimes be your greatest friend, but also can be you deadliest enemy. ...[more]

Safety and your medical kit - what should you take? By Des Ryan, , 11:48 AM Tue 29 Jan 2013
The first time I did a first-aid course was just before I went for a three week sail, across the Pacific. The information was great, but I couldn't help thinking all the way through the course, 'But there will be no emergency number to call - I need to know what to do for a week, not for the first 30 minutes before the paramedic gets there. ...[more]

Capsized red hull easier to find - then why not? Here's why not By Des Ryan, , 3:00 PM Sun 27 Jan 2013
None of us wants to experience losing a keel and having to be rescued from our overturned boat in the middle of an ocean. While cruising yachts are very unlikely to lose a keel, a recent report suggested that hulls be painted red to make them easier to find, so why not? But that wasn't the end of the story... ...[more]

Britain's rescue volunteers: 8000 rescued, half from leisure craft By RNLI, , 6:56 AM Wed 23 Jan 2013
Leisure sailing boats world-wide went through an amazing explosion in numbers during the 20th Century and that explosion continues unabated in this century - but it is doubtful that this would have occurred if rescue facilities had not also increased dramatically. Britain's Royal National Lifesaving Institution (RNLI) have announced their numbers for 2012, with almost 8,000 people were rescued ...[more]

The right life jacket with ALL the systems, but good only if worn By Lee Mylchreest, 9:05 AM Tue 15 Jan 2013
There's no doubt that getting several safety products into your life jacket is the key to having more options when in distress at sea. But none of the safety products are useful if you aren't actually wearing the jacket. So the other challenge for life jacket manufacturers is how to make it so comfortable you'll be happy to wear it ALL the time. The same applies to the MOB systems. ...[more]

Woman dies fending off boat from bridge piling By Sail-World Cruising round-up, 11:20 AM Mon 14 Jan 2013
One of the early lessons that aspiring sailors need to learn is the very real danger of using part of your body to fend off, mishandle a loaded winch, or any other task where one could lose a finger - or a life. This week, as if tragically exemplifying the lesson, a young woman has lost her life when she tried to fend off a bridge piling to prevent the boat she was travelling in colliding with it ...[more]

UK Coastguard Agency asks the question: 'Why regulate?' By Sail-World/Joanne Rawlings, , 8:06 AM Mon 10 Dec 2012
A breath of fresh air has floated in, bringing with it an opinion of a bureaucrat that there just might be too many rules about what leisure sailors can and can't do. The amazing, but very welcome announcement, began with the almost subversive-sounding 'Why regulate? Can't we just have fun?' ...[more]

Is your hull painted red? Report after yacht capsize By Sail-World Cruising, , 6:16 AM Sun 9 Dec 2012
The modern cruising yacht is about as unlikely to capsize through the loss of its keel as it is to hit a whale. This doesn't mean it's impossible if the keel is bolted on, and last month's findings (meant primarily for racing) by Ireland's MCIB about the the capsize and rescue of the Fastnet Yacht Rambler 100 will be of interest to all. ...[more]

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