News Archive

'Memoirs of a Cruising Dog', sailing on South Islander By Amanda Spottiswoode, Salt Spring Island , 5:48 AM Wed 22 May 2013
In the maze of islands straddling the border between Vancouver and USA, doggie boaters have had to rely on perfunctory walks ashore with their boating owners. Now there's a travel guide for four-legged cruisers in 'South Islander, Memoirs of a Cruising Dog'. The book is as charming and readable as it is useful and cruising sailors everywhere in the world will wish they had the same. ...[more]

Book review: A Thousand Miles from Anywhere, Sandra Clayton By Doug Cuming, Boat Books, 10:14 AM Sun 12 May 2013
A Thousand Miles from Anywhere is a narration by Sandra Clayton of the third part of their sailing adventures, covering their journey across the Atlantic on a forty foot catamaran. Inspiringly for anyone else contemplating blue water cruising in middle age, she and her husband David sail two handed from Madeira to Florida, stopping at the Canaries, Cape Verde Island, then through the Caribbean. ...[more]

Book review: A Thousand Miles from Anywhere, Sandra Clayton By Doug Cuming, Boat Books, 8:21 AM Sun 12 May 2013
A Thousand Miles from Anywhere is a narration by Sandra Clayton of the third part of their sailing adventures, covering their journey across the Atlantic on a forty foot catamaran. Inspiringly for anyone else contemplating blue water cruising in middle age, she and her husband David sail two handed from Madeira to Florida, stopping at the Canaries, Cape Verde Island, then through the Caribbean. ...[more]

Book Feature: Dag Pike's Cruising under Sail By Des Ryan, , 12:44 AM Mon 29 Apr 2013
This is a highly practical book, taking cruisers through all the steps from departure to arrival at their destination. ...[more]

Book feature: 'The Sinking of the Bounty' By Sail-World Cruising, , 9:47 AM Sun 31 Mar 2013
And now, the book - well, eBook. The tragic sinking of the sailing ship HMS Bounty in October last year, which caused the death of one crew member and the ship's captain Robin Wallbridge, made instant world news. This was followed by many analyses by 'experts' and a well-reported formal investigation. The book was bound to follow. ...[more]

Book Review: Tasmanian Anchorage Guide - new edition released By Doug Cuming/Sail-World Cruising, 10:11 AM Sun 3 Mar 2013
Summer and early autumn, the perfect time to be sailing Tasmania, so it's good news that the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania have released the fifth edition of their Tasmanian Anchorage Guide, now with coloured maps of all their recommended anchorages around Tasmania. ...[more]

Happy Hooking, The Art of Anchoring, now in Kindle By Sail-World Cruising, , 12:39 PM Tue 12 Feb 2013
'Happy Hooking – the Art of Anchoring' is a very readable book loaded with valuable information on anchoring tackle, technique, tying up and rafting, etiquette, as well as the occasional anecdote - but it's not new. What is new is that the book, the highest selling anchoring book on Amazon, is now available in a Kindle Edition. ...[more]

Book of the Week: The Atlantic Crossing Guide, sixth edition By OCC/Sail-World Cruising, 9:16 AM Tue 5 Feb 2013
Crossing the Atlantic - it is rumoured to be rough, unpredictable, and there are few places to stop along the way, certainly none around the half-way mark. So choosing the best route, the right time and learning a hundred other tricks can make the difference between a hard slog, or worse, and a fantastic adventure. Enter the Atlantic Cruising Guide, sixth Edition. ...[more]

'Sailing Close to the Wind' - following Phoenicia around Africa By Sail-World Cruising, , 2:16 PM Tue 15 Jan 2013
The long awaited book, Sailing Close to the Wind, about the Phoenicia's 20,000 mile voyage that recreated the first circumnavigation of Africa by Phoenician mariners is now available. The Phoenicia was a sailing craft recreated as a replica of those of the ancient Phoenicias. Philip Beale, as Captain, and his crew made the journey to prove the Phoenicians could have done it. ...[more]

Book of the Week: 'Round About the Earth' By Des Ryan, , 6:47 AM Sun 30 Dec 2012
Among all those cruising sailors, on the water not for competition but for the love of the wind and freedom, a goodly many dream of sailing off to circle the earth. Some do, many don't. But it's common enough to recognise it as an instinctive human desire. Now Joyce E. Chaplin has written a book, just about that desire and the history of circumnavigation. ...[more]

Book of the Week: The Art and Science of Yacht Design By Henry J Cooney, 1:04 AM Sun 16 Dec 2012
For that yachting enthusiast for whom you just can't find the right gift (and that might be yourself), here's a timely suggestion, 'The Art and Science of Yacht Design', by Martin Black, who spent 20 years researching the the life of an amazing, but largely forgotten, yacht desiger. Here read the synopsis by Henry J Cooney:. ...[more]

Book of the Week: Eileen Ramsay Queen of Yachting Photography By Sail-World Cruising, , 6:26 AM Wed 21 Nov 2012
What an excellent present for the sailor who already has everything. Eileen Ramsay was at the centre of a unique period in yachting history and this wonderful book by Barry Pickthall, featuring her classic photography, celebrates an extraordinary woman and her extraordinary subjects. ...[more]

Book of the Week: The Last Viking, by Stephen Brown By Andrew Stobo Sniderman, , 7:39 AM Sun 28 Oct 2012
Now that the Northwest Passage is drawing so much attention as a new waterway between the Atlantic and the Pacific, the first sailor every to transit the once-dreaded Passage is again front of mind for the world's sailors.Before Norwegian Roald Amundsen came around, no human had ever set sight on the South or North Poles. Amundsen was born in 1872 and decided as a young man he wanted to be a hero ...[more]

Book Review: The Voyage of the Cormorant By Sail-World Cruising, , 7:09 AM Sat 29 Sep 2012
'I built Cormorant, my 18-foot open boat, in 22 months – from August 2005 to June 2007 – on weekends and nights in the single-car garage of the studio apartment I rented...I laminated stem and stern pieces; set up molds for the hull on a building frame; cut, bent, and secured planks; and saw a vessel steadily emerge from my efforts.' ...[more]

Classic Asymmetric Sail Mistakes - And How to Avoid Them By Wiley Nautical/Sail-World, , 5:15 PM Sat 15 Sep 2012
Using asymmetric sails is not only for racing sailors. Cruising sailors on long journeys with good conditions and the wind behind are often tempted to use a gennaker. And getting the MPS wrapped around the hull is not a good incident at any time. In this article from the book Asymmetric Sailing Andy Rice shows how avoid some of the classic mistakes when sailing with a gennaker. ...[more]

Book Review: 'Outfitting the Offshore Cruising Sailboat' By Rob Tickner, , 1:10 AM Sun 9 Sep 2012
When starting from scratch to buy and outfit a boat, you just can't get too much advice, and here's some more, concentrating on preparing a boat for offshore cruising by going for a second hand boat ...[more]

Book Review: 'Outfitting the Offshore Cruising Sailboat' By Rob Tickner, 12:44 AM Sun 9 Sep 2012
When starting from scratch to buy and outfit a boat, you just can't get too much advice, and here's some more, concentrating on preparing a boat for offshore cruising by going for a second hand boat ...[more]

Book of the Week: 'Rescue in the Pacific' by Tony Farrington By Lee Mylchreest, 7:40 AM Sun 12 Aug 2012
A must read for anyone considering blue water cruising. This story is a real page turner. In 1994 a massive, hurricane strength storm hit the South Pacific, which lasted for nearly four days. This storm is known as 'Queen's Birthday' and 'Pacific Fastnet', and hit an area north of New Zealand, where numerous yachts were battered and bruised from the 90 knot winds and 100 foot waves. ...[more]

Book Review: Sailing: Catching the Drift of Why we Sail By Sail-World Cruising, , 12:47 PM Tue 7 Aug 2012
What drives someone to sail across the Atlantic or, single-handed, around the globe? Why do some sailors shun sailing races only to take to the water for days, or weeks or even months? What does it feel like to be a human, alone, in the middle of a huge ocean? ...[more]

Rob's Passage Planner for the Australian east coast - a little beauty By Nancy Knudsen, 3:07 PM Wed 18 Jul 2012
Thinking of sailing the eastern coast of Australia any time soon? There's one book, just out now, which will make the task a whole lot simpler, modestly called, 'Rob's Passage Planner'. It's a beauty and I was happy to endorse it! ...[more]

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