Supermoon sailing...Bosphorus demo...liferaft stowage...more
by Nancy Knudsen, Editor on 6 Jun 2013
Supermoon - coming soon SW
I hope you'll be out sailing on the longest day of the year – and there's a special bonus prize, as the weekend of 22/23 June will sport a Supermoon – what a night to be sailing and now is the time to be planning! Read about who is sailing where, according to founder John Arndt.
It's never boring in the world of the cruising sailor. While many sailors have nothing heavier to think about than Supermoons, over in
Istanbul some of the sailors in the Bosphorus Cup helped the demonstrators in the fabulous city with their demonstration over a shopping mall by sailing up and down the Bosphorus sporting messages of support.
Wherever you plan to sail, leave
Gulf of Guinea out of your plans unless you are suicidal – it has taken over from the Gulf of Aden as the most dangerous waters in the world.
Happier news is the huge money-raising effort by the
Toronto Boat Show for kids; another rally – the
ARC Portugal – has set off in glorious sunshine; and some
Norwegian sailors are saying a big thank you to the Spaniards and the Irish who rescued them after a dismasting.
There's a salient warning about stowing your life raft. This story tells how some lives were lost because of poor stowage of a life raft which meant it failed to open as the boat sank.
Much more too, but don't forget to read about the two Apps that are new for the cruising sailor this week, and...
...sweet high summer sailing!
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