Sail-World Cruising Weekly News Magazine
by Nancy Knudsen on 21 Jun 2006
Farewell Istanbul SW
This crew of Blackwattle can’t wait to get sailing again….. for us the spires and minarets of Istanbul will soon be a thing of the past – our departure after two years is both an exciting challenge as we look forward to a sailing life again, and a thing of some sadness as we leave this lovely and complex country to complete our circumnavigation.
Top story for the week is a narrow escape for the gusty Margaret Williams on her second try at a solo unassisted circumnavigation of Australia, after managing some bad Southern Ocean weather.
The weather is one of the central concerns of every diligent sailor, and Ken Batt this week brings an in depth discussion of how to do your own forecasting at sea. Even when your radio has spat the dummy and the computer has crashed, there are still many things you can do to know what weather is coming next.
This week we talk of saving old pearling luggers, Nobel Peace Prizes (what does THAT have to do with sailing?) UK Halsey’s latest safety video, the good oil about choosing a sextant AND why you should do it.
There’s an interesting profile about one of the big success stories of yacht production – Hanse – and their incredible growth, and a new database that might help save our planet’s oceans.
It’s both the shortest and the longest day of the year, dependent on where you are, but both hemispheres think they have something to celebrate!
Have a good week and
Sail Safe
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