Sailing the Black Sea - Why not?
by Nancy Knudsen, Cruising Editor on 12 Jun 2008
Black Sea Sailing - Bulgarian coast SW
There are two kinds of individuals who live and sail close to the water. First, there are the subsistence dwellers by the sea, for whom sailing is as natural as walking and talking. Then, in the modern world, as soon as we earn a few spare bucks, we leisure sailors are lured back to our origins and the magic of the sea.
So it's natural that sailing and boating should be growing rapidly as the economies of the developing world catch up. What it means for the cruising sailor is that there are many more interesting places to cruise.
This week, two of them are featured – vast tracts of previously unexplored South East Asia, whose pirates have largely gone to ground, and Bulgaria on the Black Sea, with its wealth of history, culture and great sailing just waiting to be enjoyed.
On Sail-World Cruising we love to feature the stories of sailors who set out and just keep going, so there's always a new adventure starting, and one finishing. Share the spurting champagne this week with Ben Edelstein as he sailed into Galveston Harbour after a seven year circle of the globe.
Lots of other news – John F Kennedy's presidential yacht is up for sale; there's a tale of two tough cruising sailors who just didn't want to be rescued, setting a great example of seamanship; and the story of a sillier crew who depended only on the flaky signal from a mobile phone to save them from disaster.
On a practical note, read how you need to be careful if you use Yanmar's approved Biodiesel, Mastervolt has a new Chargemaster released, and there's a tribute to the value of using a Trailing Generator to boost your power at sea.
Read on, enjoy, and....
Sail safe!
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