Sail with New Freebooters

Sea areas Finisterre and Biscay are some of the toughest areas in the world to sail in. Not only is the weather here frequently rough, but it’s always full of ships, some of which have poor watchkeepers and poor judges of a sailing boat’s speed. Here are some excerpts from Steve White’s recent report to [...]

I believe I’ve done just enough photography to understand what makes a good picture, and what you have to do to get it. I’ve even managed to take one or two exciting pictures with modest, and in some cases ancient, equipment, and I can do some basic manipulation with Photoshop or The Gimp.
However, I am [...]

Source: Inmarsat Newsroom
On 11 Feb 2009,  Inmarsat C helped to repel pirates who tried to attack a bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean.
The 53,500 DWT vessel was approximately 100 miles south east of Socotra Island when the attack happened.
Five pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades and assault guns approached and attempted to board. They fired towards [...]

Although it has had the highest attrition rate of any Vendée Globe to date, this has been a very successful race for the organisers and for the IMOCA 60 Class.
Let’s compare the strategy of SAEM Vendée, the organisers of this professional sailing race, with that of the groups controlling the professional sports which have always [...]

I took a look around a few sailing blogs this morning, starting off in BlogSpot.com and occasionally following links out of BlogSpot blogs.
First, an editorial review from Publisher’s Weekly, appearing in a fishing blog, of the book At Sea in the City - New York from the water’s edge. The writer, a professor at the [...]