Sail with New Freebooters

Let’s look at three round-the-world challenges that are taking place right now:

The Volvo Ocean Race - crewed boats, multiple legs, fixed schedule.
The Vendée Globe - singlehanded, fixed schedule. No pit stops allowed, but competitors can restart during the first few days.
Singlehanded Round The World Record - competitor chooses start date. No pit stops allowed.

Competitors are [...]

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Mike K-H wonders whether cable connectors are at the root of failures in most on-board nav and comms networks

After I made this little video, I discovered a book I’ll probably buy for Christmas.

CS Forrester, Patrick O’Brian, Dudley Pope… These and other authors have all written about young officers in Nelson’s Navy squirming under the intimidating pressure of oral examinations. Their young heroes usually had a tough time with the mathematics of navigation, but delighted in proposing ways of coping with steering gear and rigs severely damaged by [...]