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Jessica Watson – Photo: Ben Upton The Australian, 16-year-old, Jessica Watson just finished her solo sailing around the world, nonstop and unassisted. Yesterday she finally arrived in Sydney, her home port, after 210 days and more than 23.000 nautical miles sailing. She have chosen a route that is a traditionally recognized path and distance for ‘around the world sailors’. As this [...] CG Speed Boat – Photo: Scott Ableman Every sailor hopes he will never need to say those three words. “Mayday, Mayday, Mayday”, but you need to be prepared in case you find yourself in a situation you need to send a distress call to the Coast Guard. The proper way to send a distress call:
Do you know what is the Plastiki ? Plastiki is a catamaran constructed with 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles. Her crew embarked (20 March) in a 100-day eco-mission from San Francisco to Sydney. Their objective: witness some of the most devastating waste accumulation on our planet composed mostly of plastic. Pledge to better our oceans and planet. Reduce, reuse, recycle [...] Hi- decided to show you this action filled snippet on how fast a sailing boat goes when the wind is strong and the crew is experienced looks like. This is of course not something we practice on our courses, we would not expose any beginner for something that may be considered as scary, compare this [...] For anyone who would like to know what a tall ship is and what kind of financial impact they may have upon arrivals to various ports, here is a small but interesting film. Why is this posted on my blog? Please reflect on the fact that water connects Coastal Cities, Buffalo is [...] History and Mission Sail Baltimore, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides a free, annual, public program of visiting ships and maritime events. In operation since 1975, our mission is one of economic development, education and cultural exchange. Each year, we produce a free program of visiting ships and maritime events to benefit the area’s residents, visitors, youth [...] Calling all previous sailors who has graduated from our sailing school- please let it be known that we offer a free sailing session to you if you wish to brush up your skills and knowledge. Once you feel you are back in the swing of things, we invite you into our boat-share program and sailing [...] At the starting line This is our sincere Thank You to Theodore D Johnson, who captured this amazing picture from a day of racing, just as the fleet were positioning itself on the starting line. We are very thankful to him for allowing us using this picture! Capt. Pierre Wallinder We know the spring is around the corner- we feel it, and we are getting increasingly excited about it! Is accredited sailing instruction something for you? Do you need a Sailing Log Book by ASA? You probably already know that ASA has ~240 different sailing schools all over the world? We are the only ASA education in Buffalo, we have been active here for some time already, but this is the first year we really [...] |
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