We have been advising on the CruiserLog Forum against the practice of engaging “paying crews” for a long time, pointing out the legal and insurance implications. The debate became quite heated at times and many advocates of the “paying crew” side unfortunately refused to see the logic of our argument. Well, now the logic has […]
Well, we’ve just sold our smaller boat, a Rawson 30, to a wonderful couple who will be giving the boat a good home and hopefully cruising on her in the next few years. The closing is scheduled for early next week. I’m happy to have her off our mooring so we have a spot for […]
I’m sure you could cruise around the Caribbean in just about anything if you really wanted to, but realistically, is a 30′ Catalina sloop an OK yacht to cruise on if you’re fine with the small size? How about sailing a boat like that outside the Caribbean, like from the Caribbean to Australia, or Fiji?
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I need a new stove for my Morgan 33 Out Island. Everyone here in Vermont uses propane. A friend who had a blow up favors a Wallas diesel. Any ideas? We will eventually be doing blue water sailing.
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Due to the many incidents of piracy in the Gulf of Aden I would be interested to know if any current cruising circumnavigators are still planning on transiting the Red Sea as opposed to the alternative Cape of Good Hope (Cape Town, South Africa) route for the next Indian Ocean crossing “season”.
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Aegean to West Mediterranean Passages:
Depending on the time you would like to complete the passage, your departure point and personal preference, you must decide whether to take a southern route via Malta (south of Sicily) or a northern route along the Messina Strait in Italy (north of Sicily). In general the northern route is shorter […]
The following has been posted to “Latest News” on the Cruising Wiki’s Turkey page:
“From 1st January ‘09, a detailed inventory form is required for entry and exit to and from Turkey. The form must detail all main items aboard such as engines, generators, sails, electronics such as SSB, VHF, GPS, and all items such as […]
A new feature is currently being added to the article pages of the World Cruising Wiki. Co-ordinates are being added in “GPS” format and these co-ordinates are formatted as a link which when clicked, takes you to a page of Geo resources where you can get local photos, chartlets, etc., or go direct to Google […]
Daily/Weekly Yacht Maintenance
Electrical and Electronics
Check the battery charge level, in both the engine and the house batteries. If the battery levels are low then charging circuits (battery charger, alternator, etc) will need to be engaged. Remember that leaving a lead acid battery discharged for extended periods of time damages the battery and shortens its […]
sv Ultimate - Yacht Missing in the Atlantic Ocean, Crew - Tom Bouter and Theckla Franssen.
Information needed: See Navtex message below, yacht is still missing. Yotreps gives just a little more information. Does anybody have any information? I’m not connected, just concerned. Any information will help.
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Thought I would share this one with you and ask what others do. As I do yacht deliveries, we often have to carry spare fuel in cans and use this to top up the tanks when making passage.
Pouring fuel can be a difficult job as the fillers are usually outside the rails and, with the […]
For longer coastal passages and ocean voyages, formal watch-keeping should begin as soon as your yacht has cleared port and is settled down on her course at sea.
What watch-keeping routine do you use? (hours on/off)
Why does this work best for you?
Also see the Watch-keeping section on the Cruising Wiki HERE.
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We have in hand two good quotes for rigging gear to do our 35′ cruising yacht with (out of about 8 quotes in total). There are two paths we can pursue from here and some questions that we need to answer. One path is to rig with the same size wires 5/16″ all round, except […]
Catamaran vs Monohull is a question often asked - the advantages and disadvantages of cruising on a single hull compared to a multihull? Phil Berman of the Multihull Company, the sponsor of this “Multihull Club” forum board, has written an interesting article on the subject.
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We have learned that they have ended the search for the yacht Queequeg II. We are heartbroken! (daughter of one of the missing sailors).
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