You will also find them even further downwind in Australia and NZ when the only way to get anywhere really involves going uphill ( sailing to...
Just get one of these and you can drive there and cruise around on the water: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbs_Aquada
It was called Club Mediterranee and sailed by the late great Eric Tabarly
Funny you should mention Kayaks in the Tasman, there have been a number of people beaten by that stretch of water and two who made it. A son many...
Crewed yachts sunk with all hands lost: http://www.pbo.co.uk/news/cheeki-rafiki-tragedy-was-structural-failure-to-blame-799...
I did some work on a 43ft French boat that had been single handed from France to Cairns , Australia and went on to complete a circumnavigation.
I don't know how it works in the US but with UK Tickets there always seems to be a course or something that needs to be done before re validating...
any way has to be better than a real one. I have been involved in a yacht that had a fully teaked transom. A maintenance nightmare indeed till the...
Using the radar is no guarantee of a safe passage as is shown here:...
Not according to the video. [IMG]
I was on an old UT705 built in the 70's that would rival many yachts from that era. The wheelhouse floor was teak and holly, the officers cabins...
There is no problem with it as such as long as you have enough of an understanding to sort fact from fiction - even well intentioned fiction ( I...
If you have been at this work for 3 months is there not someone where you work who can advise you as to what is the best and why? I would...
Dunno but if what he says is true that might explain why it was such a hard sell. It could also be sour grapes by a disgruntled ex employee. The...
Spike, I am not Phil the chippie but I might be able to find out what happened to him. When I last sailed with him he was seriously loved up and...
If that is what you yearn for move to a locale with an active club racing scene and get yourself set up with a boat that can hurtle round the...
"Each to his own" is a saying you may be familiar with, I guess you nailed your own in one with those words above.
The best switchgear in the world is European, you just might not encounter it on the type of vessels you are used to. The US stuff I have seen...
That boat will be capable of making it to Australia with some proper voyage planning. There have been a few in that size range that have made the...
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