Category Archives: Dock Talk
Ocean Cruising Club Introduces Scholarship for Young Sailors
The Ocean Cruising Club has introduced a scholarship program to help the development of ocean cruising by enabling young people to gain experience of long distance sailing. The bursary will help introduce youngsters to experienced sailors and contribute towards voyage … Continue reading
Pirates Go on Rampage in the Bay of Bengal
Pirates in the Bay of Bengal are believed to have killed as many as 31 fishermen in a brazen attack on three trawlers on March 25. According to reports, the Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard launched a joint operation on … Continue reading
Coast Guard Rescues Two Sailors With Help from Carnival Cruise Ship
A Coast Guard helicopter crew with assistance from the cruise ship Carnival Breeze, safely medically evacuated two sailors 15 miles east of Elliot Key, Fla., Sunday. The Coast Guard received a report that the 28-foot sailing vessel Gretchen Joy had … Continue reading
Video of the Week: Amorita’s Unlucky Day
Here is the movie trailer for the upcoming documentary film about Amorita, a classic yacht involved in a horrendous crash that sent it instantaneously to the bottom of the ocean. Miraculously nobody was killed, and the yacht was eventually rescued … Continue reading
Couple Rescued at Sea for Second Time
Jim Laverdière and Janette Wygergangs, from Pointe Claire, Canada, have been rescued at sea for the second time in four months and this time they’ve lost their C 36 sailboat Viewfinder for good. Earlier this week, the couple and two guests … Continue reading
French Sailor Sets Sights on Another Record
Francis Joyon is undoubtedly one fast solo sailor. He already holds the solo round the world record, the 24-hour distance record and now the “Columbus” Route record in his 98 ft trimaran IDEC. Not content with this, this northern hemisphere … Continue reading
Sailors Rescued Off Marco Island, Fla.
Two people were rescued by Coast Guard crewmembers and Collier County Sheriff’s Department members from a 37-foot sailing vessel after they became disabled in heavy seas 13 miles southwest of Marco Is. on Monday. One person was retrieved from the boat … Continue reading
Historic J-Class Race on Eve of St. Barths Bucket 2013
Gustavia, St. Barths is buzzing as a fleet of superyachts arrive for this year’s St. Barths Bucket, with the first of three races starting on Friday March, 29. But Thursday promises to be an incredible showcase event as five J-Class … Continue reading
Sailor Circumnavigates Bermuda in an Optimist
Welshman Tom Herbert-Evans has carved his name into Bermudan sailing history. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) Sailing Academy Director became the first sailor to circumnavigate the Island in an Optimist dinghy. He achieved the unprecedented feat in an elapsed time … Continue reading
Video of the Week: Flying on Foils
At 20 to 40 knots it looks and sounds like quite a ride for the crew of ORACLE TEAM USA’s 17… Hear from the ORACLE TEAM USA crew about what it’s like to fly their AC72 17 on foils, sometimes … Continue reading
Coast Guard Rescues Sailors 28 Miles Off Florida Coast
The Coast Guard rescued three people from a disabled sailing vessel with damaged sails 28 miles east of the St. Johns River early Saturday morning. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville received notification of the disabled sailing vessel, Second Wind, … Continue reading
Video of the Week II: One Simple Question
Here’s an enticing clip from Ben Eriksen and Teresa Carey’s upcoming movie… Insight into watch keeping during overnight passages with offshore veterans George Day and John Kretschmer. They discuss the importance of getting sleep during off-watch time. Ben and I … Continue reading
Boat Carrying 166 Sinks Off Nigeria
At least 45 people died when a wooden boat carrying 166 people from southeastern Nigeria capsized off the coast, a doctor said on Tuesday. The boat left on Friday from the remote town of Oron, in Cross Rivers state, and was heading across … Continue reading
Sailor Washed Overboard Drowns
He just wasn’t clipped on. It happened in Australia, but it could have been anywhere. The two sailors, sailing from Adelaide to Melbourne, were more than half way through their journey. They called in at the coastal town of Port … Continue reading
2013 Everglades Challenge
At exactly 7:00 Saturday morning, March 2, off the coast of Tampa Bay, Florida, 88 participants crossed the starting line of the Everglades Challenge. The event – a 300+-mile unsupported, expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small boats … Continue reading
Uncontrollable Urge Update
The California sailing community has once again been thrown into mourning. San Diego’s Craig Williams, 36, died last weekend during the Islands Race. Williams was crew aboard James Gilmore’s San Diego-based Columbia Carbon 32 Uncontrollable Urge for the 130-mile race from Newport … Continue reading
79-year-old Sets Out on Solo Circumnavigation
They’re getting older and older — solo circumnavigators that is. Now that the rush of ever-younger would-be solo circumnavigators seems to be over, it’s the turn of the over 70′s. With 70-year-old British sailor Jeanne Socrates more than half way … Continue reading
Barge Strike Causes Massive Fireball
A LPG pipeline in a bayou near New Orleans erupted in a massive fireball Tuesday night after being struck by a tug and barge. The U.S. Coast Guard said that it responded after crews received a report that the 47-foot … Continue reading
Somali Pirates Free Tanker and Crew
On 8 March 2013, EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) flagship ESPS Méndez Núnez provided much-needed assistance to the crew of chemical tanker MV Royal Grace after the vessel was unexpectedly released by Somali pirates. The pirates had held the vessel … Continue reading
Coast Guard Rescues Two from Sailboat 25 Miles Off Cape Lookout, NC
The Coast Guard rescued two men on March 6th after their sailboat, the Andante II, became disabled approximately 25 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C., at 5:34 p.m. Rescued were Jim Southward and Pat Schoenberger. Go here for a lengthy video of … Continue reading
