Category Archives: Website of the Week
UPDATE: Cruzin Boater-to-Boater Rental Site is Now Live Nationwide
Cruzin is revolutionizing the boating industry, officially launching America’s leading Boater-to-Boater™ rental marketplace, cruzin.com nationwide. Now, owners of boats of all sizes – from small fishing boats up to sailing yachts – can charter out their vessels directly to other … Continue reading
US Power Squadron Now Offering Online Courses
Two leading boating education organizations with a history of making boating education easy and affordable, have teamed up to offer a fully interactive online seminar for those First Mates who may find themselves needing to take command of the family … Continue reading
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The Summer Sailstice Store is Open
The Summer Sailstice online store is now open with 2013 t-shirts, hats and burgees. We’ve been fortunate to find designers each year who come up with a terrific new design set up and ready to celebrate Summer Sailstice. Sailstice Sponsor … Continue reading
Noonsite is Now on Twitter
If you are looking to get updates on world cruising destinations, look no further than noonsite.com (“the global site for cruising sailors”) and their new twitter feed… Over recent months we have progressively been upgrading noonsite’s capabilities to make discovery of, finding … Continue reading
US Sailing, America’s Cup Join Forces on New Website
US Sailing, the national governing body of the sport, has joined forces with the pinnacle event in sailing – the iconic America’s Cup – to introduce, inform and educate a new generation of sailors. The new website at www.startsailing.org offers visitors … Continue reading
Lifejacket Loaner Program
The BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety & Clean Water began distributing kits to sites across the nation in 1998 and it’s been growing ever since. There are now over 500 loaner sites nationwide, which loan our jackets more than 140,000 … Continue reading
Salish Sea Expeditions
We moored next to this group last night at James Island State Park in the San Juan Islands (above)…a truly awesome program. Salish Sea Expeditions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to provide opportunities for students in grades 5-12 to … Continue reading
CRUZIN Looking to Grow Boating with Easy Peer-to-Peer Boat Rentals
Anyone that has been around the recreational boating industry for any time at all knows that to grow boating new ideas are needed. The industry also knows that experience in a boat, on the water, is the best way to attract … Continue reading
Cutty Sark Correction
We want to extend our most sincere apologies to the the Cutty Sark museum and to anyone who may have been offended by last week’s Cruising Compass report on the Cutty Sark being destroyed by fire. While the aforementioned fire did happen … Continue reading
Cruising and Safety at Sea Seminars
Strictly Sail Pacific is less than two weeks away and Blue Water Sailing magazine is sponsoring lots of excellent FREE seminars! This year’s lineup includes seminars by John and Amanda Neal, Jimmy Cornell, Pam Wall, Gino Morrelli, Brion Toss, George Day … Continue reading
Calling All Salty Dawgs
Are you in the Caribbean and looking to join a rally to sail north? Or are you looking to get on a boat as crew for a real blue water experience? If so, then the Spring Edition of the Salty … Continue reading
Offshore Sailing School Celebrates 49 Years with Sailing Getaway Contest
“How Sailing Impacts Lives” Contest is the Lead-Up to the School’s 50th Anniversary Parties and Events As Offshore Sailing School develops its plans for the ultimate celebration in 2014, this year’s contest is already underway. The theme is “How your … Continue reading
Free Cruising Seminars at SWIBS
The South West International Boat Show is next weekend, March 21 – 24, and there are lots of FREE Cruising Seminars to attend! With over 400 power and sailboats on display, in-water and onshore, the South West International Boat Show showcases … Continue reading
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The World Cruising and Sailing Wiki
The World Cruising and Sailing Wiki (an online world cruising guide) has been established so that all cruisers around the world can have free access to as much information on cruising around the world as possible with information on Countries, … Continue reading
BlooSee – For Everything Ocean
A world where everyone with a passion for the ocean can access and share trusted, up-to-date information anytime, anywhere. BlooSee is an internet platform for everything ocean related. We offer free online and mobile services for sailors, boaters, divers, surfers, … Continue reading
OceansWatch is Looking for Volunteers
We realize that our projects represent once in a lifetime experiences and at first they could seem like a wonderful way to do some traveling in tropical islands. But our projects are purely for conservation and sustainable development work and … Continue reading
Morris Yachts Expands Charter Business And Launches New Website
Morris Yachts, America’s premier builder and servicer of semi-custom and custom yachts, announces the expansion of their charter business and launches a brand new website: www.morrischarters.com. “Morris is known for paying close attention to the finer details, both in our service yards … Continue reading
The Interview With A Cruiser Project
Thought the Interview With A Cruiser Project is on an intermission, there are tons of great interviews with experienced world cruisers… Purpose. The purpose of the project is to record some of the wisdom of the masses of cruisers who … Continue reading
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Follow the Shackleton Epic
The Shackleton Epic is underway, follow the stories, photos, videos and Yellowbrick updates here. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Trans-Antarctic Expedition is one of the greatest survival stories in history and has inspired adventurers across every continent over three generations. Now, in honor … Continue reading
Follow the Pineapple Cup
The 31st biennial Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race Presented by Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum is living up to its reputation as one of the marquee offshore sailboat races in the world by, once again, welcoming a fleet of high … Continue reading
