Important information for boats heading to Colombia from the Eastern Caribbean. Taganga bay is a favorite stopover for cruising yachts waiting for Colombia clearance. The marina […]
Armed Boarding and Robbery: Colombia, Santa Marta, Taganga Bay
App Combines Weather Data and NOAA Charts
Weather Services International has introduced a weather and tides app for the iPad and iPhone that delivers much of the information that professional meteorologists would get […]
ISAF Releases Guide To Offshore Personal Safety For Racing And Cruising
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has released a Guide to Offshore Personal Safety for Racing and Cruising, available to purchase now. The ISAF Guide to Offshore […]
Double-handed Crew Rescued in Indian Ocean
The crew of yacht Ciao, Slovenian cruisers Srecko and Olga Pust, were safely evacuated to another yacht early this morning (Tuesday, September 25) following a collision with […]
Coast Guard Assists Sinking Fishing Vessel, Rescues Sick Man Off Cape
The U.S. Coast Guard performed two rescues in Cape Cod waters Saturday night, assisting a sinking fishing vessel and evacuating a man suffering from heart-attack-like symptoms […]
U.S. Sailing Announces Change in Performance Leadership
Effective September 18, Kenneth Andreasen has been released from his position of High Performance Director/Head Coach at US Sailing. The decision was announced by Josh Adams, […]
ARC 2013 Opens for Entries: 60 Received Within Five Days
Rally Opens Early Due to Demand! Entries are now being accepted for the 28th edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), the world’s most popular […]
Gundalows – a new life for the Piscataqua
Amid the commercial fishing boats, motor boats and submarines that grace New Hampshire’s Piscataqua River, the lateen sail of a gundalow stands out as an historic […]
Dramatic Rescue at Sea After 26 Hour Ordeal
A fisherman who spent a night adrift in a 4-by-4 foot plastic fish bin after his boat sank off Alaska says he gave himself pep talks […]
Whale in a Tangle With Visiting Yacht’s Mooring
There’s never a dull moment on the small Pacific island of Niue, especially between July and October each year when Humpback whales arrive in Niue’s waters […]