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Marine Notice 03/2020 – Shutdown of AMSA’s differential global positioning system (DGPS) service This marine notice informs vessel owners, operators and masters of the shutdown of AMSA’s radiobeacon differential global positioning system (DGPS) service from 1 July 2020. AMSA established…
In parts 1 & 2 we have explored the purchase and haul out of the World’s First TP52, a vessel we rescued from becoming scrap. When we last left the boat, it had been put back in the water without…
A 12-foot (3.66-metre) tender, designed by Andy Dovell, is currently under construction at the Mona Vale premises of wooden boat specialist, Col Bailey, director at Col Bailey Marine. As Col explains: “We're vacuuming down the rudder and centreboard blades, in…
Multihull Solutions has taken another step to keep cruising enthusiasts afloat during COVID-19 lockdowns with the launch of an innovative Webinar series. The series, accessible for free to all users on the Multihull Solutions website, presents weekly and fortnightly information…
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Coast Guard personnel coordinated the rescue of two British mariners 598 miles off the coast of Bermuda using the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System, Friday morning. Watchstanders at the Fifth Coast Guard District command center received the…
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard received multiple reports of false distress communications in various parts of Southeast Alaska recently, putting mariner's lives at risk. Coast Guard Investigative Service is working with the Juneau Police Department to investigate these…
Police continued searching this morning for a man believed to be missing in Port Douglas. The 59-year-old man was reported missing by a family member on Friday, May 1. The man lives on a yacht in the Dickson Inlet and…
By Trevor Joyce The mid-point on our journey along the west coast of Turkey, modern day Kusadasi, is unfortunately dominated by modern day tourism and is not really very pretty. The harbour can handle four or five cruise ships at…
Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man was rescued by the Fijian navy after the ongoing coronavirus pandemic left him stranded at sea on a yacht, with his food supplies running low. The 59-year-old man set sail from Singapore three months…
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer advised that from Saturday, 02 May 2020 boaties could engage in water-based recreational activities within 50km of their home. The response was immediate with a number of boats anchored at popular spots around Moreton Bay and…
Sailing Steel Sapphire Blog A Nightmare Scenario Death or severe illness. Economic meltdown. Loss of personal income. Future instability. Massive disruption to daily life. For so, so many different reasons, Covid-19 is having a drastic impact on just about everyone…
Renowned international yachtsman and regatta official Iain Murray will once again take the reins as the independent Regatta Director for the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada, the Prada Cup Challenger Selection Series and the America’s Cup World Series Auckland…
By The Conversation 04-29-2020 09:42:38 [By Hannah Verkamp] If you have a toddler, or if you encountered one in the last year, you’ve almost certainly experienced the “Baby Shark” song. Somehow, every kid seems to know this song, but scientists actually…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Jonstone. Team New Zealand judged their return to the water on Thursday a success as they resumed testing and development, using their social distancing alarm devices. The America’s Cup defenders had their boatbuilders back in action on Tuesday…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater 80 miles east of Cape Canaveral, Thursday. A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew arrived on scene with the sailing vessel ROMANICHEL, and the sailing vessel crew…
The current health crisis spares nobody, and every single company is impacted to some degree. Initiated last year by the Arkema Group and the Lalou Multi team, the construction of the new Multi50 Arkema 4 in Verdon-sur-Mer has also felt…
Forecasting company, Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), has released its prediction for the upcoming Atlantic storm season. The company predicts Atlantic hurricane activity in 2020 will be 25% above the long-term norm. However, this outlook has large uncertainties. Based on current and projected…
BIA this week is working with the South Australian Tourism Industry Council in a bid to seek further relaxation of restrictions in that State. This work feeds into two meetings of the SA Premiers Industry Response and Recovery Council, where…
Despite the current global economic situation Groupe Beneteau recently announced a healthy half-year set of accounts to weather the Covid 19 disruption. Sydney agency for the Beneteau range of yachts and its new release of Excess catamarans, Flagstaff Marine, was…
HONOLULU — The United States Coast Guard and the Australian Department of Home Affairs signed a memorandum of agreement for a system of mutual officer exchange from their offices in Hawaii and Canberra, Monday. Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast…
OC Sport Pen Duick, the French subsidiary of international event organiser OC Sport, have announced the cancellation of the 2020 edition of The Transat CIC, due to the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The transatlantic race, which was scheduled…
By The Maritime Executive 04-27-2020 07:55:18 The Canadian Coast Guard is asking boaters in British Columbia to stay off the water this season in order to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. In an open letter to Canada's maritime community,…
Event organisers and class associations worldwide are facing huge challenges of not only deciding whether to run events this year because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also deciding how best to reschedule them to a later date…
The Boating Industry Association (BIA) today welcomed moves by Queensland and Western Australia to loosen the COVID-19 restrictions on recreational boating following encouraging signs of containment. Darren Vaux, BIA President, said yesterday’s announcements by the two States were good news…
For everyone who’s practicing in the garden on their home made hiking benches or in dinghies in their jacuzzi, Zhik’s Powerpads 3 are the latest piece of fitness equipment to keep you hiking harder for longer. When we can get…
Inside the Games. By David Owen. The net assets of the Australian Olympic Foundation (AOF) took a near 12 per cent hit in the first quarter, as market turmoil triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy toll on global…
An enforced national lockdown in the fight against COVID-19 has sparked an impromptu technical innovation between Emirates Team New Zealand and Igtimi, a GPS tracking and big data Internet of Things company based in Dunedin, to create personal separation and…
CarolinaCoastOnline. By JJ Smith. BEAUFORT — Sailors are fond of saying “plans are written in sand at low tide,” meaning they can quickly be washed away. Those words have never been truer than in the time of a global pandemic….
Like everyone in the world, the America’s Cup is not untouched by the effects of the COVID19 Coronavirus. Very quickly it became apparent that the unavoidable but regrettable cancellations of the much-anticipated ACWS events in Cagliari and Portsmouth would have…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club announces further cancellations and changes to some of its key events as the season progresses and the COVID-19 pandemic continues throughout April. The decision comes after continued close monitoring of Government and medical advice, and…
The Maritime Executive Pirates have demonstrated their ability to revise their modes of operation in response to maritime industry behavior and the responses of coastal states. When looking the Gulf of Guinea, confirmed as the main world maritime piracy hotspot…
As part of the War on Wrecks program Maritime Safety Queensland and partner agencies have continued the important work of ensuring safe waterways and maintaining jobs during COVID-19 by continuing to remove abandoned, illegally dumped and derelict vessels and pontoons,…
Smyrna, now Izmir, used to be the cosmopolitan melting pot of the Levantine Coast of Turkey; all religions, all languages and with theatres, fabulous residences, restaurants and bars lining a seaside version of the Champs Elysees. All were tolerated by…
Bob Dunn of the SV Venom has created a new, free quiz that sailors can take from the security of their armchairs. Along the same lines as Bob's earlier quizzes on subjects such as Marine Radio Operation (mostly VHF); Racing Rules…
It was a huge relief finally to launch the new Dragonfly 40 Performance Cruiser and get it rigged up for its maiden voyage. The boat has been under development for more than two years, and thousands of man-hours have been…
It might sound like there are worse places in the world to be under lockdown than the Maldives but for one Kiwi family on a cruising adventure Covid-19 is just as scary and uncertain as it is for the rest…
While this headline may confuse, there is a free app that explains all. 'What3words' is intended to simplify the pinpointing of anyone, or anything, anywhere in the world. It is a location method enabling people around the world to identify and share…
Two men are in quarantine in Cairns after they were winched to safety when their catamaran sank in the Northern Coral Sea on Saturday. Rescue services reported that the men were returning to Australia from Papua New Guinea when…
Multihull Solutions has launched a virtual Boat Show, allowing buyers to inspect a large range of new and pre-owned catamarans and trimarans on its website. The concept was created in response to the restrictions boat buyers have experienced inspecting boats…
Dramatic video of the Ferro Hartley design Concerto in Sea going up in flames last Friday. Listen to the video and you can hear the live-aboard discussing how it started and stoically moving on from what was a long term home…
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