FOG // Svalbard-Iceland Part 2
Dave & Taag on the watch en route to Iceland.
July 19, 2018
FOG
There has been more wind than the GRIBs have indicated, and for longer. Just a few days ago we started thinking about conserving fuel.
Dave & Taag on the watch en route to Iceland.
July 19, 2018
FOG
There has been more wind than the GRIBs have indicated, and for longer. Just a few days ago we started thinking about conserving fuel.
JOHANNESBURG – A top-five finish against the best in the world and an experience he’ll never forget have inspired South African sailor Dave Shilton to set new goals.
Evening talk @ NYC, 7.30pm Wednesday, 19th September,
Supper per head €20.00
June 18, 2018
When we have wind, we’re making the miles. It’s 1100 on Wednesday July 18 as I write. Mia’s on watch. James just woke up and is in his bunk on the port (high) side, editing photos on his laptop.
NYC Optimist Intermediate Programme
NYC junior section will be running winter sailing lessons to develop intermediate group of optimist sailors from September 2018 to April 2019. The aim is to support committed sailors throughout the winter months to improve and develop racing skills.
What the heck? An AIS transceiver with a decent antenna up reasonably high can see other AIS transceivers fairly far away, but not 3,508 nautical miles! What’s actually illustrated here was a Standard Horizon GX6000 mistranslating AIS target positions into NMEA 2000...
We love to cook. Moving from a spacious, well-equipped kitchen on land to a compact galley on a sailboat did nothing to impact our enthusiasm for creating and enjoying delicious meals. Until you live this truth...
I never met Hilary Lister and now it’s too late. This brave sailing icon passed away yesterday after decades of struggling against a degenerative condition that...
It’s official – 59 North Sailing is now a two-boat operation! Starting in February, 2019, ICE BEAR (ex THINDRA), a German Frers-designed Swan 59, will be making offshore passages with Mia & I on the helm!
Note: Dan is Isbjorn’s oldest and most loyal crew. He was aboard for our first-ever passage to Lunenburg in 2015, and has sailed with us many times since. He was one of the first to hear the news about the new boat, and had a lot of questions for us!
With all five aboard perishing, the 1955 sinking of Suomi (pronounced swami) stood as the worst yachting accident on the California coast. In 2012, 57 years later, the Low Speed Chase tragedy on the South Farallon equaled her death toll...
The 29er class have very kindly arranged for Niall Myant to come up and run a coaching weekend at Loch Tummel SC on the 1/2nd September. He's got lots of new ideas that will be of use to both transitioning and more experienced sailors and so it should be a great weekend.
Thinking of chartering a boat abroad?
Thinking of refreshing your navigation and chart work skills?
Do you remember what lights vessels towing at night should show?
Are you looking for something to do on wintery Monday nights?
Rathdown County Council will temporarily close the roads listed below on Saturday 18th Sunday 19th August, 2018 to facilitate an Ironman Event.
Negotiations to stage a Tony Bellew vs. Oleksandr Usyk fight seems to be smooth sailing thus far.