Cape Lisburne
September 11, 2019
Days at Sea: 282
Days Since Departure: 347
Noon Position: 69 06N 165 53W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): SSE 5
Wind(t/tws): ExS <10
Sea(t/ft): E 3
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September 11, 2019
Days at Sea: 282
Days Since Departure: 347
Noon Position: 69 06N 165 53W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): SSE 5
Wind(t/tws): ExS <10
Sea(t/ft): E 3
Sky/10ths Cover...
Seen at Maine Yacht Services in Portland while fixing stuff on my boat: Vendée Globe two-timer Rich Wilson’s new ride from France. A step down from an Open 60 perhaps, but still a very interesting boat.
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Depuis hier soir, les 90 marins de la Mini-Transat La Boulangère sont à quai à La Rochelle, dans le Bassin des Chalutiers. Ils sont prêts à accueillir...
September 10, 2019
Days at Sea: 281
Days Since Departure: 346
Noon Position: 70 47N 160 77W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): WSW 5.5
Wind(t/tws): ENE 12
Sea(t/ft): ENE 2
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Some years ago I wrote this blog post about the longevity we can expect from marine diesels. I pointed out that the engines on our family ferries often went over 20,000 hours – once to 26,000 – before a rebuild.
The goal of the makeover certainly sounded like cruising bliss, but could a 100hp Yanmar diesel really propel a 39-foot trawler while also producing gobs of 12 volt DC to feed both SeaKeeper gyrostabilization and a huge battery bank?
Meet the little yacht with a huge heart and history, a famous survivor of the 1979 Fastnet Race. Nic Compton sails on Assent
In the first episode of our new podcast series, Sir Ben Ainslie and Mark Chisnell discuss Team INEOS UK’s journey to the America’s Cup
Readers own up to their sailing sins
Readers own up to their sailing sins. Each month, the best confession wins a Standard Horizon HX210E VHF radio worth £134.95. If you have an amusing confession from your time on the water...
Please support Marcia Fletcher's Boat Jumble sale at SYC from 11am on Saturday 28 September (Racers' Working Party day)...
September 9, 2019
Days at Sea:280
Days Since Departure: 345
Noon Position: 71 28N 154 46W
Course(t)/Speed(kts): W 6
Wind(t/tws): S <15
Sea(t/ft): SW 3
Sky/10ths Cover...