Sailing
Disabled sailor to attempt record
Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 17:32.(BBC NEWS)--A yachtswoman is to make a second attempt to become the first quadriplegic woman to sail solo around Britain. Hilary Lister, who is paralysed from the neck down, plans to embark on the journey next May using a "sip-and-puff" system of straws to control her yacht. READ MORE
North Shore man braves storm, dodges flying fish in around-the-world race
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 14:26.Famed sailor Hal Roth dies at 81
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/19/2008 - 19:02.(tradeonlytoday.com)--International bluewater sailor and author Hal Roth died this fall after a long illness. He was 81. Roth and his wife, Margaret, devoted more than 40 years to sailing the world’s oceans, beginning in the mid-1960s when they quit their jobs to embark on a 19-month trip around the Pacific. READ MORE
Self Healing Yacht Hulls
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 14:34.New Sailing Blog on Electronic Captain!
Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 15:21.Electronic Captain announces new sailing blog: “Look to Windward” by Jos Spijkerman, International Judge and Umpire. This blog is dedicated to the Racing Rules of Sailing and is written in an easy to read, informative manner. It is important for all mariners to know the basic rules of the road and Electronic Captain hopes that our readers will frequently visit “Look to Windward” to expand their knowledge. Jos offers an in depth view of ISAF Rules of the Road and Electronic Captain is looking forward to working with him.
Tall Ships Rhode Island gets hull from Canada
Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 12:32.The Providence Journal--(NEWPORT) A 132-foot hull, a key acquisition for the group that wants to equip Rhode Island with its own tall ship, arrived in Narragansett Bay yesterday morning, completing an 800-mile trip from Ontario under tow by a tugboat.
The hull was welcomed at Bowen’s Wharf by fundraisers and sailing enthusiasts who hope to turn it into a towering square-rigger and name it after a Rhode Island naval hero from the War of the 1812.
