Sailing Know how
Learning How to Sail is Easy, Once you Get Started!
(AFLOAT) Just how many beginners who want to find out how to sail start out thumbing through the yachts for sale columns? If you're new to the sport of yachting it can be difficult to get started so there's a need to be smart about your approach.
Post to TwitterYacht Maker Now Navigating Wind Power Industry
(NPR) The recession forced many small manufacturers to adapt to survive,
especially in the industrial Midwest. In Michigan, a yacht-building
company started a new venture in the wind-energy industry to keep its
factory open.
In 2005 and 2006, Tiara Yachts was operating at full capacity, turning out about 400 yachts per year, with most of them going for around $1 million each. To keep up with demand, the company nearly doubled its manufacturing space in Holland, Mich. READ MORE
San Diego boating accident: Capsized sailboat in San Diego was on an outing for developmentally disabled people
(LA Times) Two men killed Sunday were identified as Chao Chen, 73, and his son,
Jun, 48. Eight survivors were treated at hospitals; one is in critical
condition. Investigators are looking into whether the boat was over its
capacity. Two men who died in a boating accident in San Diego Bay over the
weekend were identified as a father and son who were on an outing
organized for developmentally disabled people, authorities said Monday. All
10 aboard the 26-foot sailboat, including two children, were tossed
into the frigid waters off Harbor Island on Sunday afternoon when the
boat flipped over for reasons that have yet to be determined. Seven of
the 10 were family members.
Tiverton Yacht Club wins key ruling from Rhode Island Supreme Court
Handheld GPS device leads to Coast Guard rescue of overturned kayaker
(USCG) The Coast Guard rescued a 64 year-old woman
after her kayak capsized several miles west of Fort Myers Beach,
Monday.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla. received
notification at 9:36 a.m. Monday, from the Seventh Coast Guard District
in Miami, that a distress alert from a handheld GPS device had been
received from a location four miles west of Little Hickory Pass, off
Fort Myers Beach. READ MOREWhat can 28,000 Rubber Duckies Lost at Sea Teach us about our Oceans?
(mnn.com) A shipping container filled with rubber duckies was lost at sea in 1992, and the bath toys are still washing ashore today. In 1992, a shipping crate containing 28,000 rubber duckies was lost
at sea when it fell overboard on its way from Hong Kong to the United
States. No one at the time could have guessed that those same bath toys
would still be floating the world's oceans 20 years later. Today that flotilla of plastic ducks are being hailed for
revolutionizing our understanding of ocean currents, as well as for
teaching us a thing or two about plastic pollution in the process, according to the Independent.
Biodiesel threat to yacht engines
(Yachting Monthly) Cruising Association appeals to the government over new fuel. A new grade of eco-friendly diesel, introduced on January 14 following an EU directive, could cause serious damage to yacht engines, warns the Cruising Association (CA). Sulphur-free
gas oil (SFGO) has only 10 million parts per million of sulphur instead
of the 1,000 parts per million in regular diesel. Because of
this, additives are mixed in to make up for the loss of the lubricating
effect that comes from diesel with a higher sulphur content. READ MORETwo British sailors feared dead as yacht hits rocks after being struck by a giant wave
(Mail) Two British sailors were feared
dead last night after their yacht capsized when it was hit by a huge
wave as they tried to enter a barricaded harbour in Portugal. Chris
Hull, 53, and Glen Foster, 23, screamed for help, then disappeared, as
their vessel overturned and smashed against rocks outside the port of
Póvoa de Varzim, which had been closed due to stormy weather. A
third crew member, Chris Brook, 24, survived after he clung to a
lifebuoy and swam towards the shore, where he was plucked from the
water by a fisherman.Missing yachtie should not have sailed
(NZ Herald) The elderly yachtie presumed drowned off the Far North should not
have gone to sea because his boat was poorly maintained and probably
unseaworthy, marine experts say. The missing yachtie, 77-year-old Malcolm Widdilove, had also been
rescued twice by the coastguard in the past few years off Cape Reinga
in the Far North. READ MORE
Dolphin calf death sparks anger among tourist operators
THE killing of a dolphin calf off a Victorian beach has led to tourist operators calling for more protection for the mammals from boats and jet skis over summer. A two-month-old dolphin was found dead on the Portsea Back Beach south of Melbourne last week. The baby dolphin had suffered significant internal injuries, most likely caused by a boat or jet-ski, authorities said. Director of Moonraker Dolphin Swims in nearby Sorrento, Torie Mackinnon, said only last week she witnessed a "horrific" incident in which more than 20 jet-skiers were driving at a group of dolphins and their calves just off Rye.
