What's New on noonsite for January?

Created by sue. Last modified on 2010-02-03 21:04:09

January 2010 – New Reports and Information on noonsite

The New Year sees a great many reports and plenty of feedback from cruisers. We hope you enjoy reading the reports that have been posted.

Please do not hesitate to send us your news, reports and updates, from wherever in the world you are cruising (noonsite@noonsite.com). All contributions will be personally acknowledged by a member of the noonsite Team.

Thank you to all contributors who helped compile the following reports for noonsite in November.

Africa
South Africa: Richards Bay
South Africa: Saldanha Bay as a Port of Clearance

Asia
Indonesia: Bond Update
Indonesia: Entering at Maumere
Myanmar (Burma), Mergui Archipelago: Cruising/Cost Report
Thailand: Phuket Immigration Clearance Updated

Atlantic
Canary Islands: Las Palmas, Problems for Cruisers
Cape Verdes, Mindelo: A Good Place to Stop but Take Care
Cape Verdes: Yacht ENEA Stolen January 2010

Caribbean
Anguilla: There are Two Shoal Bays!
Antigua: Jolly Harbour Navigation Hazard Removal
Antigua: Tourist Murdered at Pigeon Point
Bahamas: Georgetown to Long Island Cruising Race
Caribbean Clearance ESeaClear - Does it really work?
Cayman Islands: Earthquake Shakes Region Still Further
Dominican Republic: 2010 Updates to Entry Procedures
Dominican Republic: Our Experience of Officialdom
Dominican Republic: Our Recent Experience
Dominican Republic, Samana: Dinghy and Outboard Theft
Haiti: A Message from Haiti
Haiti: OceansWatch Aid
Haiti: Post Earthquake Update from Port Morgan
Haiti: Important Info. if Planning a Cruise here
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Yacht Crimes
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Robbery
Trinidad/Grenada Piracy
Trinidad: Important Notice about Propane/Cooking Gas
Trinidad and Tobago Carnival: February 15/16, 2010
USVIs: Dinghy Thefts

Europe
UK: British sailors rescued by Belgian helicopter

Mediterranean
Egypt: Changes in Visa and Permit Rules
Egypt: Suez Trip 2010, Prices
Greece: Update on New Tax for Cruising Boats
Sicily: New Moorings on East Coast

North & Central America
Belize and Guatemala: Dinghy Thefts
Honduras, Roatan: New Import Fees
Mexico, Huatulco: Marina Chahue
Panama: Update On Current Canal Situation
Panama: Maritime Authority Request Legalisation of Maritime Services
Selling a Foreign-Flagged Boat in Canada or the USA
USA: New Florida Boating Education Law Started January 1st
USA: Visiting Yacht Owners Balk at Maine's Use Taxes
USA, Washington, San Juan Island: Proposed No Go Zone to Protect Orca Feeding Areas

North Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Sri Lanka: Not Expensive

Pacific
Australia: 50 Days Around Australia to Save our Seas
French Polynesia: Total Solar Eclipse Will be Visible from Tuamotus on July 11, 2010!
Louisiades Rally, Its on Again for 2010
Micronesia: Detailed Report

South America
Brazil: Clearing in when Entering from the South
Brazil: Procedure to Request an Extension of Visa
Cruising Brazil to Argentina
Colombia: Dinghy and Outboard Theft in Cartagena
Venezuela, Los Roques: Our Check in Experience
Venezuela: Do Not Believe the Rumours
Venezuela: Various Ports of Call

COMMUNICATIONS
SSB Net for yachts travelling in the Indian Ocean

COUNTRIES: FORMALITIES UPDATED
American Samoa, Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia, Guam, Hawaii, Marion & Prince Edward Island, Marshall Islands, Peru, Pitcairn Island, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Slovenia, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates.

COUNTRIES: ALL INFO. UPDATED
El Salvador, Guam, Hawaii, Slovenia plus 5 of the most visited ports in Venezuela (Puerto La Cruz, Los Roques, La Guaira & Caraballeda, Cumaná & Puerto Sucre, and Carenero).

ENVIRONMENT
Australia: 50 Days Around Australia to Save our Seas
Haiti: OceansWatch Aid
USA, Washington, San Juan Island: Proposed No Go Zone to Protect Orca Feeding Areas

GENERAL CRUISING INFORMATION
The Fuel Hose Trick

RALLIES
Bahamas: Georgetown to Long Island Cruising Race
Louisiades Rally, Its on Again for 2010

ROUTING
New Weather and Routing Forum by noonsite.com

SAFETY and SECURITY ARTICLES
Kidnapped British Yachting Couple: In Captivity for over 100 Days
Antigua: Tourist Murdered at Pigeon Point
Belize and Guatemala: Dinghy Thefts
Colombia: Dinghy and Outboard Theft in Cartagena
Dominican Republic, Samana: Dinghy and Outboard Theft
Gulf of Aden: Common sense practice for safe passage from Salalah to Aden
Gulf of Aden: Super Convoy - March 2010
Gulf of Aden: Caution Advised for Anyone Considering a Gulf of Aden Passage
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Yacht Crimes
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Robbery
Trinidad/Grenada Piracy
USVIs: Dinghy Thefts