Tobago: New Mooring Field for Man'o War Bay
Date Published - January 23, 2023
Tobago’s Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville (ERIC), has installed a new mooring field in the North-East Tobago UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve, to not only encourage sailing tourism, but to also protect the area’s fragile marine ecosystem. Read More
INSIGHTS: Diary of a Circumnavigation - 1. Leaving Home
Date Published - January 21, 2023
Rick Delfosse and Candy Wood began their circumnavigation in 2019 when they left Connecticut, USA, on Christmas Eve aboard their 43 foot Pan Oceanic Pilothouse Cutter “Independence”. Currently they are mid-Pacific, but in this series of articles for INSIGHTS we follow their voyage from the start with frequent instalments untilRead More
Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman: Attempted Theft from Moored Yacht
Date Published - January 26, 2023
The captain of a yacht on a mooring in the Lobster Pot area of Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands disturbed two men who had boarded his boat in the early hours of the morning.Read More
Off the Beaten Path: Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is Nothing Short of Amazing!
Date Published - January 20, 2023
Canadian citizens Brent Crack and Mary Bevan, who are currently cruising through the Pacific on their catamaran, report that Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is the most incredible place they have been (so far) on their voyage. Here they tell Noonsite about their time on the Island as the first cruisingRead More
Spain and Portugal: Orcinus - New Orca Reporting and Tracking App
Date Published - January 16, 2023
The Spanish authorities have launched Orcinus this month, a reporting and tracking app which allows boat owners to view and make reports relating to Orca whale sightings and encounters across the world. Read More
INSIGHTS: YouTube versus Cruiser Reality
Date Published - January 16, 2023
YouTube has become a staple in the sailing community – but is it having a negative effect on cruising? Fourth generation cruiser and live-aboard, Erika Lelievre, looks at the hype created by YouTube cruising channels versus the reality of a cruising life.Read More
Cook Islands: Vaka Project will preserve indigenous culture
Date Published - January 21, 2023
For the first time in generations, a fleet of traditional canoes, known in Māori as vaka, are being constructed in the Cook Islands to highlight the value of preserving indigenous culture.Read More
Safety: Dutch Safety Board Issues Recall on Parachute Flares
Date Published - January 22, 2023
The Dutch Safety Board has issued a warning against the use of a specific type of parachute flare after a Dutch sailor, en-route from Panama to French Polynesia, was killed when the flare mis-fired.Read More
Canary Islands: Gran Canaria Bids Farewell to ARC January Fleet
Date Published - January 20, 2023
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands bid farewell this week to the ARC January fleet for the second edition of the ‘new year transatlantic rally’ organised by World Cruising Club.Read More
Once is Enough
Date Published - December 14, 2022
This tale of fear and determination electrified the sailing world when first published in 1959. What keeps it as fresh and captivating now as when it was written, however, is not the fury of the storm but Miles Smeeton’s spare, eloquent descriptions of life at sea.Read More
