Atlantic: Interpol BOLO for Yacht from Spain with Two Missing Girls
Date Published - May 12, 2021
Interpol has issued a BOLO to all ports in the Caribbean, for a sailor from Spain who is wanted for allegedly kidnapping his two young children from Tenerife in the Canary Islands, according to a report from Boatwatch.org.
INSIGHTS: Choosing Crew
Date Published - May 03, 2021
Boats sailing around the world or on smaller coastal passages often take on extra crew as another pair of hands to help out along the way. But as a potential crew member, or skipper, how much due diligence do you do before you get on board? New Zealand sailorRead More
St. Martin, Marigot Bay: Night Boarding and Theft - May 2021
Date Published - May 01, 2021
An unlocked catamaran was burgled at night while the crew slept. This report by CSSN.Read More
Destination Report: Azores
Date Published - April 27, 2021
After a 6000 mile passage from South Africa to the Azores, seasoned sailor Kia Koropp reflects on taking the time to explore one of the few places to stay open and provide a warm welcome to cruising sailors throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.Read More
Noonsite Needs You!
Date Published - May 15, 2020
We are dedicated to continuing to bring you information that will inspire and facilitate your cruising plans, but want to remind you how you can get involved and support Noonsite too.Read More
Destination Report: South Africa
Date Published - April 08, 2021
After 42 days at sea and over 7000 miles across the Indian Ocean, SY Zoonie arrived in Richards Bay, South Africa. This is part 4 of their Indian Ocean series, this time covering their voyage around the South Africa coast.Read More
ALERT: Know how to react if you sight Orcas on passage
Date Published - April 23, 2021
Following reports of pods of Orca harassing and in some cases ramming yachts in the area from the Straits of Gibraltar to NW Spain, Spanish and Portuguese authorities have devised an action plan for yacht skippers. This information shared by The Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation and important information forRead More
INSIGHTS: Cruising with the Moon
Date Published - April 14, 2021
Anna Eriksson, behavioral scientist, executive coach and liveaboard, left Stockholm, Sweden with her husband Arthur on board their 16 meter Amel Super Maramu ketch in March 2019 and arrived in New Zealand in December 2020. Here she shares with Noonsite her photo story of the moon as they crossed theRead More
Passages: Hitchhiking Across the Atlantic
Date Published - April 19, 2021
In 2020, amidst the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, twenty-year-old Matt Whitley from Manchester, UK, dreamt of sailing an ocean. The big question was, how could he turn that dream into a reality with no money, no ocean sailing experience, no yachting qualifications and just RYA Dinghy sailing levelsRead More
Featured Title: The Boat Cookbook
Date Published - April 06, 2021
Real food for hungry sailors – quick and tasty recipes for sailors cooking onboard a boat, or anyone short of space.Veteran food and wine writer Fiona Sims is as well versed in life at sea as she is in all things culinary and she brings her two passions together here in a little book of galley-friendly recipes. She has enlisted the help of a number of well-known friends from the sailing and restaurant worlds to contribute.Read More
