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NOAA Phasing Out Paper Charts, Print on Demand and Full Size PDFs
Last week NOAA announced the start of a five-year program to phase out all raster and paper nautical chart production. By the end of the program all ...

Published 6 years ago

Fiji, Viti Levu: Port of Lautoka No Longer Offering Clearance Services
Noonsite has received information that the Port of Lautoka on Fiji's west coast is no longer providing clearance services or allowing yachts to ...

Published 6 years ago

ARC 2019 officially opens with lively national flag parade
With the majority of boats now docked in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and crews busy making preparations for their 2,700 nm Atlantic ahead of start of ...

Published 6 years ago

Australia, Fremantle: Jon Sanders Leaves on Historic 11th Circumnavigation
Jon is sailing to help stop plastic pollution of the oceans (noplasticoceans.org), supported by the OCC Challenge Grant and Mindaroo Foundation. This ...

Published 6 years ago

Japan to San Francisco: Single-Hander on Passage Seeks Help from USCG Three Times
A trans-Pacific passage that was meant to take three months ended up taking five due to light winds and engine failure. Thankfully the USCG and two ...

Published 6 years ago

USA, Virginia: Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Yachtsman
Last Wednesday (13 November) in the early hours of the morning three crew from the sailing vessel "In Tune" went overboard more than 500 miles (805 ...

Published 6 years ago