Dock Talk | Cruising Compass

Browsing Category Dock Talk

Dock Talk 0
Canadian Sailors Rescue Typhoon Survivor

The 150-mile trip from Telaga Harbour, in Langkawi, Malaysia, to Phuket, Thailand, is normally a pretty easy trip. But as Santa Cruz-based cruiser Tom Van Dyke of the Searunner ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Scrubba: A Multipurpose Dry Bag

What sets the Scrubba Wash Pack apart from other lightweight daypacks and dry bags, is it can also wash your clothes. Tens of thousands of travelers & campers have experienced firsthand ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
1700’s Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

Scanning sonar from a scientific expedition has revealed the remains of a previously unknown shipwreck more than a mile deep off the North Carolina coast. Artifacts on the ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Is it Yachting as Usual in Greece?

With the current economic uncertainty in Greece, many cruisers are asking how the climate currently stands for visiting cruising yachts. Hopefully this feedback from a number of Noonsite ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Lending Club 2 Shatters LA to Honolulu Record

The goal was to beat the record time to sail on the TransPac course from Los Angeles to Honolulu. The record, set in 2005, was four days, 19 hours ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Inspired Insanity: Donna Lange Plans 2nd Around the World Sail

The first time Donna Lange sailed around the world by herself it was hardly an easy journey. Over 290 days at sea in her 28-foot sailboat, Inspired Insanity, she ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Man Describes his Rescue Off the Florida Coast After Days at Sea

A 35-year-old man from Rome, Georgia, talks about being rescued and meets with the Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew that saved him, at Air Station Clearwater, Florida, ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Ciguatera Poisoning Cases Higher Than Recorded

Most Keys and Bahamas cruisers know that Barracuda – especially larger ones – often carry this poison, which can cause some nasty gastrointestinal and neurological effects. Did you know ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
The Beer Can Regatta in Darwin Australia

First run in 1974 as an event to clean up beer cans littering Darwin’s streets, the race that involves boats made of drink cans has become an iconic ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
All Time Speed Record for Dorade During Transatlantic Race

Built in 1929, the 52-foot yawl Dorade has won more ocean races than any other yacht in history and, she is now attempting to repeat her first and ...
On July 9, 2015 / By Administrator

© 2014 Blue Water Media. All rights reserved. | Admin