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Excess 11 – The feline of sailing cats.
I had faced meeting the Excess 11 with a certain amount of trepidation. Read on to find out why...
© John Curnow
The Eco Warrior
Just how green can one go? Let's find out!
© John Curnow
Cruisers' contribution
The Secchi Disk Study enters its tenth year, thanks to sailors
© Secchi Disk Study
New Excess 14
The embodiment of Excess DNA: a fun and playful cruising sailboat with sleek lines
© Excess Catamarans
Sailing towards new horizons
Lagoon 51 - A new model with an amazing layout and offering sustainable solutions
© Lagoon Catamarans
Kids environmental lesson plans
Kids environmental lesson plans
Discover the answers to how whales have adapted to living in the ocean
Roaming throughout all the world's oceans, whales are the largest animals on Earth. As marine mammals, whales are also warm-blooded and must regularly surface to breathe air.
by Sailors for the Sea
Posted 26 Jun 15:06 UTC
Covid updates for cruising yachts
Covid updates for cruising yachts
Chile opened its maritime borders at the end of May
While at the current alert level no Covid paperwork is necessary for entry, it's recommended to have a vaccination certificate should the alert level change while you are on passage.
by Noonsite
Posted 26 Jun 14:57 UTC
New to cruising
New to cruising
Two very useful posts this month by long-term liveaboards
Two very useful posts this month, by long-term liveaboards, that will help those planning to start long-distance cruising.
by Noonsite
Posted 25 Jun 21:51 UTC
Henri-Lloyd Customer Favourites
Henri-Lloyd Customer Favourites
Timeless, high performing designs, chosen and worn by you
Timeless, high performing designs, chosen and worn by you. Take a look at some of our customer favourites below and get ready to love any weather.
by Henri-Lloyd
Posted 24 Jun 17:00 UTC
Learn more about Alaska's deep-sea corals
Learn more about Alaska's deep-sea corals
Alaska Coral & Sponge Initiative began the Gulf of Alaska Coral & Sponge Model Validation Survey
Over the next four weeks, scientists on the R/V Woldstad will collect seafloor images from a specially designed stereo-camera system and water samples for environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses at up to 300 sites.
by NOAA Fisheries
Posted 24 Jun 14:11 UTC
OCC Member in Round Britain & Ireland Race
OCC Member in Round Britain & Ireland Race
Elin Jones and Lou Boorman are the youngest female crew ever to take part in the race
Flying the flag for Wales, Elin Jones (20) and skipper Lou Boorman (19) are the youngest female crew ever to take part in the Race.
by Daria Blackwell
Posted 24 Jun 06:18 UTC
2022 World ARC: Darwin start confirmed
2022 World ARC: Darwin start confirmed
The planned start for the 2022 World ARC rally from Darwin will go-ahead on schedule
World Cruising Club (WCC) have announced that the planned start for the 2022 World ARC rally from Darwin, NT Australia, will go-ahead on schedule in September.
by World Cruising Club
Posted 24 Jun 05:30 UTC
C-MAP app now with crowd-sourced Genesis layer
C-MAP app now with crowd-sourced Genesis layer
As well as across Lowrance®, B&G® and Simrad® apps powered by C-MAP charts
C-MAP®, a leader in digital marine cartography and cloud-based mapping, has made its crowd-sourced mapping data called “Genesis” available on the C-MAP navigation app this month, as well as across Lowrance®, B&G® and Simrad® apps powered by C-MAP charts.
by C-MAP
Posted 23 Jun 02:34 UTC
ARC Portugal: Adventures Inland
ARC Portugal: Adventures Inland
Up the mountain of Santa Tecla
The first stop yesterday morning took us up the mountain of Santa Tecla. It is definitely the best way to see what is yet to come, Portugal.
by World Cruising Club
Posted 22 Jun 18:39 UTC
Bonomi Joy Electric Tailing Cleats
Bonomi Joy Electric Tailing Cleats
A new, smaller cleat has been added to the range
Following on from the successful METS launch of the Joy Cleat, which achieved the prestigious DAME award, Italian manufacturer Bonomi have released a new, smaller cleat into the range.
by TMS
Posted 22 Jun 13:01 UTC
Elan E6 Wins Red Dot Design Award 2022
Elan E6 Wins Red Dot Design Award 2022
Bringing home another one of the most sought after Design Awards in the World
The new E6 wins Red Dot: Product Design 2022 award in addition to the International Yacht and Aviation Award 2022. Red Dot is the biggest design competition in the world and is considered one of the most sought-after badges of quality for good design.
by Elan Yachts
Posted 22 Jun 11:00 UTC
The Ancasta HUB
The Ancasta HUB
Ancasta launches new interactive online community
The Ancasta Group has launched the Ancasta HUB, a new online and interactive community bringing together a plethora of informative and engaging boating content, including news, events, cruising guides, and articles.
by Ancasta International
Posted 22 Jun 09:15 UTC
ARC Portugal: History and prizes
ARC Portugal: History and prizes
Visiting the famous pilgrimage town of Santiago de Compostela
Saturday was an early day for the fleet as they jumped on the bus on their way to visit the famous pilgrimage town in the north west of Galicia, Santiago de Compostela.
by World Cruising Club
Posted 22 Jun 08:53 UTC
New container for Ocean SOLAS Throw-Over Liferaft
New container for Ocean SOLAS Throw-Over Liferaft
New cylindrical GRP container complements the liferaft's existing option
Ocean Safety, specialist in the worldwide supply, distribution, service and hire of marine safety equipment, has launched a new style container for its Ocean SOLAS Throw-Over Liferaft.
by Ocean Safety
Posted 22 Jun 06:15 UTC
Off again, sailing into 2022
Off again, sailing into 2022
We couldn't believe it was May already
We couldn't believe it was May already, and we are only just leaving the marina. Well I guess we didn't park up until November last year and the winter flew by with so much work on the boat and lots of travel in Turkiye.
by SV Red Roo
Posted 20 Jun 11:37 UTC
Final prizegiving for ARC Europe 2022
Final prizegiving for ARC Europe 2022
Concluding in style at the Restaurant Sunset in Marina de Lagos
ARC Europe 2022 concluded in style with a final prize-giving dinner at the Restaurant Sunset in Marina de Lagos.
by World Cruising Club
Posted 20 Jun 09:13 UTC
J/45 Acadia sailing Narragansett Bay
J/45 Acadia sailing Narragansett Bay
Enjoy this fun video of the new J/45 Acadia undergoing sailing trials
Enjoy this fun video of the new J/45 Acadia undergoing sailing trials and tuning on Narragansett Bay.
by J/Boats
Posted 19 Jun 15:00 UTC
ARC Portugal: The sun shines for Bayona arrival
ARC Portugal: The sun shines for Bayona arrival
Sea Crusader, a Discovery 55, was the first to arrive into the Monte Real Club de Yates Bayona
With favourable conditions across the Bay of Biscay, the approach and rounding of Cap Finisterre provided some challenging seas for the fleet, with Maz on Bolero describing their last 24 hours of the journey as 'quite challenging'.
by World Cruising Club
Posted 19 Jun 06:20 UTC
Sea Turtle Week 2022
Sea Turtle Week 2022
Celebrating sea turtle conservation
This year our celebration highlights the impact of climate change on sea turtles, how sea turtles hear and why understanding their hearing is important, and what you can do to protect sea turtles.
by NOAA Fisheries
Posted 18 Jun 19:29 UTC
How Atlantic isolation helped during lockdown
How Atlantic isolation helped during lockdown
One sailor's experience of routine on board helped prepare them
The Atlantic Ocean is an utterly brutal environment. Piercingly hot sun, 30 foot waves and sleeping quarters eternally damp from spray - this is not your average day at the beach. In 2018 my family and I embarked on a voyage across the Atlantic and back.
by Peter Gilmore
Posted 18 Jun 16:41 UTC