UAE is ready to participate in an offshore sailing race across the Gulf which begins in Manama, Bahrain on February 12, 2012 and finishes in Muscat on February 27, 2012. Nine teams from six countries are energetically prepping themselves to cover a distance of more than 1,400 kilometers in sixteen days. Continue reading
The famed Russian sailboat Pallada is set to sail cruise around the globe. The tour will start off from Vladivostok in Russia from 3rd February. Pallada is owned by Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University. The Trans-Pacific International Tour will span over three months. Continue reading
An Italian firefighter helicopter lifts up a passenger from the luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia which ran aground the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012. (AP / Gregorio Borgia)
The Costa Concordia cruise ship listing dangerously on its one side will continue to uglify the Giglio coast for coming part of the year. Continue reading
Laura Dekker, age 16, completed a year long voyage around the globe, on a sailboat named Guppy. She is the youngest person to have circled the globe alone on a sailboat.
There were many stops on her voyage. It ended at St Marten, Philipsburg, where she was greeted amidst a lot of cheer and applause. Her family had already greeted her at sea earlier.
Laura had to battle against high seas and heavy winds on her final leg of the Voyage from Cape Town. She described the whole experience as a dream that she lived through. Although she is the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, the Guinness World Records and the World Sailing Speed Record Sailing Council do not acknowledge the record, as they do not want to encourage young sailors to attempt dangerous feats.
The stops through her voyage include exotic names such as Bora Bora, Fiji, South Africa, Australia, Canary Islands, Tonga, Galapagos Islands and Panama. On her journey around the globe, the teenager covered more than 27,000 nautical miles.
The Vestas Sailrocket 2, a hybrid boat/plane built by a team of naval architects, engineers and yachtsmen and women is planning to have its name etched in golden letters, by attempting to break the record for fastest sailing vessel on water. Continue reading
Japan’s factory ship Nisshin Maru and two more vessels set off to the whaling grounds to begin its controversial annual whale hunt in the Southern Ocean, without farewell ceremony.
Fleet’s departure this year was delayed by few weeks than usual. As a result, the hunt might get shortened. Continue reading
A group of four robots, called Wave Gliders, undertook a 300 day plus journey last week in an attempt to create a world record for the longest ever unmanned sailing voyage.The project called PacX (for “Pacific Crossing”) commenced from the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco on November 17. On completion, the unmanned vessels would have traversed 33,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading
Nissho Shipping Co., Ltd. will own a new vessel that is being built at Japanese shipyard Naikai Zosen Corporation. The vessel is going to be the first one to get approval from PMA – the Panama Maritime Authority.
Technical assistance from ClassNK helped to obtain the certificate which was issued for a new 27,200 dwt open-hatch bulk carrier that will be delivered to Nissho Shipping in the fall of 2012.
17 year old, Tony Webb achieved his dream of successfully completing the Round Britain solo challenge on his most cherished sail, the ‘Danera’. Danera is a 21′ Beneteau First 211 sailing yacht. The sail can tackle waves of up to 4 metre on the Beaufort Scale 8. This was the perfect designed sail for the young adventurer on his journey.
The main purpose of the journey was to raise funds for RYA Sailability and Even Keel. These are charities supporting disabled sailors.
The voyage lasted for 8 weeks with 39 halts along the way.The hardest part of the voyage for this young sailor was sailing through 50mph winds for 6 hrs around Bangor, Northern Ireland.
But the scenic Scottish mountains and 50 dolphins in the Briston Channel along with the funds raised more than made up for the hardship of the trip.
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The National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame will be chaired by actor Morgan Freeman on the honorary advisory board. The position had recently been held by Walter Cronkite. Continue reading