Archive for December, 2010

Written by admin on December 31st, 2010
The National Transportation Safety Board wants skippers to recognize that using a cell phone while under way can be as distracting as using it on the highway. After investigations of two accidents involving Coast Guard boats, the National Transportation Safety Board is advising the Coast Guard, commercial vessel operators ...
Written by admin on December 30th, 2010
After several project boats, Dan Powers found the fixer-upper of his dreams—and after lots of work, he now cruises Lake Travis with pride. People buy boats for lots of reasons: fishing, cruising, water sports. Dan Powers seems to enjoy taking them apart and putting them back together See more here:  Wellcraft ...
Written by admin on December 29th, 2010
Chaparral’s new-for-2011 runabout exhibits the company’s rigorous attention to detail. Continued here: Chaparral 246 SSi: Well Thought Out
Written by admin on December 28th, 2010
Can Baja, once the most popular brand of high-performance boat in the world, make a comeback after going completely dark? That these words are harsh does not make them less true: The production-boat side of the high-performance world as we once knew it is dead. View original post here: Betting ...
Written by admin on December 27th, 2010
A new, as yet undiscovered marina awaits visitors on New Providence Island. On the day in 2007 when I met Capt. Here is the original post:  Albany Marina, Bahamas
Written by admin on December 27th, 2010
Vripack Vripack is a yacht design and naval architecture company which is based in Holland (Zwolsmanweg 16, Sneek, The Netherlands) and has been involved in creating world class motor yachts for many years. Vripack undertakes naval architecture, hydrodynamic research, small craft and superyacht tender engineering as well as interior and ...
Written by admin on December 25th, 2010
Product DescriptionA big, beautiful book presenting the finest and most beautiful sailing yachts designed by one of America's greatest yacht designers during the last fifty years--the histories, plans and magnificent photographs. More than 200 duotones, more than 200 drawings.... More >> The Best of the Best: The Yacht Designs of Sparkman ...
Written by admin on December 24th, 2010
Product DescriptionSince it was first published 40 years ago Hugo du Plessis' Fibreglass Boats has become a classic, relied upon by owners, surveyors and boat builders who want to understand how fiberglass works and obtain practical advise on working with GRP. In a deliberately non-technical manner, he explains the peculiar ...
Written by admin on December 24th, 2010
Sailors who survived the collision and the photographer who captured it talk of scary moment off Cape Town Talk about a Kodak moment. James Dagmore was clicking off shots of a southern right whale while on a sightseeing cruise off Cape Town, South Africa. The whale was breaching and ...
Written by admin on December 23rd, 2010
How do you seal and secure a mast that goes through the deck? Every boat with a keel-stepped mast has the perennial challenge of supporting and sealing the mast where it comes through the deck at the mast partners Originally posted here: Sailboat Rigging: Blocking and Sealing the Mast Partners