November 2009
95 posts
WatchChilling Video of British couple captured by Somali pirates
Mike Taylor of Timmynocky shared a link to an article on Yachtpals about the Chandlers, the British couple captured by pirates last month. It’s chilling. They are clearly in great distress but keeping a brave face.
We obviously all thinking about you and hoping for your safe release.
Thanks to our friends at Messing About in...
Author shares kayaking experience in Norwalk →
Norwalker David Park spent the past 12 years navigating nearby water channels and sections of Long Island Sound on his kayak and familiarized himself with various oceanic destinations along the way. Park shares his affinity for kayaking with a new, self-published book “Kayaking in and around Norwalk,” which gives readers a guide to paddling around the Norwalk Islands, safety and...
Amazing Iceberg Art Photos →
Photographer David Burdeny isn’t afraid to get his feet wet or his lens chilly to capture his colossal artworks. Burdeny’s subjects are the mammoth natural structures of the Antarctic, floating chunks of ice that span sheer city blocks– and that’s just what’s above the surface. While these works of nature are truly wondrous, it is the lack of life within his images that provides a stark...
Capt Phillips of MAERSK ALABAMA reunites with Navy... →
Great Photo link - World's most powerful... →
Coast Guard Auxiliary warns boaters of cold water... →
Charlie wins New England JV X-Country...
Charlie finished first in the New England JV x-country championship today.
It was sloppy, rain and muddy conditions, yet he was one of the few to wear spikes, so while kids were slipping and sliding… he motored on and finished first.
Yes, he is the New England JV Champion for 2009!
The Greens Farms Academy Varsity and JV teams both won their team championships!
Charlie is the team...
Seamanship Thought for the Day
If you can’t tie a knot, tie a lot….
BT Crew Rescued - Boat Salvage Plan Underway →
BT Activates Distress Beacon - Rescue Underway
At approximately 11:00 GMT today, BT crew Sébastien Josse and Jean-François Cuzon have activated their EPIRB distress beacon after having suffered major damage following a night battling it out in fierce seas and winds reaching 60 knots at times. The skippers are in regular contact with Race Director Jean Maurel, and have reported significant damage to the coachroof, and water entering the boat....
Coast Guard urges mariners to monitor weather... →
The Coast Guard is urging mariners to heed warnings as the passing Nor’easter produces gale and storm force winds that are expected to affect the Mid-Atlantic region between North Carolina and New Jersey through Friday. The weather system is forecasted to bring winds gusting to 40 knots with up to 15-foot seas ocean side and up to 8-foot seas in the Chesapeake Bay
