USCG Licensed Master ~ aka Captain Rande covering sailing, yachting, boating & maritime news. If it floats, you are at the right place.Tumblr (3.0; @captainrande)http://captainrande.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IY9jFodgLek?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Slow Down for Right Whales.</p>http://captainrande.com/post/17733439936http://captainrande.com/post/17733439936Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:22:38 -0500<img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzejtnQzLT1qzzkb7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1329254874_0">Costa Cruises</span> and the other <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1329254874_1">Carnival cruise</span> brands are now promoting mandatory Italian styles in cruise-wear for women.</p> <p>Via Captain Bernie</p>http://captainrande.com/post/17620746198http://captainrande.com/post/17620746198Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:32:11 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzejlw0Arq1qzzkb7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h3 class="entry-header">Sailing Photo Of The Day - RC44 Puerto Calero final day</h3> <p><span>Photo: Carlo Borlenghi</span></p>http://captainrande.com/post/17620497540http://captainrande.com/post/17620497540Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:27:32 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzctk714jt1qzzkb7o1_400.jpg"/><br/> Fabrizio<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzctk714jt1qzzkb7o2_400.jpg"/><br/> Rossi<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzctk714jt1qzzkb7o3_400.jpg"/><br/> Biagi<br/><br/> <img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzctk714jt1qzzkb7o4_400.jpg"/><br/> Schettino<br/><br/> <p>Italian Drivers via Captain Bernie</p>http://captainrande.com/post/17573798183http://captainrande.com/post/17573798183Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:07:19 -0500Quillayute River Disaster: USCG Station Quillayute River is remembering what happened 15 years ago...http://captainrande.com/post/17506331938http://captainrande.com/post/17506331938Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:25:16 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3fqlKF0R1r0nkuco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sfmariner.tumblr.com/post/17279667162/a-fast-and-furious-run-looks-pretty-cool-yes" target="_blank">sfmariner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A fast and furious run. Looks pretty cool? Check out <a href="http://www.sailfeed.com/passing-lane" target="_blank">what happens next</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://captainrande.com/post/17404886467http://captainrande.com/post/17404886467Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:10:11 -0500Tall ship Eagle heads back to the open sea: When the Coast Guard’s tall ship Eagle glided...http://captainrande.com/post/17350627242http://captainrande.com/post/17350627242Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:14:01 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5cspiCtT1r0nkuco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sfmariner.tumblr.com/post/17336686297/the-most-chaotic-one-design-racing-i-have-ever" target="_blank">sfmariner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The most chaotic one-design racing I have ever <a href="http://www.sailfeed.com/completely-insane-racing" target="_blank">seen on video</a>. Hilarious (to watch, that is). </p> </blockquote>http://captainrande.com/post/17350566641http://captainrande.com/post/17350566641Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:13:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3dlpfAGx1qzzkb7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>three black balls:<br/> “Aground. Displayed aloft.”</p>http://captainrande.com/post/17277079669http://captainrande.com/post/17277079669Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:13 -0500<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz2wsfAS361qzzkb7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>two black balls:<br/> “Not under command. Underway, but no way on. Adrift.”<br/> Unable to follow any rules.</p>http://captainrande.com/post/17264286371http://captainrande.com/post/17264286371Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:41:03 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ccC3InNkjAc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="long-title" id="eow-title" title="Howth lifeboat in 10-hour rescue of sinking fishing boat">Howth RNLI lifeboat in 10-hour rescue of sinking fishing boat </span></h1></p>http://captainrande.com/post/17227004920http://captainrande.com/post/17227004920Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:58:49 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1l4waOgY1qzzkb7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>One Black Ball - Anchored.</p> <h1><a href="http://bowsprite.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Bowsprite: A New York Harbor Sketchbook</a></h1>http://captainrande.com/post/17225369875http://captainrande.com/post/17225369875Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:31:44 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iclhVcucTrM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span class="long-title" id="eow-title" title="Freighter stuck in ice...out in front of the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island">Freighter stuck in ice…out in front of the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan</span></h1></p>http://captainrande.com/post/17162191916http://captainrande.com/post/17162191916Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:56:18 -0500<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyza6deynZ1r0nkuco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sfmariner.tumblr.com/post/17155313703/theres-is-no-dinghy-more-exhilarating-than-a" target="_blank">sfmariner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>There’s is no dinghy more exhilarating than a foiling. <a href="http://www.sailfeed.com/there-any-dinghy-more-dramatic-moth" target="_blank">And the images prove it</a>.</p> </blockquote>http://captainrande.com/post/17162166383http://captainrande.com/post/17162166383Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:55:38 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyw2fsuGyB1qzzkb7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Primo Cup: Day 1<br/> Photo: Carlo Borlenghi</span></p>http://captainrande.com/post/17052562158http://captainrande.com/post/17052562158Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:59:52 -0500<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lysos1v89O1qzzkb7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><h1 class="gl_headline">NASA’s ‘Blue Marble’ goes viral … here’s the flip side</h1></p>http://captainrande.com/post/16953077876http://captainrande.com/post/16953077876Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:12:01 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XZgtN1siV8s?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span id="eow-title" title="2012 Paralympic Sailing Team Announced">2012 US Paralympic Sailing Team</span></h1></p>http://captainrande.com/post/16945564273http://captainrande.com/post/16945564273Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:10:22 -0500<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyryocrEQZ1r0nkuco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sfmariner.tumblr.com/post/16924160523/follow-ups-worth-seeing-in-addition-to-this-pic" target="_blank">sfmariner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.sailfeed.com/icebreaking-hucking-and-costa-concordia-below" target="_blank">Follow-ups worth seeing</a>: in addition to this pic, I’ve got ANOTHER 90-foot kayak huck, and a time-lapse of the USCG Healy breaking a ship out of the ice off Nome, Alaska.</p> </blockquote>http://captainrande.com/post/16944822328http://captainrande.com/post/16944822328Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:58:12 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OvagRqpzpwg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 id="watch-headline-title"><span id="eow-title" title="Four rescued from Portage Bay">Four rescued from Portage Bay </span></h1></p>http://captainrande.com/post/16944749346http://captainrande.com/post/16944749346Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:00 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wpG2Jg_YTw0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Members of Australia’s Horsehead Water Ski Club broke their own world record Jan. 27 when 145 water skiers - shoulder to shoulder - stayed up for one nautical mile behind a 114-foot boat.</p> <p>The record-breaking run, in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour, started with 154 skiers, but nine of them fell, according to local reports. The youngest skier was 12, the oldest 60.</p>http://captainrande.com/post/16924941400http://captainrande.com/post/16924941400Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:10:27 -0500