Archive for November, 2009
Annapolis School of Seamanship Offers Winter Workshop for Cruisers
If you’re looking to add to your cruising skills knowledge base, you might consider attending a workshop that will be hosted in January by The Annapolis School of Seamanship. The organization recently announced the launch of a new Cruiser’s Winter Workshop to be held Saturday and Sunday, January 23-24, 2010 at the world-renowned maritime training [...]
First Nordhavn 120 Sold
Pacific Asian Enterprises has confirmed to OceanLines that it has sold its first N120, a true megayacht with a pricetag nearly three times the next biggest Nordhavn, the N86. PAE President Dan Streech confirmed the purchase to OceanLines and said the buyer is a long-time Nordhavn owner, now purchasing his fourth vessel from the brand. [...]
Kadey-Krogen Open House Set for December 4-6 in Stuart, Florida
Kadey-Krogen said today that it will hold its annual winter open house December 4-6 at the Harborage Marina, in Stuart, Florida. The company will have yachts from 39 to 58 feet on display on C dock. A builder’s open house is a good place to start the boat search process, since you will get a [...]
From FLIR Comes Night Vision You Can Afford
You may actually be able to afford the practical Navigator series, or the seriously capable M-Series night vision systems, both from FLIR, but the new First Mate™ thermal monocular from FLIR is the night vision system you canNOT afford to be without. The same advanced thermal detection technology and signal processing from the higher end units [...]
The Underway Engine Room Check: Why You Need It
I saw a great example recently of why you need to be diligent about the hourly (or whatever regular schedule you set) engine room check while cruising offshore. As you know from some earlier posts, Jeffrey and Karen Siegel, owners of ActiveCaptain, aboard their DeFever 53 aCappella, are headed south for the winter and recently made an [...]
Filmmaker Finishes NW Passage on Nordhavn 57
Documentary filmmaker Sprague Theobald last week finished his wild and woolly northwest passage adventure with the arrival of his Nordhavn 57 Bagan in rainy Seattle. The months-long trip began in June in Newport, Rhode Island, and took the classic Nordhavn and its five-person crew through the ice-infested waters of the ever-warming Arctic Ocean. The trip will [...]
A Philosophy of Adventure
The following paragraphs were written by a dedicated cruiser and passagemaker, John Marshall, who is the owner of a particularly beautiful Nordhavn 55 — Serendipity. John has expressed his view of one of the biggest opportunities for cruisers — the ability to get extremely close to elemental nature, yet be able to retreat to the [...]
