Sail-World.com Newsletter
Sail-World.com NewsletterThursday 18 August 2011
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Solo teen
sailor heads for the Australia...Europe fines foreign yachts
for pink fuel...world's first ever Sail-in Cinema...why
never to leave port on a Friday...heaving-to and rolling
hitches...and much more...
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Single-handed sailor Laura Dekker, 15 years old and with plenty of spirit, is sailing her bright red ketch into one of the most challenging parts of her round-world voyage. At times when the water is deep, it's too remote for fishing boats and an AIS will warn of ships, it's possible for the solo sailor to have a good sleep every now and then.
But in front of Laura now lie many islands and reefs as she nears the coast of northern Australia, heading for the tip of Cape York. Captain Cook memorably described this area as 'a labyrinth' of coral, and nothing much has changed in the intervening 241 years. Be vigilant Laura!
There's always something to be amazed at in the world of the cruising sailor – this week the first ever 'Sail-in' cinema was patronised by more than 100 yachts, and the ultimate in 'toys for the boys' was introduced to the market – an underwater Dive Scooter for those who don't care to swim but want to examine the world underwater. You'd have to have quite a large yacht, however, to stow one of these on the aft deck.
John Jamieson (Captain John) reminds us what a handy knot the rolling hitch is; Grant Headifen urges us all to practise heaving-to when there's no emergency, while imparting some heaving-to tricks; and Ley and Neil Langford share with us the punishment meted out to them when they broke the cardinal sailor's rule of never leaving port on a Friday!
Many other articles and stories too to keep you amused, entertained or up to date with what's going on in the sailing world, so browse down the headlines to see what catches your interest.
Sweet sailing!
Skipper rescued by
helicopter after rogue wave sends him overboard
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87384&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>The experienced
sailor had a life jacket on (full marks), but no tether,
when a rogue wave sent him overboard this week, leaving an
untrained sailor as the only person onboard. This is a
lesson in minimal training for casual sailors, and the value
of being tethered even when the weather is fair...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87384&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Compact inexpensive send/receive
satellite communicator turning heads
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87388&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>An inexpensive
satellite communicator not on the market yet is earning
awards and turning heads in the USA. The Iridium-based
inReach, a small unit that will send and receive text
messages has just won major awards from both Outside
Magazine and GearJunkie.com. It could be very applicable for
any sailor going out of reach of mobile phone coverage -
receiving is the big breakthrough....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87388&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Balvenie's red-letter-day: Goodbye
to the Med
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87315&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>New Zealander
cruising couple Amanda Church and Mark Farrell continue to
cruise in their 47ft fractional rigged sloop Balvenie, in
which they have already covered over 25,00nautical miles.
They have been cruising in the Mediterranean, but the day
has finally come......
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87315&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Dutch solo sailor Laura Dekker heads
for Australian coral reefs
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87303&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>It's coming up
to a year since Dutch solo sailor Laura Dekker, now 15, left
Gibraltar on her planned circumnavigation on 21st August
2010. She is now more than half way round the world, heading
for the labyrinth of coral reefs that surround the northern
coastline of Australia. She left Vanuatu on the 8th August,
heading for the northern Australian city of Darwin....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87303&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Heaving-to: a simple skill that
needs practice
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87299&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>Have you ever
had to heave-to? If your answer is 'yes', then you will have
been glad that you had practiced first. If the answer is
'no', now is the time to practice, BEFORE the need arises.
Here Nauticed's Grant Headifen offers some great hints about
the subject:...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87299&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Foreign yachts fined in Europe for
'wrong' fuel
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87266&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>Admittedly they
were megayachts, but the warning is clear for all cruising
sailors are headed for Europe after being in America, even
for a short time. Two megayachts have been boarded and fined
thousands of dollars by German customs officers in Kiel for
having red-tinted fuel in their tanks....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87266&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Never leave port on a Friday - a sad
tale from Crystal Blues
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87264&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>Most of the time
Sail-World's real-life tales from cruising sailors are of
dreamy destinations, stimulating land adventures, stunning
sunsets and good times with other cruising sailors. However,
just to balance the equation, the following story may help
to bring some reality to the dream. Neil and Ley Langford
have been cruising for many years, with their fair share of
exotica, but not this time:...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87264&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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A world first at Cowes - the Sail-in
Cinema
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87225&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>First there were
grand picture theatres, then there were drive-ins, then came
the era of watch-it-at-home, and it seemed as though the
days of the movie house were over. However, giant screens
and 3D arrived to bring the movie industry back from the
dead - but that was all long before a new world first which
has just taken place - a Sail-in Cinema....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87225&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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An ultimate gizmo - the AS2
Underwater Dive Scooter!
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87222&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>At Sail-World
Cruising we like to bring you up-to-date with all the latest
gizmos, even if you wouldn't have a use for them
immediately. I know there will be some cruising sailors
reading this who may NEVER opt for one of these, but when
you next see it on the high seas, you can say 'We heard
about it on Sail-World.' It's the AS2 Underwater Dive
Scooter!...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87222&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
style='color:0033cc;'
Aussie Skipper required for High
Adventure
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87176&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>Hi, my name is
Graham Hughes. I’m currently in the midst of a rather epic
challenge – one that I hope you might be interested in
joining me in: I’m trying to step foot in every country in
the world, and attempting to do so without flying. I’m
doing this to raise funds and awareness for the
international charity WaterAid....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87176&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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The No.1 Most Important Hitch for
Sailing and How to Use It!
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87156&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>Master rigger
and author Brion Toss calls the rolling hitch the single
most 'ridiculously underused' nautical knot today. And for
good reason... Not many knots can be tied or untied under
strain or loosened when wet, or will hold without slipping
on a wet rail or spa r- or save your life when other less
worthy knots might give way. Check out this list of uses for
the super reliable rolling hitch...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87156&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Sailor set to inspire us all with
solo challenge
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87162&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>There are some
stories that are so engaging they are quite inspirational.
The story of Dennis Howard is one of them. Dennis is a
humble man who is about to take on one of the greatest
challenges in the world - to sail around the world solo in a
20ft boat. The difference is that Dennis Howard, 62-year-old
San Diego resident, has only 7% vision and is legally
blind...
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87162&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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Phuket ready to launch one-stop-shop
online check-in for yachts
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87394&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq'
style='color:000000; text-decoration:none;'>Karokot
Khotcharit, a SIPA systems analyst, explained that the
system will reduce the time it takes for yacht owners to
submit forms to Immigration, Customs and the Marine
Department. 'It combines three forms into a single form.
Yacht owners can fill in their information in advance via
the internet before they reach – or leave – Phuket,' Mr
Karokot said....
http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=87394&ntid=30&subid=37668&nlid=461291&tbl=Subs&ck=5vge0mvcq
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