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Articles:
Cruising the South Coast of
Newfoundland
We are pleased to present another series of unusual passage logs by
Bonnie James and Jim Miller - this time a delivery of a beautiful Hinkley 59 from Fortune Bay, Newfoundland along the south coast
of the island and across to Cape Breton. Great information and excellent
pictures.
Read the story
A guide
for winter living aboard
Here's a (very) concise guideline for
prospective winter live-aboards in eastern Canada and northeastern United
States.
Read more ...
"How
much does it cost to go cruising?"
One of the biggest concerns
people have while planning an extended cruise is "What will it really cost
to head off sailing?" Well, at the seminars Paul & Sheryl Shard give
across North America, they are asked this question more than any other and so
we asked them to look at the cost of cruising today and update the article they
wrote for Searoom readers back in 1998.
Costs of Cruising
Developments in
electronic navigation
Report on a recent meeting of the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime
Services is of interest to all sailors using electronic navigation devices.
Read about developments in electronic navigation
Radio Station licences still required
for U.S. and foreign visits
This spring, you might seriously consider applying for a maritime radio
station licence for your boat. It's not necessary for Canadian pleasure craft in
Canadian waters, but as soon as you cross the border into the USA, or into any
foreign country without a reciprocal maritime radio operating agreement, it is a
requirement. Read the full explanation by a
Registered Marine Radio Examiner. (Note: this file has since been updated to
insert full details of licence costs).
Radio
Station licences
Searoom Blog looks at remote
places
The sinking of the M/V Explorer in the pristine vastness of Antarctica,
led me to thinking about the loss of remoteness in today's society.
Read Tony's blog
Follow the
voyage of "Ocean Harmony"
John and Harmony Wills have been cruising on board their 42-foot sloop for
the past 3 summers in the Mediterranean. They are now in the Caribbean,
planning to spend a few seasons cruising the islands before moving the boat
back to the West Coast of Canada where they live.
This is the story of their adventures
on their 42 foot yacht Ocean Harmony. She was built by Sweden Yachts
in 2003.The website consists of a detailed logbook of their travels as
well as photo albums of the places visited. The Logs are updated as they
cruise.
Visit the
website
Canadian
ship's pollution project discussion
A discussion paper has been issued by
Transport Canada this fall with respect to pollution prevention and it's
impact upon CSA 2001.
It contains suggestions for handling both black water and grey water. There
is an opportunity comment on this document.
Read more ...
Free boat calling cards
 Cruisers
(and boaters generally) enjoy handing out their "business" cards to fellow
cruisers they meet in harbours on their travels. We discovered a source of
free cards of excellent quality. At Vistaprint, you can order 250 cards and
choose from a selection of coloured backgrounds - just pay a small handling
charge.
Click here to get your FREE cards!
Marine e-books!
Tony Herrick of
CRUISING CONNECTIONS has produced a number of marine ebooks of cruising
guides, sailing and general boating (including some FREE ones). Ebooks are a
very useful format for cruising sailors as they can download these cruising
guides and sailing notes from any online PC anywhere in the world and be
reading the ebooks in a matter of minutes.
Click Here to read about these e-books!
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