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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.
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arrow right A guide for winter living aboard

Here's a (very) concise guideline for prospective winter live-aboards in eastern Canada and northeastern United States.
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arrow right "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


arrow right 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

arrow right 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


arrow right 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.

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arrow right 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.

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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.


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arrow right Free boat calling cards

250 Free business cardsCruisers (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!


arrow right 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.

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arrow right Free images for your computer wallpaper

We introduce the first series of cruising-related images that you can download and use for computer wallpaper backgrounds. This first series is courtesy of Paul and Sheryl Shard who took the photographs during their extensive voyages.

Image catalogue

arrow right Communications in European Waters :

David and Pat Teall's website features a definitive article on the problems (and solutions) of on-board communications.
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