Wednesday, January 22, 2025

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Billionaire Takes Sanctioned Super Yacht Into International Waters

Sanctioned billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, who had cleverly saved his warship like $300 million superyacht, from getting seized by hiding it in Dubai for more than two years has finally taken his yacht out in the open and is now sailing off to a mystery destination.

‘A Floating Piece of History’: How the Gucci Family Restored This 214-Foot Sailing Yacht

Allegra Gucci’s first palpable memory was aboard her family’s sailboat, the 214-foot Creole. As she recalls growing up, the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht formed a playful cocoon for water fights, running along hundreds of feet of teak decks, swallow dives into the ocean, and, at peak performance, adrenaline rushes as the boat thundered at full sail in the Mediterranean.

Florida teens washed out to sea have prayers answered by boat named ‘Amen’

The two seniors at Christ Church Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, decided to hit the beach with a group of friends in St. John's County on a senior skip day two weeks ago when the day of fun almost turned deadly. The pair jumped in the water at Vilano Beach, but made the mistake of trying to swim farther than they were able.

Sailor Cole Brauer Is Making History as the First U.S. Female to Race Solo Across the Globe: ‘It’s a...

Fifteen-foot waves crashed over the deck of Cole Brauer’s 40-foot racing yacht, First Light, in the turbulent Indian Ocean as she tried to maintain her balance in the cramped cockpit in the stern.
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Using the Christmas Winds

A Simpson sea shanty after first single-handed...

There Are Rules

Why is it they always give the...

Using the Christmas Winds

A Simpson sea shanty after first single-handed crossing (With my profuse apologies to all those old seadogs that can write poetry). 28 days was no disgrace when bound for Antigua, with my little toy, Roll away, Let those twins draw, And those lines might find a bite, Roll away, They’ll be a Mermaid swimming, round my tiny boat, Roll away, With multiple tubes of cold Red Stripe, And the Antiguan Air Force waiting for me (see N.B. after article) Run will be away. Personally, I love old seadogs terms for different conditions under sail on ocean passages. The Variables winds North or...

Bahamas Dream Adventure

This is about a charter voyage we did about 10 years ago, but I think it's still pretty relevant! Lemme know if you agree? We...

BIKER TO SAILOR...

The mid ‘70s through the ‘80s were a unique time in King Harbor, Redondo Beach, CA. Boating in general was at a peak and there...

Go To Recipe...

When I want a quick, delicious dinner to impress friends, Cioppino is my go-to recipe. It can be ready in an hour, but I’m...

Exploring Espiritu Santo’s...

The Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, is a cruiser’s wonderland with hundreds of islands, islets and coves to explore. Isla Espiritu Santo,...

East Coast A...

So Jody & I were missing our annual trip to the East Coast. For the last 30 years we'd driven from Cali to the...

To Go Or...

To go or not to go, that is the question.  Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of living...

A Two Month...

You’d be forgiven if you thought that Bitchin’ was behind this, but no, it’s the Sail to the Sun ICW Rally, an annual 1095...