http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html The Sailing Blog keeps you informed on the boating industry. Stories of overcomer's, news, tips and techniques for DIY boat building and living the sailing dream. en-us Sailing Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:58:33 GMT Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:58:33 GMT sailing-starting-over.com http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#100-Days-of-Oil:-The-Numbers-So-Far In the 100 days since an April 20 explosion about the Deepwater Horizon drill rig unleashed a seemingly unstoppable torrent of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the eyes of the world have been... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:11 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Oil-spill-Day-100:-Sails-folded,-but-charter-business-owner-remains-optimistic When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf, Ted Scarritt had a sinking feeling in his stomach... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:11 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#John-Kerry-Takes-on-Water-Over-Yacht-Controversy Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry has ridden into a storm of controversy tied to revelations last week that the senator registered his new yacht in... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:11 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Japanese-oil-tanker-damaged-by-tremor-in-Oman One crew member injured after earthquake-induced waves damage a Japanese oil tanker... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:11 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Man-warned-over-'sailing-blind'-yacht-off-Dorset A sailor has been warned by coastguards after he left his yacht to "sail blind" while he worked below deck... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:11 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Teenager-shot-in-neck-with-speargun-off-coast-of-Palm-Beach-Shores A 16-year-old boy was shot near the neck with a spear gun by his friend this afternoon as a boat was towing the... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:11 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Boat's-safety-under-scrutiny-after-novice-goes-missing-in-Long-Island-Sound As hope faded that a missing sailing student would be found alive in Long Island Sound, the question has turned to how the instructor could let novice sailors remain without... Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:29:11 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Florida-Outlines-BP-Gulf-Oil-Spill On Day 99 of the Gulf oil spill State reconnaissance teams operating by air, land and sea continue to... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Court-clears-way-for-teenage-Dutch-girl's-solo-sail-around-world A Dutch court has ruled that the state should not stop a 14-year-old girl from sailing around the world alone. With the backing of her parents... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Grand-River's-latest-threat:-Asian-carp At least once every summer, when balmy weather creates ideal conditions for being on the water, Bobbi Sabine likes to hop in her kayak and... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Point-your-sailboat-right A typical cruiser points within about 45 degrees of the true wind. High-performance keelboats and dinghies can... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#One-Man's-Views-on-Better-Sailing Although it has been many years, there still is a strong current that flows within me about sailboat racing... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Sunsets,-Sailing-and-Eco-adventures-at-Monterey-Bay-Aquarium Monterey, CA - Sunsets, sailing and eco-adventures dont have to wait for the weekend. Hop aboard one of the Monterey Bay Aquariums Sunset Sails on... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Sailing-center-wants-wind-turbines-to-power-school,-boatyard ISLAND HEIGHTS The sea breeze here is so reliable that sailors check their watches for it, gauging when sun-warmed air masses over the inland Pine Barrens will lift up and draw the wind to them... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Boat-motor-restrictions-appear-to-have-cleaned-Kenai-River On Monday, the state announced that it has removed the river from the list of Alaska's polluted waterways... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:18:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#WWF-Solar-Boat-Promoting-Renewable-Energy-and-Marine-Conservation-[VIDEO] The World Wildlife Federation (WWF), in an effort to promote both greater use of renewable energy and conservation of marine ecosystems... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Meet-the-Australian-Sailing-Team-online Supporters of the Australian Sailing Team can now bring the sailors into their living rooms with each athlete starring in... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Plastiki-reaches-Sydney-after-8000-mile-sail After sailing more than 8,000 nautical miles and spending 128 days crossing the Pacific, the worlds largest ocean... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#How-to-sail-around-the-world-the-wrong-way Long-distance sailor Steve White is planning to sail round the world from west to east . . . not as straightforward as it sounds... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Abandoned-boats-litter-the-Intracoastal-Waterway-in-S.C. MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. _ A boat tilted on its side hangs off the marsh near the Intracoastal Waterway in Little River, S.C., mud seeping up its deck and... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Coast-Guard-suspends-search-for-Dublin-man-missing-in-Lake-Erie The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Dublin man missing since a Saturday-afternoon sail on Lake Erie... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Coast-Guard-Calls-Off-Search-for-Missing-Boater-in-Lake-Erie CLEVELAND -- The U.S. Coast Guard has called off their search for a missing boater in Lake Erie... Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/my-worst-fears-at-sea-jessica-watson.html JESSICA Watson's new book reveals the despair she sometimes felt while sailing solo around the world. Appearing to the world like a teenager in full Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:23:19 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/jessica-watson-don-mcintyre-mike-perham-all-at-sydney-boat-show.html Jessica Watson, Don McIntyre, Mike Perham - all at Sydney Boat Show 'Remember that moment? Exclusion zone around 16-year-old solo sailor Jessica Watson Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:22:55 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Evacuation-of-Gulf-spill-site-called-off,-ships-return Dozens of ships that evacuated BP's oil spill site ahead of the storm should be back on the scene within 24 hours as Bonnie weakened into barely a tropical depression... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:13:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Southern-right-whale's-breach-into-South-African-couple's-sailboat-captured-on-video When a photo of a southern right whale crashing, mid-breach, into a sailboat surfaced earlier this week, some observers thought the shot was a little too perfect. Skeptics alleged... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:13:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#ACE-Recreational-Marine-Insurance-Announces-Hurricane-Safety-Tips-for-Boaters With the hurricane season already upon us, climate experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) say there is a... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:13:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#FWC-Urges-Boat-Owners-Secure-Vessels-Before-Storm-Hits The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) advises boat owners to secure their boats properly in advance of possible sustained heavy winds from... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:13:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Suncoast-yacht-builder-launches-new-less-expensive-boat-line SARASOTA - A Suncoast boat builder is unveiling a new line of boats they feel will get more people out on the water... Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:13:29 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Writing-and-sailing-have-a-lot-in-common,-says-island-author For islander, author and 2004 Olympic sailing champion Carol Newman Cronin, sailing is more than just a sport... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:37 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#A-bag-and-a-trap.-Oil-spill-invention-is-a-keeper 'It's not rocket science, but it works,' a BP official says of Gerry Matherne's device, one of thousands engineers have sorted through that claim to clean up the sludge in the Gulf of Mexico... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:37 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Dogs-and-Water---Dog-Overboard! Kayaking, boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming ...Its Long Island in the summer! Lots of people would love to include their dog in their... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:37 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Cardboard-regattas:-Racing-novelty-boats-that-shouldn't-float (CNN) For ten years passionate sailing enthusiast Thomas Lemon has been building boats that seem to defy all logic... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:36:37 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Body-Found-in-Lake-Erie-is-Emma-Nahas CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The body found in Lake Erie late Monday afternoon is that of Emma Nahas according to officials with the Cuyahoga County Coroner's office... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:24 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Turn-Your-Boating-Knowledge-Into-Cash-In-No-Time Customers can earn credit at crowleymarine.com by answering technical questions on the Customer Support Forums... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:24 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Valdez,-Alaska-councilman-gives-oil-spill-adv FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- The Gulf Coast, like coastal Alaska, has a long history of dealings with the oil industry... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:24 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Bellingham-father-and-son-set-to-sail-modified-boat-built-from-a-kit Three decades after saving $400 and buying his first boat to sail on Lake Whatcom as an ambitious 13-year-old, Kirk Ghio is anxious to have a... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:24 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Erie's-Brig-Niagara-sickness-blamed-on-salmonella ERIE, Pa. The Erie County Health Department says salmonella was to blame for sickening 26 of 42 crew members aboard the U.S. Brig Niagara, a historic sailing ship based on Lake Erie... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:24 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Children-are-rescued-after-spontaneous-storm-capsizes-sailing-boats-in-Belmar BELMAR Setting out across the Shark River bay off Belmar Monday morning, Maeve Faherty was hot and frustrated because there was barely a kiss of wind... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:24 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Former-magazine-editors-start-boating-website The site includes articles on destinations and fishing, photos, news, videos, and boat and gear reviews, with fresh content posted every day... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:13 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#'Lucky-to-be-alive' Cape Town Two Capetonians believe they are lucky to be alive after a breaching whale landed on their yacht in Table Bay at the weekend... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:13 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Sailing-man-uses-trunks-to-flag-down-help Authorities in Florida said a 66-year-old man whose sailboat flipped in the water bared his bottom to use his swim trunks to flag down help... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:13 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Fishing-excursions-out-of-Erie-down-this-year What you should know about hiring a Lake Erie charter boat along the Pennsylvania lake shore: - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission estimates there are... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:13 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#More-sailors-abandoning-dreams A pontoon boat filled with empty crab traps lists at the dock on Middle River, its registration long expired. A mast of a... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:44:13 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Gulf-oil-spill-could-affect-boat-insurance-policies Although some insurance companies have not implemented any changes to their personal boat policies, some agents warn that changes may be ahead as a direct result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill... Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:12:08 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#N.C.-coastal-workers-wonder:-Can-Gulf-oil-spill-reach-our-shores? VARNAMTOWN - It's a blistering hot day on the North Carolina coast. A bare-chested J.B. Clark is working in a slice of shade beneath his shrimp boat, using a... Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:10:43 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Boat-co-ownership:-sharing-the-costs,-but-waves-over-money,-cleaning-and-guests When Jon Mossberger's boat needed $5,000 in repairs, he was thankful he co-owns it with seven fraternity buddies, reducing his share of the expense to $625... Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:02:22 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Mother-gives-14-year-old-sailor-last-minute-blessing-as-court-meets Just three days before a Dutch Court will meet to consider the case of a fourteen-year-old girl who wants to sail solo round the world... Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:02:22 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Oil-Spill-Gulf-of-Mexico-2010---Beaches-in-Florida-and-Texas-See-Tar-Balls The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues, and beaches in Florida as well as Texas are seeing tar balls. The tar balls are... Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:25:33 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Nick-Schuyler:-Lone-survivor-of-boating-tragedy-speaks-about-traumatic-experience-to-Oprah He said he has not come to terms with why he was the lone survivor among his friends. I still cant believe it... Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:19:53 GMT