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 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:58:14 GMT Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:58:14 GMT sailing-starting-over.com http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Treasure-hunter-says-he-found-$3B-WWII-wreck PORTLAND, Maine—A treasure hunter said he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:32:26 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Tracking-Marine-Debris-from-the-Japanese-Tsunami The March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan were tragic events, but you can help NOAA in the aftermath of these disasters by staying on the lookout for debris washing up in Hawaii, Alaska, and along the West Coast... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:07:35 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Grand-Canyon-rafting-lottery-opening Experienced boaters wanting to run the Colorado River through Grand Canyon in 2013 can apply for private boating permits from now until noon on Feb. 22... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:02:57 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Atlantic-City-Boat-Show-bigger-and-better-for-experienced-and-new-boaters The winter of 2012 in South Jersey has been a particularly mild one, and organizers behind the Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show are... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:02:57 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Public-Boat-Auction-Planned-During-3rd-Annual-Palm-Beach-Marine-Flea-Market-and-Seafood-Festival The February 12 auction of boats, vehicles and watercraft is one of the top highlights scheduled for the 3rd Annual Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:02:57 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#BoatUS-by-the-Numbers Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is an association of like-minded boaters, sailors and anglers defined by a sampling of numbers. From how many members it has... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:32 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#MRAA-announces-support-for-American-Boating-Congress BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas reported today that it is responding to an industrywide call for greater support of the American Boating Congress and will... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:32 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Voyage-of-Recovery-sailing-for-drug-and-alcohol-addicts During the 12-week "Voyage of Recovery" up to 160 addicts will work aboard the Tectona and be taught how to sail... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:32 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Discover-Boating-reports-online-gains-in-2011 Discover Boating had a successful 2011, with visits to its website and Facebook page up significantly, in addition to other notable statistics... Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:00:32 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Alex-Thomson-recreates-famous-keel-walk Behind-the-scenes video shows suited sailor walking along the keel of Hugo Boss... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:08:00 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Video-shows-boat-rescue Video footage of a family of five being saved from a jet boat fire on Lake Dunstan on Saturday has been uploaded on to the internet by a concerned witness... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:06:37 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#CCA-bestows-coveted-offshore-awards—Sailing-news-from-the-U.S. Anyone who has ever sailed offshore needs to read about the latest recipients of the Cruising Club of America’s (CCA) coveted Blue Water Award, which is granted to sailors who... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:06:37 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Ethanol-threat-still-real---boating-industry-at-most-risk The political leader of Australia's most populous state, NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell announced on Monday night that his cabinet had scrapped an unpopular ban on regular unleaded petrol, which critics had claimed would drive up prices. But... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:06:37 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Calm-waters-ahead-for-boating-industry Boating is big business on Marco Island and local marina owners and operators who have weathered the economic storms of the past five years see calmer waters ahead in 2012... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:03:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Sailing-close-to-islands-'helps-enrich-product':-cruise-chief Europe's biggest cruise ship operator yesterday sought to distance itself from a disaster in which up to 32 people are feared to have died, as legal pressure... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:03:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#MRAA-urges-continued-funding-for-Wallop-Breaux The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas is asking members to let the House of Representatives know they support funding The American Energy and... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:03:03 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#The-Straits-of-Malacca-–-A-Global-Maritime-Crossroads-/-Garbage-Dump I was absolutely astounded by the virtual garbage dump our bow wave pushed aside as we motored along through the channel... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:57:10 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/boating-having-a-float-plan-in-case-you-become-adrift-can-save-your-life.html Everyone should have a float plan before embarking on an extended boat trip. We read each year about someone on a fishing trip or in the Gulf losing Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:38:26 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Costa-Concordia-passengers-sue-cruise-company-for-$460m An American legal team working with lawyers from around the world has announced details of a $460m (£290m) civil suit filed in Florida seeking damages for passengers on board the Costa Concordia, as rescuers called off their... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:37:58 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#33rd-Annual-Boat-Show-docks-in-Atlantic-City Families come each year to the Atlantic City Convention Center for entertainment, new equipment and information on boats... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:37:58 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Teen-sailing-star-recovering-well Teenage sailing star Tess Lloyd is making excellent progress in hospital after fears she may have suffered permanent brain damage... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:35:48 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Sailing-the-British-Virgin-Islands My far-flung gang has come to the British Virgin Islands -- the undisputed Sailing Capital of the World -- for a week aboard a chartered Moorings sailboat. It is the first time my husband and I and our... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:35:48 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#269-Sailors-To-Compete-At-15th-Asian-Sailing-Championships Racing at the 15th Asian Sailing Championships 2012 gets underway on 16 February through until 25 February 2012. Teams from 24 nations in Asia will gather in Langkawi, Malaysia ready to do battle for the... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:50:12 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Coast-Guard-Auxiliary-seeks-new-members The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is seeking members to help at the flotilla level with public education courses, search and rescue missions, safety patrols, support regattas and marine events, and... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:50:12 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Sailing-for-glory Ahead of the upcoming Sailing Arabia - The Tour (SATT) 2012, which is set to start on February 12, organiser Oman Sail held a press conference earlier this week at its... Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:50:12 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#The-midnight-phoenix-rises:-Biggest-solar-storms-for-six-years-create-spectacular-northern-lights Northern lights over Canada, Norway and UK after biggest solar storm since 2005... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:34:35 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Costa-Concordia-criminal-probe-may-widen-as-passengers-file-class-action GIGLIO — A criminal probe into the Costa Concordia’s doomed voyage, which ended with at least 15 dead and the cruise ship lying off the Italian coast, may be widened, a lawyer for the captain said on Monday... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:21:30 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Costa-Concordia-searchers-find-another-body ROME - Officials say divers searching the toppled Costa Concordia have discovered another body in the submerged cruise ship... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:21:30 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Dutch-teen-completes-historic,-controversial-solo-sail-around-the-globe (CNN) -- Some 518 days after she first set off alone in her sailboat, 16-year-old Laura Dekker glided into a Caribbean port on Saturday to complete her historic, and controversial, voyage around the globe... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:16:59 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Laura-Dekker:-a-heroine-for-our-times She survived weeks at sea with just a few cockroaches for company – and did her homework too. Emine Saner salutes the teenage sailor... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:16:59 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#How-the-cruise-ship-industry-sails-under-the-radar The very public dispute between Captain Francesco Schettino and the owners of his stricken vessel is a symptom of lax regulation and... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:13:22 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Boating:-Sailors'-superstitions-are-still-around Since the first rudimentary vessel, seafarers have developed and observed a certain swet of myths and superstitions and some are still around today... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:13:22 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Michigan,-Legislation-to-crack-down-on-boating-under-the-influence-now-going-to-a-vote The two bills would bring the blood-alcohol level for boaters in line with the limits in place for automobile drivers. In effect make the laws for drunken boating, the same as those for drunken driving... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:09:50 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Gunmen-strafe-fishing-boats-in-southern-Philippines,-kill-15-in-attack-blamed-on-rival-group MANILA, Philippines — Gunmen in the restive southern Philippines opened fire on three boats and killed 15 fishermen in what officials said Tuesday was likely an attack by a rival group protecting its lucrative fishing grounds... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:09:50 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Trolling-for-Bargains-3rd-Annual-Palm-Beach-Marine-Flea-Market-and-Seafood-Festival The 3rd Annual Palm Beach Marine Flea Market and Seafood Festival will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 10-12, 2012, from... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:09:50 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Dutch-teen-completes-historic,-controversial-solo-sail-around-the-globe (CNN) -- Some 518 days after she first set off alone in her sailboat, 16-year-old Laura Dekker glided into a Caribbean port on Saturday to complete her historic, and controversial, voyage around the globe... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:53:06 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Dutch-teen-blows-away-Watson's-solo-sail-record A teenager from the Netherlands has sailed into St Maarten harbour, ending a yearlong solo journey around the globe aboard a ketch named Guppy... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:53:06 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Underwater-Costa-Concordia-Hull-Pictures These underwater pictures show damage to the starboard side of the Costa Concordia, below the water line. You can tell there is quite a bit of damage to the hull as it sits on the reef... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:32:14 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Teen-may-never-go-home-after-sailing-round-the-world Dutch sailor Laura Dekker may not return home to the Netherlands after completing her voyage around the globe. Dekker, 16, wrote on her blog that she is on course to finish... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:17:46 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Carnival-To-Conduct-Safety-Audit Carnival Corporation today announced they they will be conducting “comprehensive audit and review of all safety and emergency response procedures across all of... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:47:17 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Bienvenidos-a-Cuba!-The-Scarabeo-9-Deepwater-Drilling-Rig-Arrives-in-Havana HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- An Italian drilling rig scheduled to drill a deep-water well offshore Cuba has arrived to the shores of Havana, Cuban media said Thursday... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:47:17 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Costa-Concordia-–-The-3-Most-Fatal-Mistakes Captain Schettino has received a lot of criticism in the mainstream press and, possibly, even more from industry insiders including gCaptain for abandoning ship before the last passenger was safe. An important question is not being asked however… would his presence on the bridge have saved lives?... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:47:17 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#U.S.-Navy-Could-Use-Dolphins-To-Find-Iranian-Mines-In-Strait-of-Hormuz With fears that Iran may attempt to block the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy may call upon the underwater mine-detecting capabilities of dolphins to keep important oil shipments moving safely out of the Persian Gulf... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:47:17 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Italy-cruise-disaster-captain-denies-delaying-alarm The captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, which struck a rock and capsized off Italy, told magistrates he informed the ship's owners of the... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:42:13 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#DFA-lauds-Pinoy-crew-of-Costa-Concordia MANILA, Philippines - Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario commended the 296 Filipino crew of the cruise ship, Costa Concordia which sank off the coast of Giglio Island in Italy... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:42:13 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Plastic-Boating-Incident One Hoquiam reisdent learned Wednesday that while an 8 foot plastic boat might not make a good sled, it makes a decent rescue platform when you break your leg... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:32:40 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Cargo-ship-damaged-off-Istanbul-after-brushing-against-2-other-vessels ANKARA, Turkey — A cargo ship brushed against two anchored vessels during severe weather off the coast of Istanbul on Friday and tilted to one side... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:32:40 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Key-West-2012---Snatching-victory Despite suffering a dreaded DNF, Barking Mad pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the 25-year history of the regatta to win the Farr 40 class. Skippered by... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:30:26 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Tall-ship-for-disabled-confirmed-for-Queen’s-Diamond-Jubilee-Pageant The tall ship Tenacious, which was designed and built to be sailed by a mixed crew of able-bodied and disabled people including wheelchair users, will take... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:30:26 GMT http://www.sailing-starting-over.com/Sailing-blog.html#Woman-who-lost-arm-in-boating-incident-sues-captain-and-2-others CHARLOTTE, NC - A woman who lost her arm in a boating incident over the summer has filed a lawsuit against various parties involved, WBTV confirmed on Friday... Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:30:26 GMT