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Archive for July, 2010
Navigatrix – the first Linux distribution for cruisers
Posted in apps, boating, cruising, Innovations, offshore sailing, sailing, Technology, world cruising, Yachting, tagged boating, cruising, offshore sailing, sailing, Technology, world cruising, Yachting on July 30, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Bocas del Toro killers arrested in Nicaragua
Posted in Sailboats, Travel, world cruising, tagged Bocas del Toro, killers, murders, Nicaragua, Panama on July 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Bocas del Toro killers arrested in Nicaragua By NICOLÁS AGUILAR R. and CARLOS ARGUEDAS – San Jose, Costa Rica – The American couple Panamanian police identify as serial killers, who the police were looking for last night in the area of Santa Cruz in Turrialba, were detained this morning in the waters of the San [...]
Murder & Intrigue in Bocas del Toro, Panama
Posted in cruising, Panama, Safety & Security, Sailboats, sailing, world cruising, Yachting, tagged Bocas del Toro, Cher Hughes, Cortez Reece, mass murder, Panama, sailboat, Wild Bill on July 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Today I learned about the apparent mass murder case developing in the well-known cruising grounds of Bocas del Toro, Panama in a post to the Cruisers Network Online Forum on Yahoo. Forum Moderator Glenn Tuttle, issued an “alert” for the main suspect and his wife, William Adolfo Cortez Reese
aka “Wild Bill” who may be on their sailboat in the Chiriqui Gulf.
Sailboats’ Mast Make for Good Scratching Post! Don’t let this happen to you…
Posted in boating, cruising, Oceans, Safety & Security, Sailboats, world cruising, Yachting, tagged cruising boat, marine mammals, safety while cruising, sailboat, whale, world cruising on July 21, 2010 | 9 Comments »
A South African couple was out sailing near the country’s infamous Robben Island when a 40-ton whale breached and crash-landed on their yacht.
Angels of the Seas creates conservation contest
Posted in boating, Conservation, Environment, Oceans, tagged angels of the sea, awards, conservaiton, contest, environment, fishing, grass roots, honors, oceans, SOSF, women on July 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Angels of the Seas, a campaign focused on conservation projects, has launched a conservation contest to allow individuals, corporations, conservation groups, grass-roots organizations and tournaments to compete for honors for their efforts in conservation, the company stated in a press release.
Does the iPhone Blow?
Posted in Uncategorized on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
iPhone Blows with Blower App from Qneo
iPhone app helped find lost boat in Irish waters
Posted in apps, blogging, boating, iPhone App, Yachting, tagged app, boating, iphone, location. lat/long, lost yacht, rescue on July 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With no flares, flash lights or VHF radio onboard, the Wee Rascal was unable to signal its position to rescuers. It was then that the Belfast Coastguard resorted to mobile phone technology a locator iPhone app was able to give rescuers the vital latitude and longitude they needed.
SOEST animation predicts gulf oil spill after 360 days
Posted in Environment, Oceans, offshore sailing, tagged annimation, BP oil spill, Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig, Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, florida's coasts, gulf coasts, Gulf Oil Spill, ocean health, predictions, SOEST on July 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has released a video animation predicting the longterm fate of the BP oil spill. The animation paints a devastating picture of the southern and eastern coastlines of the United States.
Think Green and Buy Blue – North Sails New Recycling Program Helps the Planet
Posted in boating, cruising, offshore sailing, Sailboats, sailing, world cruising, Yachting, tagged boat gear, cruising, free, free return shipping, new sails, recycled sail cloth, recycling, sailing, Sails, tote bag on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As part of North’s 10+ year commitment to recycling/repurposing sails, they have created the “THINK GREEN and BUY BLUE” Program!”
Help the planet and save on North Sails, too!
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