More popularly known as Spitzbergen – the largest of the islands in the Svalbard group – this has become a destination for hardy and intrepid sailors. The Norwegian author – a CA member – works with ‘High Latitudes’, a specialist consultancy firm, as both a consultant and skipper and is therefore uniquely qualified to produce this pilot guide to the islands. He puts the journey into
Tri Cruising
Submitted by David Bains on Wed, 14/03/2012 - 12:39Sailing Photographs
Submitted by (Steve Paul) on Tue, 06/03/2012 - 21:31
Here are my entries to the recent CA Suffolk Section photography competition - I didn't win or get a mention in the newsletter so I thought I would put them on here - I hope you like them. (See attachments below)
Crusing the Baltic
Submitted by Nicholas Hill on Sat, 21/01/2012 - 01:35A blog of my journeys in the Baltic - Prospero in the Baltic.
Cape Town/Simon's Town ... again! An update from "Nereida" for 2011
Submitted by Jeanne Socrates on Thu, 05/01/2012 - 23:30Well, my last blog, I see, was written when "Nereida" was in Cape Town in 2010 - and here we are, back again (actually, just around the Cape of Good Hope in Simon's Town, beside the S.A.Navy base). A mere 28,000 miles or more and 14 mths of voyaging resulted in our return last May, having hopped from Cape Town to Nelson, N.Z., to Hawaii, to the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Ca
An old Dutch Barge "Spirit of Loch Ness" delivered safely to Port Medway from Fort William
Submitted by Alan Stewart on Fri, 23/12/2011 - 14:03Seventy-six year old Dutch 120foot Barge berthed in the Caladonian Canal with an even older Daimler-Benz engine was eventual safely delivered to Port Medway after a few unscheduled stops for repairs on route down the East Coast.
Atlantic Spain and Portugal 6th Edition : RCC Pilotage Foundation
Reviewing this work poses the question of what makes a good pilot book? Should it be judged purely on its accuracy or are there other criteria equally as important?
Atlantic Pilot Atlas
The first impression of this atlas is that it a serious resource for serious sailors with the size of Chart table to match. The large size, 43cmX30cm is necessary to give the required perspective for the Atlantic charts.
Rounding the Greek Peloponnese Peninsular - 2011
Submitted by Bill Anstead on Tue, 06/12/2011 - 15:34Rounding the Greek Peloponnese Peninsular – Zante (Zakinthos) to Athens
Ulendo V – 19 September to 3 October 2011
By Bill Anstead 4 December 2011
Introduction
