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Captain Bligh's 4000 mile voyage recreated |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 13:02 |
 Michael Perham, the british 17 year old solo round-the-world yachtsman, will join one of the greatest Australian adventurers of all time, Don McIntyre, to re-create one of the most extraordinary stories of survival and determination, Captain William Bligh's 4,000 mile open boat 'Mutiny on the Bounty' voyage.
The reenactment, following the journey across the Pacific from Tonga to Timor, will launch on the same day (April 28th), at the same time and in the same place 221 years after the original mutiny journey.
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'Microburst' sinks Tall Ship - 64 rescued |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 10:06 |
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 A Microburst - a fierce vertical wind - was responsible for sinking the Canadian tall ship 'Concordia', says it's Captian, William Curry. 48 students and the 16 professional crew and teachers from the Concordia, which sank 300 miles off the coast of Brazil, have been rescued successfully.
The Concordia is a Canadian floating classroom which has taken over 1000 GAP and university students, who have earned both high school and university credits while sailing around the world.
The Concordia's Captain William Curry told the Associated Press on Saturday that the his tall ship sank Wednesday afternoon - a day earlier than previously reported. All 64 people aboard were rescued by merchant ships early Friday.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 25 February 2010 10:28 |
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Somali Pirates reduce Chandler ransom demands |
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 08:35 |
 A story in today's Times suggests that the Somali Pirates holding Rachel and Paul Chandler have reduced their ransom demand from £4.5 million to less than £2 million. A spokesman for the pirates has apparently suggested that 'they might release the couple if they can recoup their “expenses”. He put those at around $2 million, claiming that they included the cost of 150 guards, renting vehicles and food.' (Image courtesy of www.savethechandlers.com) The spokesman said that couple are said to be being held in separate locations near the coastal town of Haradheere in case the British military tried to rescue them, and had not seen each other since a Somali doctor visited them last month. Further news can be found on the 'Save the Chandlers' website. See also our article on piracy avoidance here. |
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Turn your yacht into a survey vessel! |
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Monday, 22 February 2010 19:20 |
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 Leisure and commercial boaters could soon benefit from more accurate depth information, thanks to a research and development project awarded to a European consortium.
The TeamSurv consortium offers sailors and powerboaters the opportunity to join a community that collects and shares depth information recorded by vessels’ existing depth sounder equipment. Depth data, along with the vessel’s position, are automatically logged and stored in real time, either by a software utility running on a Windows™ PC or using a dedicated hardware logging device. |
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New Chief Cruising Instructor for RYA |
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Monday, 11 January 2010 23:15 |
 Richard Falk, former Australian director of Global Yacht Training, has been appointed as the RYA's new Chief Cruising Instructor starting in February. Richard replaces the outgoing Simon Jinks, who is leaving after five years in the role.
Originally from Australia, Richard has been living in the UK for five years and is an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor and Examiner. He has been Principal of an RYA training centre, so is well versed in the challenges that instructors and Principals face.
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Last Updated on Monday, 11 January 2010 23:24 |
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