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Sail with Capt. Marc
Capt. Marc, veteran of multiple ocean crossings, and instructional pro, invites you to join him for lessons and/or excursions under sail. By special arrangement only.
- Up to six sailors aboard J/42, Songline
- Develop skills and confidence
- Offshore passage-making opportunities
- Performance sailing for speed and safety
- Skippered charters in exotic locations
- Shakedown on your boat
- Deliveries
Boating Disasters
Anatomy of a Boat Maintenance Nightmare
This story is a chronicle of a chain of events that produced my nightmare in which a $350 basic engine service ended up costing me almost $2000, 2 nights of tossing and turning after being verbally assaulted, 3 days of fixing what had been broken by the mechanic, and a lost Memorial Day weekend. »
Abby Sunderland Lost (and found) in Me-Space
Update: Sailor Abby Sunderland found safe in Indian Ocean (Reuters) - A 16-year-old California girl trying to sail solo around the world is safe and well after a massive search and rescue was launched in the Indian Ocean when she triggered distress signals, her parents and Australian authorities said Friday. Sixteen year-old solo circumnavigator, Abby Sunderland... »
America’s Cup? Nevermind!
In my previous posting I was really pumped-up about the multihull matchup for the 33rd America’s Cup. After coming up to speed on the run-up to the event, I have changed my mind. After a lifetime of sailing, I’m fed up with wannabe clowns who have no business on the water. From SailWorld.com: There is little... »
Einstein and Boat Shrinkage
Einstein explained that the faster one goes, the smaller the dimensions of objects become until, at the speed of light, that contraction causes those objects to become infinitesimally tiny. My boat must be much faster than I thought because I have found that as I venture father offshore where the wind and sea get up... »
What would you have done?
Seventy-Year-Old Sailor Rescued Off Santa Cruz Island Rescuers say a lone 70-year-old sailor lost all electricity on his 50-foot yacht near Santa Cruz Island and was airlifted to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard crew before his vessel ran aground and was destroyed. A Coast Guard official said that without electricity, the man could not start... »
Intro: Life and Times of a Marine Surveyor
As a marine surveyor, I am required to bear witness to some sad events. In these examples, prudence and good judgment could have easily averted disaster. In coming articles I will discuss ways in which you can avoid events such as these. Joseph Rodgers, www.rodgersandassociates.com Note: Dates displayed in the photos do not reflect the dates of the incidents. (Click... »
Libertad Burns
Download Libertad Tenicatita Bay is one of the sweetest anchorages on Mexico’s Gold Coast. Joel and I had just finished surfing at the river mouth and we were lounging aboard Songline, blissfully tired. As the sun dipped westward our reverie was broken by an approaching motor yacht. She was about 85 feet long. She came... »