12/09/2021
How Did Lord Nelson Win the Battle of Trafalgar So Convincingly?
Don’t get me wrong, I am a massive Nelson fan. By the time of his death in the Battle of Trafalgar Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson was a veteran...
29/08/2021
Sunset and sunrise photos, August, Exuma, Bahamas
6 new photos by Ainsley Harrison
29/08/2021
This is rather concerning, I have sailed through those waters
Hallberg Rassy 49 - Damaged by Orcas off the Coast of Spain
www.halcyonyachts.comWe were onboard a Hallberg Rassy 49, sailing on delivery from northern Europe to Greece. As we approached the Straits of Gibraltar we we...
29/08/2021
An interesting development
Battery-Powered Speedboat Looking To Become The Tesla Of The Sea
Niclas Rolander (Bloomberg) Sweden’s Candela Speed Boat AB is challenging the conventional combustion-engine leisure-craft industry with a new battery-powered speedboat, betting that flight can solve the main hurdle to marine...
10/03/2021
French Coffee And Wine Cargo Yacht Completes Atlantic Voyage – gCaptain
by Manuel Ausloos (Reuters) – In a return to the age of the clipper, a French company is using a sailing boat to ply the trade routes that pre-dated steam...
04/02/2021
Definitely not a "weekend "sailor...81 years old and still setting records...amazing
Historic 11th solo voyage for anti-plastics sailor
One of Australias greatest yachtsmen, Jon Sanders, has returned home with a historic 11th solo circumnavigation on his already remarkable sailing record.
02/02/2021
I hope these boats get built and work. From my personal experience ocean plastic has definitely increased substantially
This Sailing Yacht Feeds On Ocean Plastic – gCaptain
By Lucien Libert (Reuters) A French ocean adventurer and his team have designed a yacht that he says can scoop up plastic garbage to stop it blighting the world’s oceans,...
01/02/2021
WOW
Terrifying Video Shows Cargo Ship Break in Half Off Turkey – gCaptain
Turkish maritime authorities have published some terrifying video showing a cargo ship breaking in half in a matter of minutes. The incident took place January 17 when the Palau-flagged Arvin...
30/01/2021
18 metre waves are predicted. Its heading towards Europe right now
North Atlantic Storm Forecasted to Produce Massive 60-Foot Seas – gCaptain
The NOAA Ocean Prediction Center is predicting seas in excess of 60 feet associated with a low pressure system that has rapidly intensified in the North Atlantic off the northeast...
28/01/2021
Glad these historic maps are staying in the UK where they belong.
Rare Maps of Spanish Armada to Stay in England – gCaptain
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – A set of 10 hand-drawn, 16th century maps showing the progress of the Spanish Armada that attacked England in 1588, an event that shaped national identity,...