Month: December 2022

Boating

Attention all East Coast Boaters! Save North Atlantic right whales – Slow down to 10 knots!

December 29, 2022

Cover photo: Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back. The whale was observed 5 days previously offshore of Georgia without propeller wounds. It is unknown whether the whale survived its wounds or not, as it has not been re-sighted since. Vessel collisions are a leading cause of right whale mortality. Credit: EcoHealth Alliance (NOAA permit #594-1759). The North Atlantic right whale is one of the world’s most endangered large whale species; the latest preliminary estimate suggests there are fewer than 350 remaining. Two […]

Boating

222.4 km/hour – Wind powered world land speed record broken by Emirates Team New Zealand

December 12, 2022

Lake Gairdner, Australia – 12/12/2022 – Emirates Team New Zealand and Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby have sailed ‘Horonuku’, their wind-powered land speed world record craft, faster than any previous records. ‘Horonuku’ named by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei meaning ‘gliding swiftly across the land’ did exactly that and was clocked at 222.4km/h in 22 knots of windspeed on Lake Gairdner in South Australia. Pilot Glenn Ashby was clearly happy with the run but also tempered with the knowledge that Horonuku can go much faster. “The team and I are obviously buzzing to have sailed Horonuku at a speed faster than anyone […]

Boating

Project Landspeed: A positive progression to 200 Km/Hour

December 7, 2022

Lake Gairdner in South Australia is vast, a 160km long and 50 km wide salt lake where Emirates Team New Zealand is aiming to break the Wind-powered Land Speed World Record in their land yacht called ‘Horonuku’. Lake Gairdner , Australia – 12/5/2022 – After what has seemed like endless weather delays over the past couple of months, finally Horonuku got to stretch its legs on a dry Lake Gairdner with a breeze that is edging closer into the required zone for world record attempts. The promising weather forecast coupled with reports of a dry lake was enough for the […]

Boat US Tips

West Coast’s Sailing Convention for Women Returns April 1, 2023

December 7, 2022

Corona Del Mar, California – 12/6/2022 – After a Covid hiatus the Sailing Convention for Women is back with full sails and expanded learning opportunities and slated for Saturday, April 1, 2023. Held at Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club in Corona Del Mar, California, the event marks the 33rd year offering beginning-to-experienced women sailors a chance to learn and enjoy camaraderie and fun through an all-day series of on-the-water instruction and shore-based workshops. “The Convention gives women an opportunity to meet other women sailors, discuss options for cruising, racing and recreational sailing, and find out about women’s sailing organizations in their area, as well […]

Marine Electronics

Waterway Guide and marine tech company savvy navvy enter partnership

December 7, 2022

USA – 12/9/2022 – A new partnership between all-in-one navigation app savvy navvy and industry-renowned Waterway Guide gives US boaters an enhanced user experience, integrating comprehensive marina details and user reviews into the navigation app, to better plan their journeys. savvy navvy app, described as ‘Google Maps for boaters’, has grown by 132% this year in USA. Waterway Guide is America’s most trusted and respected resource for cruising boaters with data of its more than 4,000 marinas and thousands of anchorages now integrated into the savvy navvy app as part of the new partnership for all the users to access. […]