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The Latest Tech in EPIRBs

What started out decades ago as a military tracking device has become standard equipment on offshore cruising vessels: Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). Fortunately for today’s coastal and offshore cruisers, numerous manufacturers compete to give us the best EPIRB technology, battery life and ease of use. ��When we sailors go shopping for marine products, we have the advantage of choice and competitive pricing, and the same goes for EPIRBs. McMurdo, RescueME and ACR Electronics are among the leaders in both technology and competitive pricing.
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Coastal Flooding

Among the hazards for those living or working in immediate or near coastal areas is that of coastal flooding. Coastal flooding occurs when ocean water moves into coastal areas, and is fundamentally different from flooding due to heavy precipitation, sometimes termed fresh water flooding. Fresh water flooding can occur in any area, but is more likely in low lying areas and near rivers or streams, not necessarily near the coast. To read more from Ken McKinley's article sign up for our weather newsletter here https://oceannavigator.com/newsletter-3/

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New trophy for the first (real) circumnavigator

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Transpac Ocean Navigator class winner

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Transpac racers close in on Hawaii

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First Transpac fleet starters on their way

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A rare voyaging machine

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Sailboat sunk by a whale in the Pacific.

Four Sailors Rescued from Liferaft after SV Raindancer Hit by Whale in South Pacific - Boat Watch, International search aid for missing & overdue boats. Four Sailors Rescued from Liferaft after SV Raindancer Hit by Whale in South Pacific Mar 13, 2023 | Resolved, Top Articles UPDATE: March 13 & 14, 2023 From Boat Watch Facebook Group NOTE from Boat Watch: Great job by the other ARC boats with communications and SV Rolling Stones in this rescue. —.....

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Thinking of taking your boat south to the West Indies for a winter of sailing among the tropical islands of the West Indies? Each fall, hundreds do. Some go on their own schedule, but the majority, hundreds of boats, join a rally. There are two, the North American Rally to the Caribbean (NARC) and the Salty Dawg Rally, that depart the U.S. East Coast in late October or early November, for the 1,500-mile offshore voyage to the Eastern Caribbean. To read more from the January/February issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

Dave McCampbell installing Frigoboat keel cooler tubing through a hull of his St. Francis 44 Mark II cat. To read more about marine refrigeration design, maintenance and repair in the January/February issue, and to sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

ON contributing editor Ann Hoffner wins a Boating Writers International award. Bravo, Ann!

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Captain Jesse Osborn recounts his first paid passage in the dead of the Alaskan winter. With ice coating the deck and lifelines, the Willard Vega 30, Chelsea Sunset sits at the dock in snowy Alaska. Osborn’s short but challenging route through January Alaskan waters. Read more about this Alaska sailing adventure in the January/February issue, and to sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

Long before we retired, we dreamed about living on a boat and traveling the world. We talked about it, we examined what our boat might look like, we followed blogs and we even plastered charts all over the office. Laurie Thyrre’s Nordhavn 64 Gratitude in Kas, Türkiye with voyage planning books in Gratitude’s pilothouse. To read more from the January/February issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

Schooners line up for the start of the 2022 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. To read more from the January/February issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

The sloop Messi in Zeebrugge following a tumultuous passage through the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel. There are many horror stories of yachtsmen running into trouble in the Bay of Biscay. If you want to do a good crossing heading south or are coming north particularly during the latter part of the year, there are some things about the bay you need to know. To read more from the January/February issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

Starr’s pilothouse has a ship’s bridge feel to it. Not many power voyaging vessels put 100,000 sea miles under their keels — a figure that includes multiple Pacific crossings. For the Northern Marine 75 Starr, owned by Don and Sharry Stabbert, that kind of mileage has become routine as the Stabberts have voyaged to more than 18 countries around the world. The 100-ton power voyager is currently homeported in Hawaii and Seattle. To read more from the January/February issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

A drone’s eye view of the CUBAR fleet anchored at Magdelena Bay, Mexico. The 2022 Cruise Underway to Baja Rally (CUBAR) wrapped up with 25 motor yachts completing the 950-mile journey from San Diego to La Paz. CUBAR is organized by San Diego Yacht Club and runs every other year. To read more from the January/February issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

The Coast Guard rescued a mariner Monday afternoon from a sailing vessel taking on water 155 miles east of Cape Fear, North Carolina.

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center watchstanders received a report of the 73-year-old man aboard the 33-foot sailing vessel Freyja Sunday night and reported that due to heavy weather his vessel was taking on water and needed assistance.

A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and an HC-130 Hercules crew launched and hoisted the mariner from the vessel.

After the mariner was hoisted, the helicopter crew transported the survivor to Wilmington, North Carolina. There were no reported injuries.

Finnish Tapio Lehtinen, racing in the Golden Globe Race, had passed the gate at Cape Town was chasing the significant lead of Simon Curwen when Lehtinen’s boat, Asteria, suddenly flooded to deck level in five minutes and sank in 20 minutes. It was enough time for him to grab his ditch bag, set off the EPIRB and get into his life raft but not enough time to determine what caused the sinking. To read more from the January/February issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

Rescue recognized with Rob Stephens Seamanship Trophy

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In an emergency, it’s wise to use the good old phrase “Man Overboard!” because it gets people’s attention and signifies a single person going into the water rather than the more ambiguous crew overboard, which could mean multiple crewmembers. Here, the SOS Marine Self-Inflating Man Overboard Dan Buoyis a self-inflating safety device in a throwable package. To read more from the November/December issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!

Lithium batttery safety. The issue of lithium battery safety has gained importance as lithium batteries are increasingly used aboard voyaging boats. News stories of lithium batteries in electric cars and cell phones catching fire might convey the idea that these batteries are unreliable. To read more from the November/December issue and sign up for a FREE DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION click on cover link in our bio!