Top 20 Things to do and see in Plymouth There are so many things to do and see in and around Plymouth that compiling a list of just 20 while be sure to upset some one because we have missed them out. We were recently hosted on a press trip in which we were shown… Continue reading Top 20 Things to do and see in Plymouth
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High Seas Journey
Journey in the High Seas is a new exhibition housed inside an all new extension building at Nausicaá making it now the largest aquarium in Europe and perhaps the fourth or fifth largest aquarium in the world Already well established as a major tourist attraction close by the channel crossing points in Calais, Nausicaà in Boulogne sur Mer has unveiled… Continue reading High Seas Journey
Ken Munroe Suggests Hacking of ECDIS and AIS Risks Chaos for Superyachts
Ken Munro of Pen Test Partners a company offering Cybernet Penetration Testing Services has suggested that the vulnerability of ECDIS could be exploited to block superyacht ports and wreak havoc throughout the superyacht community. His statement comes after his firm looked into shipping using the English Channel, which is the busiest shipping route in the… Continue reading Ken Munroe Suggests Hacking of ECDIS and AIS Risks Chaos for Superyachts
Retracing History Passenger Liner Takes on Superyachts in Transatlantic Race
The start of any ocean race is always an emotive affair but rarely are quite they so loaded as the one known as the Bridge. The Centennial Transat from Saint-Nazaire to New York is a race between the Cunard liner Queen Mary 2 and four of the largest and fastest trimarans in the world. The… Continue reading Retracing History Passenger Liner Takes on Superyachts in Transatlantic Race
Greenland (our journey north)
We landed in Greenland’s only international airport Kangerlussuaq. The town, whose name means ‘the big fjord lies at the end of Sondre Stromfjord. It is one of the longest fjords in the world and boasts 105 miles of superb scenery. Having disembarked our privately chartered airplane we were met at the foot of the steps… Continue reading Greenland (our journey north)
Australis Offer Discounts Cruising Round Cape Horn
One of the most exciting of trips we have taken in recent years was the a trip to the ends of the earth with the Expedition cruise company, Australis. We wrote about it here in this blog and for Invictus Magazine and the article can be viewed here The company runs intimate cruises through the… Continue reading Australis Offer Discounts Cruising Round Cape Horn
Private Weather Consultancy Launches Weather4Marine, Giving Confidence Boost to Sailors
It was Benjamin Franklin who once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Nowhere is this more important than preparing for the weather at sea. Whether pre-planning a route for a long passage or bringing the forecast directly to a mobile, sat phone or tracking device, it pays to stay safe and ensure smooth… Continue reading Private Weather Consultancy Launches Weather4Marine, Giving Confidence Boost to Sailors
High Speed Ferry Shows off the Lines of a Superyacht
With a hull shape fit to grace a superyacht this 102 metre craft is capable of speeds up to 35 knots.
Geoff Holt Hosts Us On Wet Wheels
During our TV shows in which, while working for the Nautical Channel, we met up with our good friend and fellow journalist Geoff Holt Geoff was paralysed in a swimming accident in 1984 and uses a wheelchair. As a quadriplegic sailor Geoff is world famous for having sailed across the atlantic single handed. Now he… Continue reading Geoff Holt Hosts Us On Wet Wheels
Would You Like a Little Ice in that Sir?
Day 6 During the night our comfortable little ship Via Australis briefly left the security of inland passages and ventured out into the Pacific. The force of the mighty ocean immediately demonstrated how important the Straits of Magellen became in the times of small wooden built barques trying to navigate from the Atlantic into the… Continue reading Would You Like a Little Ice in that Sir?