Sailing and Cruising forums - HOT topics of discussion delivered in RSS news feeds.Hot new topics being discussed on the Cruiserlog ocean cruising and sailing discussion forum boards.Regular Sailing Yacht Maintenance Tasks - What needs to be done and how often- April 29, 2007 All this talk of sanding and varnishing leads me to the thought that there are plenty of other things that need to be checked overmaintained on a regular basis if we're to stay afloat safely and remain healthy on a sailing yacht. Full discussion ....http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3590 "Ghost Yacht" (Kaz 2) found drifting off the Australian east coast.- April 22, 2007 Three sailors missing from the sailing yacht Kaz 11 found drifting off the Australian east coast. The yacht was found with engines idling, lunch prepared and table set and a laptop switched on. Details ....http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3561 Gripping account of Sailing Yacht Aquarelle while crossing to Australia from New Zealand.- April 18, 2007 "We are back in Nelson after departing for Australia and running into considerable trouble. Here's what happened. Ken, Graeme our crew, and I finished with New Zealand Customs at about 9:00 am on Thursday, April 12 and headed out toward Farewell Spit headed to Sydney, Australia in calm conditions. The predicted forecast was for a 15 knot winds building throughout the day until Friday afternoon when 30kts and 3 meter swells were expected to peak and then ease late that night with westerlies to15.http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3536 |