messingaboutinboats.typepad — This month's News From The Bow is a good one including reviews of the NY Boat Showand the Sea Joule solar-powered bilge pump, how to "un-document a vessel", an outlook on this season, last but not least an especially thoughtful article by good mate, Stu Hochron, on the Costa Concordia....
messingaboutinboats.typepad — via www.challengeandadventure.com This was re-blogged from George Bekris's blog. You can read the full post through the wee link above. Here's a video of how he did this which is actually even more awesome.
messingaboutinboats.typepad — One thing that is not intuitive to the uninitiated in sailing is the importance of seemingly mundane boat parts. The seacock is the perfect example. To the landlubber, it's nothing more than a few rusty faucets placed in incredibly inconvenient places. Bits of plumbing really. Talk to an Old Salt and...
messingaboutinboats.typepad — Photos by Carlo Borlenghi taken from Giglio Island, one week after the accident.
messingaboutinboats.typepad — H2uh0 - Bonehead Moves on the Water: Top Sailing Quotes A great list of Top Sailing Quotes. Well-worth checking out. Click the link above. My favorite is: "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." William A. Ward
messingaboutinboats.typepad — Audioboo / Coastguard tells captain to return to ship I heard this on Mark Hendy (http://markhendy.com/)'s blog. Mark sums it up. It's jaw-dropping. There has been debate about the cruise company hanging the guy out to dry. If this radio transmission is correct, the skipper deserves the worst.
dailyboater — After several articles on the latest and greatest boating technology, Vin Pica takes a step back to the basics of safety of life at sea... Guest blog by Vincent Pica Chief of Staff, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Are you relying on your marine electronics appropriately? Photo...
messingaboutinboats.typepad — I have become addicted to Wealth TV. To be accurate, one show on Wealth TV called Distant Shores. Most shows on this obscure cable channel make my stomach turn but this one is frankly out of character with the rest of the shows on Wealth TV that seem dedicated to ...
messingaboutinboats.typepad — "So where the bloody hell have you been, Turinas and why have you been neglecting poor Messing About?" First of all, to anyone who cares and may have have wondered why I stopped posting (a club big enough to meet in a phone box), I apologize. It wasn't a premeditated decision...
torresen — How would you like to splice your own dock line at the Strictly Sail Chicago Boat Show? Torresen Marine will be leading an interactive line splicing demonstration where attendees will learn splicing skills and make their own 20′ dock line for free!Both Torresen Marine and Samsom Rope will be on hand to...
