Some local press at Kiel is telling, that SY "A" is suppost to start her first sailing sea trails in August and the long stay under complete cover...
That is the reason, I said, the AIS 650 works best with the SeaTalk Network. NMEA 0183 works great and with pretty high baud rate but the protocol...
Judy, I did not name the northern route more dangerous. Taken from Florida to Amsterdam, it is just longer (not really a great cirle route...
When properly designed not at all. If equipped with a fold-out mooring wing or opening side hatches and full standing height with suffiicient...
She looks very much like the CRN yacht Azteca to me. [ATTACH]
Well said, Marmot, well said, indeed.
Approaching the Azores with an aircraft or with a boat is a totally different story. During my first flight to the Azores and inbound our...
The EU as a common market with its well proven rules is not the problem. All 28 countries had a lot of advantages with the common market. Only the...
It is not that bad. Hurricanes are not a daily occurrence on the Atlanticduring summer. But You have to plan for taking a weather break on one of...
Norseman, I have done that northern route serveral times in both directions during my first assigment as the captain on one of my fathers...
As far as the campaign of the "vote leave" people are concerned, you are absolutely right. And if the remaining 27 continue with business as...
Yes, it drifted away a little bit from my intention, when starting this thread. But this subject is very emotional for the true hearted Europeans...
Olderboater you are unbelievable. 3 years ago you are joined YF with some little knowledge about speed boats on lakes (your own statement). Now...
The autonome government of Scotland will initiate one more plebiscite for leaving the United Kingdom as their is a complete new situation coming...
Norseman, that is a Farmont 70. A German company which is building in Turkey. A very beefy explorer yacht. I have been on one, as one of my...
Portugal and Madeira are not a "Flag of Convenience" and EUROMAR is pretty straight forward. They have their European rules and stick to them,...
Fish, I do love your beauiful isles. Sorry, that they were the only part of the United Kingdom ever occupied by the Germans :). And thank you for...
Not on your side of the pond for sure. But in the Med, it will have some impact on yachts flying the ensign and its crews. There are to many...
Liam, please do not mix the Euro with the EU. I agree, cramming 17 countries of differnet performance and capabilities under one currency with the...
Agreed, the regulation frenzy of our EU bureaucrats can be really a pain in the neck sometimes. But from the yachting point of view, things like...
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