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Check out this article in today's New York Times (Thursday 2.29.2024) by Chris Museler on the amazing Cole Brauer who should finish her circumnavigation, non-stop next week. If all goes well, she'll finish second in the Global Ocean Challenge and will be the first America woman to complete a non-stop sailing race around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/.../cole-brauer-solo-sailing.html...
Here again is the fall 2023 edition of Multihulls Today for all readers who may have missed the first post a month ago. Click on the cover to reader and download the issue, all for FREE. Enjoy.
19 New Multihulls for 2024, A Late Season Charter in the Balearics, Sacre Bleu's Caribbean Adventures, Lithium Batteries and more
Here's the new issue of Blue Water Sailing with our annual Fall Boat Show Preview. Just click on the cover to open and download the issue. It's free. Enjoy.
Riding Out Hurricane Mitch in Guatemala, Navigation Systems for Cruisers, Worldwide Charter Destinations, Boat Show Preview: New Monohulls for 2023, and more.
Here's your free summer edition of Multihulls Today. Enjoy!
Sunsail Charters in Croatia, Insuring Your Cruising Catamaran, Family Afloat: Transatlantic Journey, Seamanship for Cruisers, Keels vs Daggerboards, View the Leopard 40 and Seawind 1170
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Here's the next issue fo Multihulls Today. Click on the cover or the link above on any device to get your free copy. Enjoy!
Importance of First Aid, Advanced Catamaran Cruising Skills, Rough Weather Med, Med Mooring, Rapido 40, Nautitech 48 and more.
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Importance of First Aid, Advanced Catamaran Cruising Skills, Rough Weather Med, Med Mooring, Rapido 40, Nautitech 48 and more.
THE WORLD OF CRUISING MULTIHULLS continues to evolve and innovate as established brands and newcomers alike bring out new models and upgraded versions of their existing designs. And there is no question that multihulls are making serious inroads in the blue water cruising fleet; in the 2022 Fall Sal...
Here's your Fall 2022 edition of Blue Water Sailing. Click on the cover to read and download to your devices. Enjoy!
Fast Sailing to the Bahamas, Navigation Systems for Cruisers, Upgrade to Lithium Battery House Bank, Cruising Monohulls for 2023 and more
Here's the latest on electric-powered multihulls
Quiet, long-range and no carbon footprint, these modern electric-powered multihulls are leading the way to an energy-efficient future by Peter Janssen
Here's your FREE edition of Multihulls Today Summer 2022. Enjoy!
Catamaran Rendezvous in the Abacos, Bahamas, Interview with Silent Yachts President, Electric-Powered Mulithulls, NEEL 52 Cruising Trimaran, SamBoat: Boat Leasing, and more.
Here's your free spring issue of Blue Water Sailing. Enjoy!
Laughing Goat: a Family's Adventure, Fitting Out Your Cruising Boat, Water Power Tops Your Batteries, Summer Sailing Vacation Guide, Cruising Boats Under $50,000, and more
Check out the in-depth reviews of the new Leopard 46 Power Cat and the new NEEL 43 cruising trimaran. Both are stunning.
Catamarans is the little sister to the 53 PC that came out last year, which proved popular right out the gate. Both boats are stylish in a very modern way with lots of angles, plumb bows, a spacious flying bridge and a built-in hard top. Leopard, which are built by Robertson & Caine in Cape Town, So...
Here's you free issue of Multihulls Today Spring 2022. Enjoy!
Chartering in 2022, Mauritian Impossible, La Grande Motte Preview, Review of Leopard 46 and NEEL 43, America's Cup Preview, Ryan Finn Around the Horn
Here's the new issue of Multihulls Today with our Annual Preview of New Cruising Boats for 2022 and much more. Just click on the cover to read the full issue. It's FREE.
Bitter End Yacht Club Reopening, Upgrading Your Sails, Adventure in the Indian Ocean, Owning a Boat in Charter, Sailing Multihulls for 2022 and more.
Here's an insider's look at the innovative and efficient Aspen Catamarans.
Aspen Power Catamarans invited me aboard a prototype of his new PROA cat design in 2008 I was intrigued. He had created an innovative new hull design that would be the foundation for a series of efficient and easy-running power cats. We ran the boat in Possession Sound near Everett, WA and from the....
Here's your next issue with some great articles from Bill Biewenga, Arnie Hammerman and George Day. Check out our 2021 preview of 13 new and exciting power cruising multihulls. And more.
Mentoring New Sailors, Aspen: A Different Breed of Powercat, Rapido: World's Fastest Cruising Boat, Powercats for 2021, and more
Power Multihulls Rule
Multihulls Today magazine will be featuring power multihulls, catamarans, trimarans and proas, in it's next edition. If you want to be part of the editorial package or have some marketing ideas, let us know, You can reach me by messaging through FaceBook or by emailing me at: [email protected].
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Cruising Life, Selecting and Purchasing an Ocean Cruising Sailboat, Preparation for Offshore Sailing, Solar Power, Bluewater 56, and more
Sail maker and circumnavigator Brian Hancock explains all about new sails for a cruising multihull in the Winter edition of Multihulls Today. Click on the image below to read the article and see the new issue. Enjoy.
I KNOW THAT I MIGHT BE STATING THE OBVIOUS here but while multihulls and monohulls are both boats, they are very different not only in the number of hulls, but in so many other ways including the way that their sails are designed and engineered. There are two big contributing factors; rig configurat...
Here's the summer 2020 issue of Blue Water Sailing, Vol.2, 2020 with interesting real life stories of offshore passages plus a round up of great small voyages in pocket cruisers. All for free. Have fun reading the new issue.
Safely Done Salty Dawgs, Notable Small Boat Voyages, Atlantic Crossing, She Wanted a Zephyr and Got a Tempest
Multihulls Today Spring 2020
Nav Station Tools, Transatlantic Aboard the Legendary Juniper, Chartering in the Bahamas, Bringing a New Balance to Life, New Power and Sailing Catamarans in 2020
Blue Water Sailing Spring 2020
Squalls and Storms, Navigating and Anchoring in the Atolls, Sailing to Cuba, Childhood at Sea, Blue Water Boat Reviews: Hylas 60 and the X-40
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Here's the Fall Issue of BWS
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There were a lot of cool boats to find today at the International Multihull Show in La Grande Motte, France. There are 87 boats on display and despite the 30 knots of wind and lumpy conditions, there were a lot of people here, too. Boats of note at the show: the Lagoon 46, Outremer 45, NEEL 47, Leopard 50, Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42, Dragonfly 32 tri, Bali 54, Prestige 5 Series, and many more. Highfield alu based RIBS has a full display, so if you are into lightweight multi cruising and performance, these great dinghies at 60% the weight of regular RIBs are a great fit. And, there are plenty of booth displays full of great that makes multihull cruising more fun. , , , Fountaine Pajot
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America's Premier Multihull Magazine Miami Boat Show Preview, Bahamas Chartering, Heavy Weather Seamanship, 20 Tips for Cat Skippers, Living the Cruising Dream
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Sunsail's Rum Flotilla Sounds Like a Lot of Fun!!
NOAA Wants to Stop Making NOAA Charts- Get the details below and instructions on how to comment. Deadline is June 1, 2017.
NOAA wants to stop making NOAA charts
An About-face from Earlier Action
New Bedford, MA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to cease support for producing the 1,000-plus NOAA charts that millions of boaters use and rely on for safe navigation.
NOAA decided to privatize the printing of NOAA paper charts several years ago by certifying private companies to print official NOAA paper charts. A 2014 article published on their website was entitled: NOAA's Paper Nautical Charts are Here to Stay, New certified printing agents bring buying options. In the article, the former director of NOAA’s Office Coast Survey (OCS) said: "We asked private companies to help us transition from the government-run system to a robust and competitive market for paper nautical charts, and we are pleased with the results."
Despite the decision to privatize print chart production several years ago, NOAA has released a National Charting Plan that calls for ceasing production of the images used to print the charts. The action will have a profound effect on recreational boating.
After the 2017 National Charting Plan was released, the current director of OCS was quoted in a media account as saying that it was “a major pivot point at OCS” and that “the paper era is finished."
NOAA's Raster PDF images are the sources for publishing print products that are widely used by coastal recreational boaters in conjunction with electronics, such as waterproof charts, chartbooks and cruising guides. NOAA also proposes to eliminate the electronic raster nautical chart (also known as BSB) files that are used by many software systems and navigation plotting systems.
The change sought by NOAA is due to its use of Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) data, which consists of layers of vector data designed for use in expensive commercial Electronic Display Information Systems (ECDIS). The ENC database is designed for commercial use and does not contain all of the detail available in NOAA paper charts or raster nautical (RNC) charts in areas that are not frequented by commercial vessels.
Several private chart companies do an excellent job of reformatting NOAA data into vector databases that are widely used by U.S. boaters in chart plotters. GPS systems and chart plotters are incredibly useful but prudent mariners know that one should always have a set of paper charts on board for reference and backup in case of electronic malfunction or power failure. Virtually all boating safety and captain training schools teach plotting skills using paper charts in order to ensure safe navigation. Many boaters also prefer raster nautical chart (BSB format) files electronically due to the detail, look and feel of the traditional NOAA chart, and they match the charts on which they learned to navigate.
NOAA has done an exemplary job of producing some of the best charts available anywhere. It would be highly detrimental to boating safety and prudent navigation if they were to implement this proposal.
See Page 2 of this document for instructions on How to Provide Comments on this Charting Plan. The last day for comments is June 1, 2017.
Please also contact your U.S. representative and senator to request that NOAA continue to produce the suite of NOAA charts that the boating community relies upon for safe boating.
NOAA National Charting Plan
USER FEEDBACK
Professional mariners, recreational boaters, data providers, navigational equipment manufacturers, and other users of NOAA charts are invited to review and comment on the National Charting Plan. The plan may be downloaded from the Office of Coast Survey website at https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/docs/NationalChartingPlan.pdf.
How to Provide Comments on this Charting Plan
You are invited to comment on the National Charting Plan through NOAA's Nautical Discrepancy Report System at http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/idrs/discrepancy.aspx
• Enter your e-mail address in the boxes provided.
• The form above will be displayed.
• In the “OTHER PRODUCTS” box, enter “NCP.”
• Enter your comments, suggestions or questions in the “DESCRIPTION OF DISCREPANCY” box or you may attach a .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .txt format file with your comments using the “Choose File” and “Upload File” buttons.
• Click on the “Submit This Discrepancy” button to complete your submission.
Feedback may also be sent to: National Ocean Service, NOAA (N/CS2)
ATTN: National Charting Plan
1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
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