BOAT registrations have risen 40 per cent in a decade in Lake Macquarie and the Hunter, sparking a rush of plans for new and expanded marinas.
More than 20,000 boats were registered in Lake Macquarie and about 50,000 in the Hunter, figures that were growing about 4 per cent a year, according to studies done for planned marinas.
More than 100,000 Hunter people had boat licences and that figure was growing at about 3.2 per cent a year.
Registrations of large power boats and sailing vessels have surged, generating plans for a new marina and two expanded marinas in Lake Macquarie."
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Woman survives 20 minutes under boat | Herald Sun
"A WOMAN was trapped under a yacht for more than 20 minutes while her friends clung on for their lives after the vessel capsized returning from a Bass Strait diving trip.
Gwen Fisher was stuck under the upturned catamaran after it was flipped by a wave just outside the heads of Port Phillip Bay.
Diving companion Rob Laurie went under the boat to find Ms Fisher and stayed with her in an air pocket until water police freed the pair, while their three frantic friends held on to the yacht's hull."
Gwen Fisher was stuck under the upturned catamaran after it was flipped by a wave just outside the heads of Port Phillip Bay.
Diving companion Rob Laurie went under the boat to find Ms Fisher and stayed with her in an air pocket until water police freed the pair, while their three frantic friends held on to the yacht's hull."
Skipper scares crew overboard - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz
"Two crew members of a yacht that spent four days at sea became so worried about the mental health of their skipper that they jumped overboard and swam to shore on the Kaikoura coast.
Kaikoura police said three people on the boat, who were all related, were travelling on the nine-metre yacht Soundsgood. On Friday two of the crew members, from Christchurch, became concerned about the skipper's decision-making and general mental health."
Kaikoura police said three people on the boat, who were all related, were travelling on the nine-metre yacht Soundsgood. On Friday two of the crew members, from Christchurch, became concerned about the skipper's decision-making and general mental health."
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Dana Point to celebrate 20 years as a city | city, dana, point, incorporation, worked - News - OCRegister.com
"Twenty years ago aboard the Pilgrim docked in Dana Point Harbor, the selection of city council was made official. But the road to that day was a difficult one. The road was paved with hard work, but officially began the city in Jan. 1989.
Today, the Dana Point Historical Society will celebrate 20 years of cityhood by reenacting the swearing in of the first City Council aboard the Ocean Institute's Pilgrim in Dana Point Harbor."
Today, the Dana Point Historical Society will celebrate 20 years of cityhood by reenacting the swearing in of the first City Council aboard the Ocean Institute's Pilgrim in Dana Point Harbor."
Black on blue: The yacht that oozes discreet luxury | Mail Online
"On the ideal superyacht, the technology should be as discreet as a good manservant.
Which is exactly what you get with what has been described as the Jeeves of the high seas: the 120ft Bristolian.
The vessel’s lines might lead you to think this lightweight sloop is low tech – but touchscreens around the boat control everything from sails to lighting."
Which is exactly what you get with what has been described as the Jeeves of the high seas: the 120ft Bristolian.
The vessel’s lines might lead you to think this lightweight sloop is low tech – but touchscreens around the boat control everything from sails to lighting."
The family that sails together
"What fun for a family to have a hobby together where we can come together and focus on the same purpose in a day and age where it's so hard to even eat a meal together, because everyone is going in different directions"
Did the Chinese Sail to America before Columbus?
"In April, Capt. Nelson Liu and a crew of eight left from Hong Kong and Taiwan to sail across the Pacific in exactly the same vessel used by Chinese sailors more than 600 years ago. In fact, the Princess TaiPing that sailed into San Diego Harbor on Nov. 16, after stops in Vancouver, Canada; Seattle and San Francisco, was many times smaller than the historic Chinese junks that sailed the seas when China was at the zenith of its maritime power."
Going with the wind
"It takes more than a pair of sea legs to be a sailor. You also need strength and speed.
FOR Antony Sobey, sailing is one thing he will never tire of. “I can go sailing from here to Pulau Angsa every day of the week but no two days will ever be the same. The weather is different and the tides are different as well,” he says.
Sobey, a qualified Royal Yachting Association (RYA) instructor, has been running training courses at the Royal Selangor Yacht Club Sailing Academy in Port Klang, Selangor, for the past three years"
FOR Antony Sobey, sailing is one thing he will never tire of. “I can go sailing from here to Pulau Angsa every day of the week but no two days will ever be the same. The weather is different and the tides are different as well,” he says.
Sobey, a qualified Royal Yachting Association (RYA) instructor, has been running training courses at the Royal Selangor Yacht Club Sailing Academy in Port Klang, Selangor, for the past three years"
Nick Scandone dies at 42; Orange County gold medalist in sailing at Paralympic Games - Los Angeles Times
"'It was inspirational,' Rocky Scandone told The Times on Saturday. 'Nick knew what he wanted to accomplish, and he kept himself alive for the Olympics. When he was diagnosed with [ALS], we thought it would be a couple years. Around the fourth year he had his eyes set on the Olympics, and we all said, well, that's great to have that goal, but no one thought he would be that strong to last two years. He willed himself through it. It was an incredible, incredible journey.'
An estimated 5,600 Americans annually develop ALS, a degenerative neuromuscular disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Few patients live more than five years after being diagnosed.
'Without sailing, I don't know where I'd be,' Scandone said after winning the gold medal.
Born March 4, 1966, in Santa Ana, Scandone grew up in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. He learned to sail when his mother gave him a choice of summer school or a sailing program at the Balboa Yacht Club."
An estimated 5,600 Americans annually develop ALS, a degenerative neuromuscular disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Few patients live more than five years after being diagnosed.
'Without sailing, I don't know where I'd be,' Scandone said after winning the gold medal.
Born March 4, 1966, in Santa Ana, Scandone grew up in Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley. He learned to sail when his mother gave him a choice of summer school or a sailing program at the Balboa Yacht Club."
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Chinese cargo ship shakes off pirate-boat pursuit in Gulf of Aden_English_Xinhua
"BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese cargo ship shook off two pirate boats that were pursuing it in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, said an official with the country's maritime search and rescue center.
The ship, 'Chipolbrok Sun' is owned by the Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company and registered in Hong Kong. The ship discovered two blue pirate speed-boats chasing after it at 12:40 p.m. in the Gulf's northern region, said Zhai Jiugang, head of the general duty room of the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center."
The ship, 'Chipolbrok Sun' is owned by the Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company and registered in Hong Kong. The ship discovered two blue pirate speed-boats chasing after it at 12:40 p.m. in the Gulf's northern region, said Zhai Jiugang, head of the general duty room of the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center."
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