Category Archives: Sailing and Cruising

Windfinder iPhone app

Posted on January 12, 2010 by

I posted earlier on this blog about the Windfinder web site, useful for wind and weather reports. As an iPhone user I am happy that there is now also an app for Windfinder. There are two versions, that both can … Continue reading →

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Jessica Watson near Cape Horn

Posted on January 8, 2010 by

Here at Stranded we keep track of  young Jessica Watson, who is en route to try to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world, solo, non-stop, and unassisted. She has been making good progress so far, and is a … Continue reading →

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How to track ships with an iPhone

Posted on January 5, 2010 by

Check out this very cool app for iPhone. It’s called gTrax, and it lets you track ships through their AIS-B transmitter (an automatic identification system for ships, similar to what is being used in aviation). Now it covers the important … Continue reading →

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Winter sailing

Posted on December 27, 2009 by

I could not post them earlier, but here are a few pictures of my friend Rob and myself, sailing on his Weta two weeks ago on Dianshan lake. At times we reached a speed of 13 knots! And look at … Continue reading →

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Youngest round

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

Young solo sailor Jessica Watson is making good progress, and is only about 3 weeks away from Cape Horn. Read more on her blog.

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PredictWind.com

Posted on December 6, 2009 by

One of the best forecast services for wind and marine weather I have seen so far. I am using PredictWind for about 6 months now, and their predictions are extremely accurate. It is not a free site, but they offer … Continue reading →

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Another Dix43

Posted on November 10, 2009 by

Heads-up for another Dix43 project underway. Brian Russell is building an aluminium Dix43 in the pilothouse version. Here is his site and blog.

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Top Sailing Applications for the iPhone

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

I found this interesting quote from an article on harbourexchange.com today: How can an iPhone measure the speed of the wind? There are no moving parts! Well the makers of this software have obviously spent too many hours on conference … Continue reading →

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Sailing CV

Posted on November 4, 2009 by

I found this interesting article on harbourexchange.com today: If you’re working towards an RYA or equivalent qualification, then you need to keep a log of all your miles, voyages, night hours, wind speeds , ports visited, boats sailed, trips as … Continue reading →

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Shanshui Marina in Wuxi

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

Since end of 2007 there is a beautiful new marina on Tai Hu lake near Wuxi, China. It’s the TaiHu Shanshui International Club & Marina. Two weeks ago we were the guests of Sales and Marketing Director Francke Choo. We … Continue reading →

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Doing the Tsunami Tango in American Samoa

Posted on October 26, 2009 by

On September 29, 2009 American Samoa was hit by a tsunami. Find below the story of a cruiser in Pago Pago who was right in the middle of it. Unfortunately I could not retrieve the pictures which are mentioned in … Continue reading →

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Dianshan Lake 2.

Posted on October 10, 2009 by

And a few more impressions of our beautiful location.

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Dianshan Lake.

Posted on October 9, 2009 by

I was lucky to be able to spend quite a few days at Dianshan Lake during the long National Day holidays. The lake is near Qingpu, an hour’s drive West of Shanghai, and home to the Shanghai Boat and Yacht … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm Risk

Posted on October 5, 2009 by

Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) is a very nice and helpful site to predict and map tropical storm activity worldwide.

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Bad luck for Jessica Watson.

Posted on September 12, 2009 by

I reported earlier about Australian Jessica Watson. She is aiming to break the record to be the youngest person sailing around the world alone, non-stop, and unassisted. On her first night disaster struck, and her vessel Pink Lady collided with … Continue reading →

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