TweetBlue Water Sailing Magazine just published my article yesterday. Usually Patrick writes this one, but this year, it fell to me. Special thanks to Jeff Carlile for helping with editing, back in July, when an article deadline was just one of many problems in my life 🙂 This article talks… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetBlue Water Sailing Magazine just published my article yesterday. Usually Patrick writes this one, but this year, it fell to me. Special thanks to Jeff Carlile for helping with editing, back in July, when an article deadline was just one of many problems in my life 🙂 This article talks… Click here for full post: […] More
Image: Rally boats anchored outside Karakit, Banggi Island The Sail Malaysia Rally means sailing through pirates off the coast of north east Sabah. So does that also mean we need a faster sailboat? In this week’s video, we talk to the fastest boat on the rally, a Jeanneau 440 Sun Click here for full post: […] More
On April 1st 2020, the Malaysian Movement Control Order was extended and security tightened. The private Sutera Harbour Marina and Country Club estate, which spans approximately 1.6 square kilometers, employs 100 security personnel to manage the marina, golf course and private residences on this reclaimed land. <img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-46463" class="size-full wp-image-46463" Click here for full post: […] More
Tips and Tricks, and How to Tips of Using a CO2 Paintball Gun to shoot Pepperballs on a sailboat as Self Defense to ward off thieves. The post Paintball Guns:Alternative Self Defense Weapon on a Sailboat Against Un-Armed Thieves and Intruders: Tips and Tricks appeared first on Where is SV Click here for full post: […] More
TweetSailboat Security Systems…a GOST will be watching now! Well, today I returned from the USA to South Africa to my sailboat “Brick House”. I was on a frequent flyer ticket, so I flew the long, wrong multiple connections route. I of course, had lots of boat bits, so I came… Click here for full post: […] More
Tips and Tricks, and How to Tips of Using a CO2 Paintball Gun to shoot Pepperballs on a sailboat as Self Defense to ward off thieves. The post Paintball Guns:Alternative Self Defense Weapon on a Sailboat Against Un-Armed Thieves and Intruders: Tips and Tricks appeared first on Where is SV Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet Is Cruising Still Safe? (As seen in SAIL Magazine on August 23, 2019) NOTE: We have since purchased a full fledge security system since this was published. Security is a big concern for us. The authors have sailed to many countries off the beaten track It is with great sadness that… Click here for full post: […] More
When it comes to sailing and sailboats there are several different ways to do a variety of tasks. Some captains and sailing schools preach one method and others preach another. Your best bet is to understand the options and then choose the system, or way, that works best for you. Click here for full post: […] More
TweetSelf Defense on Sailboats, against Pirates, Intruders, Thieves… WARNING: You may not agree with what you see in this video, you may not elect to have any of these on your boat…but these are some interesting options, that you should at least know about to decide what you want to… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetIs Cruising Safe? Panama Pirate Attack in Guna Yala/San Blas Islands I just read the news of a family on a cruising boat, a trawler attacked, with resulting death of the husband, Alan Culverware, and injury to his daughter, in a previously considered safe area to cruise in the Guna… Click here for full post: […] More
A few days ago we learned that a cruising family was attacked on their boat in Guna Yala (aka San Blas), Panama, with the tragic outcome of death aboard. We met the New Zealanders in the Bahamas in 2017: their uncommon boat (a sky-blue trawler) and friendly crew made Click here for full post: https://www.sailingtotem.com/2019/05/murder-in-paradise-is-cruising-dangerous.html […] More