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Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 03-31-2009, 09:48 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,257
Posted By Jan
Dear all, Still no news. Official search has...

Dear all,

Still no news. Official search has been cancelled by end of february.

A dutch meteorologist has explained, in a dutch on-line sailing magazine (www.ziltmagazine.nl), that Ultimate...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 02-18-2009, 04:44 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 11,257
Posted By Jan
Information needed: See Navtex-message...

Information needed:

See Navtex-message below, yacht is still missing.

Yotrep gives just a little more information.

Does anybody any information?

I'm not connected, just concerned. Any...
Forum: Other Equipment 01-15-2009, 10:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,916
Posted By Jan
Eleua, I fully agree with your point that...

Eleua,

I fully agree with your point that everyone onboard, on a daytrip with 2 Bft and on an ocean passage, should be aware of the basic safety gear and rules. But even for ocean passages I think...
Forum: Other Equipment 01-14-2009, 09:09 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,916
Posted By Jan
Safety first! That's my first rule onboard!...

Safety first!

That's my first rule onboard! Always.

But also, we're still talking cruising life, not employees on big-ships or oil-platforms or military operations. If you follow this kind of...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 10-21-2008, 09:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,800
Posted By Jan
Hi all. Just ran into this link...

Hi all.

Just ran into this link (https://www.noonsite.com/Members/sue/R2008-10-15-2) .

We allways checked paper versus digital charts, but this missing of a small chart like this on C-map (we...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 10-21-2008, 08:56 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,110
Posted By Jan
Hi JeanneP, I got the same feeling reading...

Hi JeanneP,

I got the same feeling reading the article (not accessible anymore?) . That journalist must be a total nono.

First glance made me think it was a hoax.

It's hard to judge based on...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-02-2008, 09:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,923
Posted By Jan
Off course MMNETSEA is much appreciated for his...

Off course MMNETSEA is much appreciated for his data. It's everybodies own responsibility to evaluate this data, compare it with other, calculate the risks and make his/her decision.

But, what i...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-27-2008, 01:18 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,495
Posted By Jan
The bigger the better! I know you can...

The bigger the better!

I know you can discuss this from heaven to hell and back, but I believe a bigger boat gives you more comfort, more speed, more space, more room for spares, more safety (and,...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 05-27-2008, 09:41 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,710
Posted By Jan
Hi Yinka, We circumnavigated in an aluminium...

Hi Yinka,

We circumnavigated in an aluminium yacht (www.pinical.nl). It did matter to me before we left, but now it doesn't really matter anymore.

I don't think it does matter that much. There...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-28-2007, 10:32 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,214
Posted By Jan
David, Yep, we used Iridium for e-mail while...

David,

Yep, we used Iridium for e-mail while on long passages or in remote area's. The e-mailadress was only known to family and friends (so no spam). Later we used shareware software (I think...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-10-2007, 09:46 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,784
Posted By Jan
Manor, I don't understand. I mean, you don't...

Manor,

I don't understand. I mean, you don't need them.

It's just another club; you're free to join or not.

You're right that the information is available for free. Remember this kind of...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 07-06-2007, 01:38 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,436
Posted By Jan
Don't think too much about it... If you're...

Don't think too much about it...

If you're setting sail, do NOT take a look here.....

https://www.cargolaw.com/

Jan
Forum: General Cruising Forum 06-20-2007, 07:20 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,786
Posted By Jan
Good overview. I fully agree with his thoughts...

Good overview. I fully agree with his thoughts for a hybrid system; there must be someone somewhere to design a bullet-proof system like that?

We have an Raymarine 6000 autopilot, with an electric...
Forum: Other Equipment 06-18-2007, 08:58 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 36,439
Posted By Jan
I agree with JMO. For regular cruising you don't...

I agree with JMO. For regular cruising you don't really need a watermaker and it's right you always need to carry an emergency backup. BUT, i't gives you the freedom to stay as long as you like and...
Forum: Overdue & Distress Reports 05-04-2007, 09:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 27,301
Posted By Jan
Has there been any more information on this...

Has there been any more information on this horrible topic?

Search en rescue efforts, background on preparation, .... ?

It still doesn't make sense.

Jan
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-12-2007, 02:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,444
Posted By Jan
Trim50, I didn't even mention the fact that...

Trim50,

I didn't even mention the fact that we took a risk buying them: they were (slightly, that is, according to the seller....) used in the small electrical rollers for disabled people.... So...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-11-2007, 12:21 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,293
Posted By Jan
In the end everything will break down... Sun,...

In the end everything will break down... Sun, salt and moving-all-the-time are serious killers.

That doesn't mean you have to go basic, just make sure you understand what you carry and to be able...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 04-11-2007, 12:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,444
Posted By Jan
We're still using AGM-batteries after 5 years, 2...

We're still using AGM-batteries after 5 years, 2 of which we were full time circumnavigating and using them heavily. We had 8 of them, providing 480A, paralel, charged by solar (170 W), wind (little...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 01-30-2007, 10:38 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,829
Posted By Jan
Piotrek, Big is better. The anchor-debate is...

Piotrek,

Big is better. The anchor-debate is almost as fierce as the 'guns on board" one. IMHO the basic-question is: what's a good night of sleep worth to you? Just use the biggest anchor you can...
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 11-15-2006, 05:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,788
Posted By Jan
Jack, More information on the first part: ...

Jack,

More information on the first part:

https://www.vascodagamarally.nl/

Jan
Forum: Regional Discussion Topics 11-15-2006, 04:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,788
Posted By Jan
Jack, Cornell's book cruising routes gives a...

Jack,

Cornell's book cruising routes gives a lot of information on this.

We met a couple of boats in SE-Asia coming from the Med without much trouble. I think there even was a Rally a couple of...
Forum: The Poop Deck 09-26-2006, 09:24 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 11,242
Posted By Jan
Pinical :-) Jan www.pinical.nl

Pinical

:-)

Jan

www.pinical.nl
Forum: General Cruising Forum 09-26-2006, 08:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,439
Posted By Jan
Kiwi, Trinidad has all the workshops and...

Kiwi,

Trinidad has all the workshops and suppliers you can imagine.

Though not as cheap as it used to be, it's still lots better then Europe or the States.

Jan
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-21-2006, 04:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,128
Posted By Jan
Barry, Each year a couple of hundred yacht...

Barry,

Each year a couple of hundred yacht pass that area. And how many pirate reports did you see? Crooks everywhere, that's true, and **** happens, but if you prepare well you'll find that the...
Forum: General Cruising Forum 08-21-2006, 04:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,759
Posted By Jan
BJ, for an aluminium hull only tin-bases...

BJ, for an aluminium hull only tin-bases antifouling is safe. But that's banned worldwide, even for commercial vessels.

But, in Penang there is a little shop selling TBT per litre: you just have...
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