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TRAINING
Upcoming Courses:
NEWPORT, RI
March 7-April 23: MARTHAS VINEYARD
Master 100 Ton Weekend & Evening Course
March 24-29: STCW-95 Basic Safety Training
April 14-25:Master 100 Ton Daytime Course
April 15-June 20:Master 100 Ton Evening Course
April 14-22:OUPV Daytime Course
April 14-22:Able Seaman Daytime Course
Launch Operator License: Weekend courses offered in April & May (Dates coming soon!)
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TRAINING
BLOCK ISLAND
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Confident Captain/Ocean Pros is offering OUPV, Master 100 Ton Upgrade, Launch Operator and Sail & Tow endorsement courses on Block Island this spring!
Click Here for Block Island Schedule
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TRAINING
MARTHA'S VINEYARD
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Confident Captain/Ocean Pros has teamed up with SailMV to offer Master 100 Ton Captains License and Launch Operator courses! Click Here for MV Schedule |
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IN THE NEWS
Coast Guard cutter helps fishermen off Cape Cod
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Source: Military.com-- The Coast Guard assisted a Boston-based fishing crew after their boat became disabled 30 miles east of Chatham, Mass.
The crew of five aboard the Miss Lindsey II radioed Coast Guard
Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Mass., at 3:15 a.m., and
reported they were adrift and suspected a head gasket had blown in the
80-foot trawler's engine.
The sector issued a radio broadcast asking any nearby vessels to
assist. After getting no response, they directed the 270-foot Coast
Guard Cutter Spencer, based in Boston, to make way toward the Miss
Lindsey II and tow it to Provincetown, Mass.
Click Here for Full Article
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EVENTS
On the Big Screen
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Newport, RI-- Sail Newport is proud to have Kenny Read show his preparations for
the upcoming Volvo Ocean Race in 2008-2009. This presentation is so
wild, so intense, we needed a big screen to show it.
When: April 3rd, 7-9PM
Where: Jane Pickens Theater, Washington Square, Newport RI
Cost: $25 Sail Newport Members
$30 Non Members
$10 College Students and under 18 yrs.
$50 Family Four Pack (SN Members)
All proceeds to benefit Sail Newport's Public Sailing Programs.
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EVENTS
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Also On the Big Screen...
Newport, RI-- US
SAILING, along with Roy E. Disney and Pacific High Productions, have
organized a special preview of scenes from the yet-to-be-released movie "Morning Light"
on March 14 at 6 p.m. at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, R.I. The
preview is held in conjunction with US SAILING's
Spring Meeting,
held March 13-16 in Newport, R.I.
"Morning Light" - scheduled to be released later this year - chronicles
one of the youngest crew ever to compete in the Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii. Read More |
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MARCH 7, 2008
CAPTAINS DISPATCH
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IN THE NEWS
Japanese sailor to embark on world's longest wave-powered voyage
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Source: The International Herald Tribune-- Kenichi Horie, who has crossed the Pacific in a solar-powered boat
made of recycled aluminum, is getting ready for his next solo adventure.
The 69-year-old Japanese sailor will set out March 16 on what he says will be the world's longest voyage in a wave-powered boat.
Speaking Tuesday through a translator at the Hawaii Yacht Club,
Horie said he would travel more than 4,000 miles (6,400 kilometers)
from Honolulu to Japan aboard a 3-ton yacht called the Suntory Mermaid
II at a speed of up to 5 knots.
The boat made of recycled aluminum relies on the energy of waves to
move two fins at its bow and propel it forward. Horie said it is a
sturdy vessel, designed to right itself if it capsizes. But it is
equipped with an engine and a 35-foot (11-meter) sail mast for
emergencies.
The journey - which would take a diesel-powered boat about 10 days
to complete - is expected to take Horie about 2.5 months. He will take
along rice, canned food and microwaveable meals. And beer.
Click Here for the Full Story
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IN THE NEWS
Film about maritime disaster draws millions of viewers
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Source:DW-World.de-- Millions of Germans tuned in to a television
film about the 1945 sinking of a Nazi ship full of refugees in the Baltic,
which cost 9,000 lives and surpassed the Titanic as the worst maritime disaster
in modern times.
"Die Gustloff," a two-part multi-million euro
movie shown on German state broadcaster ZDF, was the most-watched TV program on
Sunday, March 2, with 8.45 million people tuning in. The second half of the
three-hour film will be broadcast on Monday evening.
The "Wilhelm Gustloff" had been built to hold
1,500 passengers. The 209 metre-long (685 feet) ship, named after the
assassinated head of the Swiss Nazi party, was launched in 1937 and conceived
as a cruise liner for the Nazis' leisure organisation Kraft durch Freude, or
"strength through joy." Once war broke out, it was used by the
German military.
Read Full Article
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IN THE NEWS
Newport to Open Arms to Cruising Sailors |
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Source: CruisingWorld.com-- For the Newport Armory, a long-forgotten structure smack-dab on Thames
Street downtown, is now in the earliest stages of being overhauled into
a facility called the Newport Maritime Center, aimed primarily for
cruisers. It sounds too good to be true: a welcome center within
walking distance to everything with dinghy docks, showers, laundry,
temporary storage lockers, a lounge with Internet access and local
information, a base for a harbor shuttle, the works. And the funding is
secured to get it under way.
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IN THE NEWS
Novice sailor's 1,000-day record bid cut short by seasickness
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Source: The Guardian-- Like all epic voyages it was plagued by difficulties: a damaged
vessel, limited diet, exhaustion. But Soanya Ahmad's 1,000-day voyage
was finally defeated - only a third of the way through - by the most
predictable of ailments: seasickness.
The 24-year-old set out
with her boyfriend, Reid Stowe, 56, last April intending to sail around
the world for 1,000 days without touching land. They hoped to smash the
657-day record set by the Australian yachtsman Jon Sanders, who
circumnavigated the globe three times between 1986 and 1988. "It
was such a hard decision to make," said Ahmad, after landing back in
New York on Friday, having left the 21-metre yacht off Australia late
last month. "We'd been through so much." Click Here to Read Article |
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IN THE NEWS
Sailing Hall hits rough waters
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Source: HometownAnnapolis.com-- As the debate over the proposed location
for the National Sailing Hall of Fame continues, the Maryland
Historical Trust weighed in last week, calling the 69 Prince George St.
site an "unsuitable location."
In a letter to the
Department of Natural Resources Wednesday, J. Rodney Little, director
of the Trust, recommended the DNR not transfer the lease of the
building, currently housing the Natural Resources Police, to the
National Sailing Hall of Fame. According to the trust, the
size and program scope of the proposed museum is too much for the site.
Instead, they request a more modest project to incorporate the historic
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JOBS
The Search is on for the Best of the Best...
NEWPORT, RI- Confident
Captain/Ocean Pros (www.confidentcaptain.com), Newport's
premier training facility for professional mariners is searching for the
"best of the best" in local mariner talent to join their team of
instructors.
Instructors
are being sought for many of their core professional mariner curriculums
including US Captains and UK Yachtmasters certifications. The recruiting effort
is in response to the strong demand in Newport
by students from around the world looking to advance their maritime careers.
CC/OP Instructors are a
team of dedicated marine industry professionals who have achieved a high level
of success on the water and are committed to imparting their skills and
professional experience to help other professionals achieve success. Instructor positions are part time to enable
our expert staff to continue their on the water responsibilities and pursuits
while adding the esteemed title of "instructor" to their repertoire. E-mail your resume and availability to: tory@confidentcaptain.com
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