Good call, definitely KOGO.
Saw this one on a TV show from last season... likely would have been seen in Vancouver sometime last summer/fall.
I knew First Officer and Engineer were aboard... they've been seen/discussed in other seasons of the show, but did not know the actual Captain...
One point that was reiterated on the episode was the concern for guests safety. Malia went so far as to suggest that standing watch under the...
Would local authorities have actually cared about maritime law and technicalities of where the boat was flagged (Malta)? Hannah had a...
I just watched last week's episode yesterday. Anyone here have thoughts on what went down? Seems like there are a lot of uneducated opinions...
They were probably just waiting for the city to cancel instead of making the decision themselves... it shifts blame, and therefore cost, onto...
Uh... hiding in plain sight?
@JWY is a regular here as well.
From the link posted: http://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/safety/navigation/pages/ais.aspx
Looks like some of our neighbors have decided that turning off their AIS transponders is an easy way to cross the border into Canada... Average...
I haven't seen an extension announcement yet, but some 'experts' would like to see it closed for the rest of 2020: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5641745
Official Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) site: https://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/services/covid/menu-eng.html
I think it depends a lot more on the passports onboard than where the vessel is flagged.
Oops, I just didn't notice that colossal red bridge! o_O
The current measures are in effect until July 21st, and there's a very real possibility that discretionary travel will be prohibited for much...
Could also be an insurance issue.... (talking production insurance, not simply yacht insurance).
Day out with my kid, first serious trail with his old truck. A little over 2 hours to get 15 kms up the trail, lunch at the summit. Pretty good...
The current generation of IMOCA boats are really pushing the envelope further than ever before with regards the their foils... we're now seeing...
I was thinking more chrome... fins... louvers, even. Something like the old outboards that may or may not have been designed by the same people...