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OpenSeaMap is a software project collecting freely usable nautical information and geospatial data to create a worldwide nautical chart.This chart is available on the OpenSeaMap website, and can also be downloaded for use as an electronic chart for offline applications.
Voyage of Joshua – "The long route". Discussions between Moitessier and his friends Bill King and Loïck Fougeron about a solo non-stop trip around the world came to the notice of Robin Knox-Johnston who also started preparations before the Sunday Times offered their Golden Globe award for the first to circumnavigate alone, nonstop, and unassisted, and for the fastest elapsed time.
In 2016 Navico expands manufacturing plant in Ensenada, Mexico adding 50,000 sq ft. [3] In 2017 Navico acquired C-MAP, providing cartography products and services for all types of leisure boaters, from fishermen and sailing enthusiasts to powerboat owners around the world. In 2019 Knut Frostad was appointed as President and CEO of Navico.
Merthyr Tydfil Sailing Club United Kingdom: Merthyr Tydfil: 1967 Midland Sailing Club United Kingdom: Birmingham: 1894 Mylor Yacht Club United Kingdom: Mylor: 1963 Netley Cliff Sailing Club United Kingdom: Southampton New Quay Yacht Club United Kingdom: New Quay, Wales: 1951 Penzance Sailing Club United Kingdom: Penzance: 1939 Port Navas Yacht Club
Map of the 21 NAVAREAS into which all the world's oceans are divided. Each serves to allocate responsibility for sending Marine and Safety Information (navigational warnings) to ships at sea, as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
English: A map of the hemisphere centred on 106, 16, using an orthographic projection, created using gringer's Perl script with Natural Earth Data (1:50000 resolution, simplified to 0.25px). Vietnam is highlighted in red.
Club Country Event Winners Boats Nats Jan: 505 World Championship Adelaide Sailing Club Australia: Open Sandy Higgins (AUS) Paul Marsh (AUS) 70: 6 Jan: 2024 Moth World Championship Manly Sailing Club New Zealand: Open Mattias Coutts (NZL) 67: 14 Jan: Musto Skiff World Championship Woollahra Sailing Club Australia: Open Andy Tarboton (RSA) (GBR ...
For the wealthy, long voyages around the world, such as was done by Ulysses S. Grant, became possible in the 19th century, and the two World Wars moved vast numbers of troops around the planet. However, it was the rise of commercial aviation in the late 20th century that made circumnavigation, when compared to the Magellan–Elcano expedition ...