BLUEMOMENT

Just saw this.... guess a bit of a slap in the face for passengers, but guess Costa Concordia will get away with the mess it seems... Costa Concordia passengers face legal obstacle course Passengers seeking compensation from the operators of the Costa Concordia face a legal obstacle course in securi...

its obvious that it was obvious... but what went wrong ? why would a modern cruise ship hit a rock? i quote from http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/cruises/shipcriticblog/post/2012/01/Costa-Concordia-How-Could-This-Happen-to-a-Modern-Cruise-Ship/603877/1 has taken me 24 hours to write about the Cos...

I came across this post on Sailing Anarchy wondering what went wrong.... strange that the captain claims it was not marked on the charts...whats the general opinion? A risky practice by cruise ships of close-passing the island of Giglio in a foghorn-blasting salute to the local population appears to...

Hi guys just a quick update, the research is pointing more towards going for a used Open 60 instead of a Hanse...a few ones on the market that willl be looked at over the next few weeks... the only issue is getting a reliable survey done on the carbon fiber integrity...with anyluck there will still ...

Hi Nick, thanks. Did look at open 60's on sale. for example http://www.sailboattraderonline.com/listing/1997-CNB-Open-60-91402623 average price US$ 400,000... still ont eh expensive side for a single circumnavigation... in the process of speaking to the hanse factory, to see what modifications are p...

Hi everyone, this is my first post to the forum, although i do read this site quite often. I intend to attempt a single handed circumnavigation via Cape Horn next year. I ve been considering the Hanse 540 or Hanse 630 amongst other models such as the Swan 60, Island Packet, Hallberg Rassy, Jenneau. ...