Yacht Economical Sailboat for Blue water Sailing
Whether used for ocean cruising or family vacations, the Yacht is a sturdy, easy to sail pocket cruiser.
The low topsides, narrow beam and 27-foot length of the Yacht, Vega certainly do not fit the image of a typical ocean-going yacht. Nevertheless several Vegas have successfully circumnavigated the globe. Dozens, perhaps hundreds more have crossed at [...]
Cruise Ship
The original Love Boat could squeeze into the top-deck dining areas; a thousand harbor seals could dwell comfortably in the five swimming pools; a blue whale could curl up in the atrium; and I personally am convinced the thing’s got wheels on the bottom so it can skip the buoyancy issue altogether and just troll [...]
Bell was rung, Boat will sail
A 24-hour day is divided into 4-hour segments or watches. When a crew member is “on watch,” that means he or she is on duty, and to be off watch is to be off duty. In order to create an uneven number of watches, so that the crew member isn’t on duty the same time [...]
7 Small Cruise Ships
Alaska
JUNEAU TO PETERSBURG
American Safari Cruises’ Safari Spirit
The Route This itinerary makes its debut in May, cruising through quiet Auke Bay, past LeConte Glacier (where hundreds of seal pups are born each year), to the fishing village of Petersburg.
Highlight Passengers can ferry by sea kayak or tender into the Marble Grotto, a cave hidden at the [...]