Oh really? ColRegs 5 mandates that a proper lookout be kept at all times by all available means. This includes monitoring VHF Ch.16 from other vessels. So, in breach of the regulations, a proper lookout was not being kept. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Crew of Zuckerberg yacht did not hear radio call to assist boat, Meta says

Small skiff ran out of fuel off Alaska and was helped by cruise ship even though Meta CEO’s vessel was closer

theguardian.com

Fancy a holiday?

Every creature leaves a mark on the Earth. And humans? We leave behind plastic bottles, packaging, containers, and trash. The saddest part is that we are the only species that understands the damage—yet we keep doing it. Our footprint should be one of responsibility, not pollution.

My thoughts on this report: 1) 5 blasts on the horn does not mean 'have you seen us'. It means 'your intentions are not clear'. 2) 2 degrees to port is not the substantial and obvious course change that would be required to make one's intentions clear. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Couple on yacht criticise MoD after facing warning shots from Russian warship

Jane and Alan Kelvey accuse Ministry of Defence of watering down their story for fear it is ‘inflammatory’

independent.co.uk

I don't normally comment on political matters but, as a retired 40-year oil hand including in the North Sea, I have to say that the level of geological and engineering ignorance demonstrated in this post is breathtaking.

@penaltyloop.bsky.social I kept watching on Eurovision Sport after the main medal presentations. Great to see Lukas Hofer presented with an upgraded Olympic Silver Medal for the 2011 Olympic mass start, 15 years after the event! Maybe you could do a snippet on this?

Strolling through the organised chaos of the Biograd Boat Show, one of the biggest boat shows in Europe. Hard to believe that it started 27 years ago with just one boat on show.

Another long-lost photo; film-extra-ing in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. The film was An Ungentlemanly Act - worth watching, if you can find it. (The wardrobe department seemed a bit sex-obsessed - zoom in on the notices.)

Just found this photo again after years of it being missing. Me and some of the crew at Cabo De Hornos, 1992.

Storm approaching my house. This one was fierce.

Flying in to the UK for the first time in almost 9 years. It's something I did many many times during my working life, but now it feels....... weird. Hope I can still remember how to drive on the left.

Starting to get p'd off by the hundreds (thousands?) of photos of cats and dogs that are flooding Bluesky. A few.....OK. But there's such a thing as overload and it's gone past that point. Now blocking pet accounts.

The leaders are almost 3/4 of the way to St. Lucia. Charisma continues to slowly gain places through the field but is still towards the rear.

And, they're off. ARC 2024 is under way. Charisma of Hamburg is being skippered by a family friend.

ARC2024 is about to start (24/11/2024) www.worldcruising.com/arc/event.aspx . I'm not taking part but I know some who are. I wish fair winds and good sailing to all entrants, and say hello to St. Lucia for me.