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10 Percent Discount at Boating.com

Ralph Varcoe — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:39:39 +0000

We’ve teamed up with Boating.com to offer a 10% discount to our regular Harbour Exchange readers. All you need to do is use the code ‘SAVE10′ at checkout time and get the discount. It couldn’t be easier.

Boating.com has a Marine Store targeted at the US market and sells all sorts of marine goodies, from electronics to life jackets.

You can also check out their sister site Yachting.com where there is information on lots of different types of makes of boat.

Why You Should Wear a Life Jacket (boatinsurance.org)
Americans Discover Boating for Family Fun this Fourth of July (prweb.com)
Small Boat Sales Leading Recovery for Recreational Boating Industry (prweb.com)

The Flying Foiling Boat with No Hull

Ralph Varcoe — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:58:45 +0000

If you like foiling boats and boards (which we do) then you’ll love this. It’s a custom built foiling skiff with no hull.

It’s light and fast but needs a tow (a bit like a glider) to get going. And if the crew aren’t super brilliant and let the boat stall, it needs a tow to get going again.

I can’t see it catching on as an olympic sailing class but for a bit of ‘engineering’ fun have a look at the video.

The Best Sailing TV on the Web

Ralph Varcoe — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:22:10 +0000

If you scour the terrestrial and satellite TV channels hard enough you can catch a glimpse of some action on the water, but you really need to be looking for it. You are also likely to have to record it to watch at another time as it’s probably broadcast when normal people are busy sleeping or working.

So if you love the sport of sailing, the thrill of match racing and the adrenalin rush of seeing Americas Cup boats vying for the mark you can now get all of that ‘on demand’. When you want it, where you want it, all on your PC or Mac. You simply need a good broadband connection and the coverage is free.

I’ve been really enjoying the coverage of the Louis Vuitton Trophy over the past few days. Watching highlights on Harbour Exchange’s front page as well as live broadcasts on the dedicated multi-media Sail.TV page has been truly excellent.

And if you can’t wait to see some of the latest sailing racing or major sailing events (including the Louis Vuitton Trophy, the Audi Med Cup and others) you can watch the highlights programs right below this post.

Bookmark Harbour Exchange so you never miss the best sailing racing events from Sail.TV.

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Lost Generation – Not sailing but worth sharing

Ralph Varcoe — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:56:12 +0000

13.5m people have watched this on YouTube. If you’re one of them enjoy it all over again. If this is a 1st for you watch it all the way through.

It has nothing to do with sailing but it’s something that is worth sharing. Feel good on a Thursday morning.

The Best Sailing TV on the Web

Spectacular Zapcat Crash Video

Ralph Varcoe — Tue, 18 May 2010 17:43:27 +0000

This looks like so much fun. I need to get one. Anyone know of a good company for personal injury and life insurance?

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XCWeather, WindMapper and BoatU.S. Navigator

Ralph Varcoe — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:18:13 +0000

We’ve added a few new tools to Harbour Exchange. These services are embedded into the Harbour Exchange Portal so that sailors can find the best of the web to do with sailing, weather, navigation, tides and other services, really, really easily.

We’ve just added:
XC Weather for UK weather forecasts and winds
WindMapper for US weather forecasts and winds
BoatU.S. member services locator which also features a complete set of charts and online navigation aids for the US coastal waters

The information provided is the property of the publishers of these websites. We hope they are useful.

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HarbourX – iPhone Application

Ralph Varcoe — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:52:25 +0000

Harbour Exchange and BestBoatNe.ws are now both available on the brand new ‘HarbourX’ iPhone Application. This means you can get all articles published on HarbourExchange.com and all the best news we pick daily and publish at BestBoatNe.ws directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch. You can stay up to date on the best sailing news and blog articles whenever you are on the move, or are aboard the boat.

The application also currently provides all Harbour Exchange Twitter ‘Tweets’ and more great boating information will be added over time.

The get the new application, just click on the button and you can download it for free. Happy reading.

Photo & Video Walls

Ralph Varcoe — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:25:43 +0000

We have just added the coolest feature possible to Harbour Exchange. Now there is a ‘Photo Wall’ and a ‘Video Wall’. These are just too cool for school because they use something called Cooliris and if you’ve never used it before you’ll soon be addicted to flying down your 3D wall to find new content. It is one of my favourite web tools and I have it installed on both my iPhone and as an extension to Firefox.

What is Cooliris and why is it great for people intersted in boats?

We’ve created a feed of all the latest photos from Flickr that are tagged as sailing or boating and we have done the same for all the highest rated videos from YouTube. That’s why these ‘Walls’ are great for anyone who loves sailing. Simple.

As for Cooliris, you can watch the video below to give you an idea, or you can go straight to the Video Wall or Photo Wall to see for yourself. If you need a written explanation though, here goes…..No I can’t do it justice with words. Just see for yourself and have a play.

Results – Best Sailors’ Bar

Commodore — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:13:05 +0000

WIGHT VODKA – BEST SAILOR’S BAR CONTEST
In the spirit of Wight Vodka’s ethos, we should all ‘Celebrate our Wins’ as
we head into the holidays and New Year. With this as the main theme for the
inaugural Best Sailor’s Bar contest, we must first start by congratulating
all of the establishments that made the Top 10 list of the best of the best
- we salute you all – and look forward to visiting you in due course!

We’ve had a lot of fun with the promotion and we’re very pleased to
announce that in partnership with Scuttlebutt Europe, Wight Vodka will be
making the search for the best sailor’s bar an annual event – whilst
building an online reference guide to key sailing watering holes around the
world that we can plug in as waypoints (if not destinations).

The rampant loyalty and extent of the customer databases and club members
is absolutely staggering. Our voting lines ran white hot.

Not only did we see a spectacular amount of social networking activity we
were also very impressed by the technical competence of some readers! In
common with Santa – we definitely had to check the list twice!

Throughout the race, we spotted heavy duty light-air pumping, OCS and
definitely some serious rule 69 infringements – every bit of gamesmanship
in the book. We applaud your competitive spirit and are clearly going to
have to tighten up the Notice of Race for the next event, as our collective
goal is to NOT have to bring the Rules of Deed up to the examining board of
the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court.

So, with that introduction behind us, we’re pleased to announce the results
for the Best Sailor’s Bar competition. So many great places, so little time
to experience them all!

1. Peter-Cafe Sport – Horta, Azores
Congratulations to the owner… Jose Henrique Azevedo
2. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club – Hong Kong
3. IYAC – Newport RI, USA
4. Maddie’s Sail Loft – Marblehead, MA USA
5. The Candy Store – Newport, RI, USA
6. Le Select – St. Barts
7. Bitter End Yacht Club – British Virgin Islands
8. Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, Hamilton Bermuda
9. Foxy’s Tamarind Bar and Grill – Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
10. Willy T – Norman Island, British Virgin Islands

The winning bars will indeed receive a coveted certificate from the team at
Wight Vodka that they can proudly display on their wall, authenticating
their place in history. Indeed, the winner will receive an elusive bottle
of Wight Vodka to celebrate with. We’ll also be drawing a few names from
those who submitted entries and stories to receive a number of prizes
between now and New Year’s Eve. Many thanks for taking part and on behalf
of the Wight Vodka and Scuttlebutt Europe Team, we wish you all a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Tack & Gybe Responsibly

http://www.wightvodka.com

From Scuttlebutt Europe

Yachting & Boating Magazines for Christmas

Commodore — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:42:53 +0000

There’s just one week left until Christmas so now is the time to get those last minute gifts. With no last delivery date, a magazine subscription is the perfect gift because you can order right up until Christmas Day and simply print out a gift certificate to give to your loved one.

You can buy subscriptions to some of the best yachting and boating magazines by clicking on the pictures below, or you can buy subscriptions to almost any other type of magazine imaginable at Magazine Group by clicking the link.

The snow is still deep and white outside here and so it really feels like Christmas is around the corner.

Seasons greetings to you all from Harbour Exchange and a big Thank You to those who have been reading our articles and have made comments over the past months. It means a lot to know others are enjoying the snippets we post.

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