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Weather Reports from Coastal Stations

Posted on: 23/11/2011

I am not sure where to put this item but someone can pick it up and run with it. Weather Reports from Coastal Stations is...

Hostage: A year at gunpoint with Somali Gangsters.

Posted on: 20/10/2011

CA members Paul and Rachel Chandler held a capacity audience in silent awe at CA House on Wednesday 5 October when they spoke about their cruise in...

Piracy Information

Posted on: 30/07/2011

This information has been updated. Please find attached a brief note (Piracy Flyer V3) just published by the International Sailing Federation (...

New CA CruiseAbility forum is open for business!

Posted on: 18/06/2011

The CruiseAbility forum has now opened within the member’s section of the CA website. Its aim is to ensure that the objects of the Cruising...

zyGrib Wind and weather sequences

Posted on: 14/05/2011

Those even slower on the uptake than I am may be interested in the zyGrib wind/weather sequence facility. On a zyGrib chart, select a location with...

Jeanne Socrates Triumphs!

Posted on: 14/05/2011

Hearty congratulations to CA member Jeanne Socrates who arrived in Cape Town (Royal Cape Y.C.) on Wednesday, 11th May at 5.10 p.m. local time at the...

GRIB forecasts available to 8 days

Posted on: 24/04/2011

GFS GRIB data on the 1/2 degree resoulution Have been available from Saildocs for some months now. Newly introduved on zyGrib, if you ask for 7...

iGrib - A viewer for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted on: 18/03/2011

For those into hand-held technology, iGrib is a GRIB file viewer for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. It is being developed by a CA member (S/V Mojo) and...

A statement from the CA about the shooting of the crew of Quest

Posted on: 22/02/2011

The entire membership of the Cruising Association is shocked to learn that Scott and Jean Adam and their crew Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle on board...

New Imray Digital Charts at the Information Centre

Posted on: 10/02/2011

The Cruising Association Information Centre is pleased to announce the acquisition of a complete set of up-to-date Imray Digital Charts for use by...