On the Water

Plastiki, 39 days out of San Francisco and halfway to a final destination in Australia, arrived on Wednesday in the Line Islands. I gather it was none too soon. Arriving at the Line Islands. © Plastiki Co-skipper Jo Royle writes, “We were ready for a stop. Everyone on board has worked hard to keep the smiles [...] …Read More

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In an announcement made on the London Stock Exchange today, Garmin announced it is offering 15 pence (19.74 cents U.S.) per share for all the shares of Raymarine Plc. Raymarine lately has been discussing the various offers made for its shares but had not specifically mentioned Garmin since talks broke down between the two firms last [...] …Read More

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To avert a natural disaster along the wetlands of the Louisiana coastline, the Coast Guard today started a controlled burn of the oil slick formed from the Gulf oil rig explosion. According to the Coast Guard News website: Workboats will consolidate oil into a fire resistant boom approximately 500 feet long. This oil will then [...] …Read More

Holy mackerel – the press releases just started flying and it’s true, Garmin has made a serious offer to buy Raymarine. According to the London Stock Exchange Market News, Dr Min H. Kao, the Chairman and CEO of Garmin, said “Garmin has long admired Raymarine and I am therefore pleased to be announcing what we believe is [...] …Read More

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Which is best for trolling deep baits, a planer, a downrigger, or a Z-wing? This is a question that doesn’t come up as often as it should, because most people use one of the above and stick to it. And often, which of these you use depends more on where you fish then it does how [...] …Read More

Island Pilot is super-sizing its IPS-powered 435 into a new 531/2-foot model. New molds for the 535 have been built at the company’s yard in Zhuhai City, China, and Island Pilot reports that it has two firm orders already for the new yacht. If you really liked the 435 but wished it had a little [...] …Read More

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