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INSIGHTS: SSB is Social Networking for Nostalgics

Despite the proliferation of satellite communications and digital WhatsApp groups in the cruising community these days, the decades-old radio communications technology of Single Sideband Radio - or SSB - is...

Published 7 months ago

Updated 7 months ago

Cruising Musings: An Ode to AIS

Noonsite Sub-Editor Megan continues the monthly series covering cruising topics that are often overlooked, yet a major part of life on board. For the past 8 years, Megan and her...

Published 7 months ago

Updated 4 months ago

Navigation: Malicious Interference with GPS Signals - a Growing Problem

Interference with GNSS/GPS transmissions is a growing problem around the world according to Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) member John Franklin. In this report, he says that while areas in...

Published 9 months ago

Terrifying Medical Episode in a Remote Anchorage

A distress call from remote Raja Ampat Friday night, 21 February 2025: Miranda Baker and Elliot Russo are anchored inside an isolated coral reef lagoon in remote West Papua—hundreds of...

Published 12 months ago

Updated 5 months ago

Online sailing communities and apps: Speaking to Sailing La Vagabonde stars

Online sailing communities and apps: Speaking to Sailing La Vagabonde stars This article by Yachting World (March 2025) explores how social media has changed how cruisers meet and communicate. Modern...

Published 12 months ago

Updated 5 months ago

Tonga: Government Grants Temporary Permit to Starlink

Following news that Starlink had to shut down operations in the Kingdom of Tonga, The Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change, Communications and CERT (MEIDECC) has...

Published 2 years ago