This northern hemisphere summer, the Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) will expand support of Marine HF radio nets to seasonal regional nets for the Chesapeake and southern New England areas...

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...

The U.S. Coast Guard ceased monitoring all High Frequency (HF) shortwave voice distress frequencies within the contiguous United States and Hawaii on 7 February 2022.

The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) HF Radio Service Net, FCC Call Sign KPK, has announced a new service for cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and...

A useful report by Alex Blackwell, OCC Regional Rear Commodore, on lessons learnt from providing shore-support for over 200 cruising yachts during the 2020 west-to-east Atlantic Crossing.

The Durban Maritime Mobile Net (South Africa) has been revived by a group of highly experienced yachtsmen/ham radio operator’s who were part of the original Durban Maritime Net, dating back...