Panbo News and Reviews

Charlie Barr’s record 0

Charlie Barr’s record

Yike! Above is the OPC’s prediction for 8 pm tomorrow night, my time. Today, 20 of the mightiest sailing yachts on the planet will set off from New York in a Transatlantic Challenge meant to celebrate, and...

Be a chart skeptic 0

Be a chart skeptic

U.S. Navy Submarine Captain Kevin Mooney takes full responsibility for crashing the San Francisco into a practically uncharted undersea mount in the Pacific last January. Yesterday the New York Times published a detailed story about...

Scuttlebutt subscription drive 0

Scuttlebutt subscription drive

The super fine sailing newsletter Scuttlebutt is having a subscription drive, with benefits for all. If you aren’t getting it, or know people who might enjoy it, for cripes sake do the clicks. The...

Mac nav 1

Mac nav

Correspondant Dan is psyched about the growing possibilites of Mac navigation for his 40’ sailboat. The starting point is GPSNavX, which offers a hell of a lot for $50, was extravagantly reviewed by Chuck Husick here, and...

Mix’n’match bridge of the future 0

Mix’n’match bridge of the future

It’s hard to reconcile the somewhat goofy bridge scene above with the wicked looking warship below, but they represent the same yet unbuilt U.S. Navy design called a Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Picture an aluminum and steel 127m...