Offshore Blue Water Cruising & Racing

Strobe light and Cargo Ship rescue the Canadian three from the Pacific Ocean off Hilo Hawaii.
HONOLULU, HAWAII—First the power on their sailboat cut out, then they were knocked into the stormy waters of the Pacific by the very ship that was steaming to their rescue. Two days after they were plucked from roiling ocean waters some 450 kilometres off the coast of Hawaii, three Canadians — including a 9-year-old boy [...]
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Sylvia Earle’s TED Prize wish to protect our oceans
Take a few minutes and watch Sylvia’s presentation on our Ocean. Lets do what we all can to protect the world’s oceans.
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Sunrise in the morning | Sailors Dream
This is what every sailor wants to see in the morning | a beautiful sunrise is an amazing way to start your day at sea. offshore sailing sunrise
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Going offshore sailing | MahinaExpeditions’s Boat Selection Consultation
Looking for an appropriate boat for going offshore sailing. Looking for comfort, safe and with a budget ? Watch this video from John Neal. Click here and fill out his questionnaire for sure. sailing@mahina.com MahinaExpeditions’s channel
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Must watch Video’s if you are going offshore | Lin and Larry Storm Tactics
If, you are sitting at home or at the bar of a sailing club consider an offshore passage ? Or you have gone offshore before – I still recommend the Pardey’s offshore cruising video’s. They demonstrate the simple but valuable lessons of over 200,000 nautical miles. Download and start learning…
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Cruising with Kids

Happy Child in Galle, Sri Lanka, Photo by Tim Forderer

Active Yahoo Group for Families
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sailing_Kids/

www.Nordhavn.com
A forum for boat kids up to the age 13, and for those thinking about going cruising who have lots of questions to ask.

www.boaterkids.weebly.com
Created by Drew Collins, himself sailing across the Pacific with his family from November 2010 to Australia, this forum is for any kids under 19 who live on board and want to talk about their sailing adventures, give ideas or tips, or just chat. Soon Drew will be adding a google maps so you can pin on the map where you are.

http://groups.google.com/group/Cruisers-with-kids, Cruisers-with-kids@googlegroups.com
Cruisers-with-kids is a forum for Boaters that cruise with kids on board. Share ideas, plan group trips or meetings and share experiences with other sailors.

the Calvert Course of study with her son.

www.familyvoyaging.com
Burns family website devoted to family cruising based on their experiences. The focus of the site is to encourage and assist other families in making such a voyage. Includes a daily blog from the entire voyage, interactive passage planning and preparation, their book, and more.

http://www.firstcollege.co.uk
Online high school UK 11-17yrs. Live classes online daily. Small sized, personal approach, class limit 15 students. IGCSE exams or non-exam studies. Very experienced teachers’ & home educators’ co-operative.

http://www.jilldickinschinas.com/books/kids-in-the-cockpit/
Jill Schinas is happy to give advice to anyone with questions about educating your kids on board. Check out her website.

http://sites.google.com/site/sailkidsed/
Nadine Slavinski, teacher and life-long sailor, took a year-long sabbatical in 2007-08 with her husband and young son, cruising the Mediterranean, the Atlantic and the Caribbean. Her experiences led her to develop material to help sailing families make the most of all the learning opportunities available whilst cruising. Published “Lesson Plans Ahoy!” – educational materials, resources, and tips for education afloat.

www.yachtmollymawk.com
Includes some great tips for home schooling, links and advice on long-term cruising with children.

The Effects of Cruising on Children

http://www.wilderness-school.us
Source for outdoor learning activities for students of all ages.