Offshore Communications & Logistics https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/topics.aspx?forum=141142 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:17:42 GMT Thu, 27 Feb 2020 03:13:21 GMT Copyright © 2020 Bluewater Cruising Association Canadian mail forwarding service? https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=522865 https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=522865

We are searching for a mail forwarding service to handle our mail while we are cruising.  American friends of ours use a service of this type that is based in Florida.  We would prefer to use a Canadian address since we are Canadian...  

Any advice you may have on this will be appreciated!

Thank you,

Sara & Pete

S/v Riki Tiki Tavi

]]> Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:01:01 GMT Station license https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1529563 https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1529563 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:13:21 GMT Pacific Puddle Jump https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1529178 https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1529178 I am currently in La Cruz with about 30 boats preparing to cross the Pacific.  We are discussing various frequencies and times for SSB radio nets that have worked successfully in the past.  We are aware of the Seafarers net, and other public nets, but with a fleet spread out over 3000 nm and several weeks of departure dates, surely someone has found something that works well?  

I doubt there is one frequency and time that will work for all.

Any one who has done a group crossing with a custom net, please help out.

Just for the record, most boats are headed for the South Pacific, while I am going to Hawaii then back to Vancouver Island.

Thanks,

Brian

Carpe Ventus

 

]]> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:04:23 GMT Boat shipping https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1382833 https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=1382833 Need some advice for a boat to be shipped from New Zealand to Golfito then on to Victoria. Apparently it has to be done in two stages as the full route is not available.  What are the companies doing Golfito/Victoria these days and are there any to be recommended or not recommended.  The boat is a catamaran.  
 
]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:34:51 GMT Practical Sailor Article: HF SSB Radio. Response by a BCA Doner https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=956554 https://www.bluewatercruising.org/forums/posts.aspx?topic=956554 Hi folks, during our circumnavigation 1999 through 2008 we found the SSB radio coupled to e-mail first PinOak and later Sailmail to be a vital part of our communication suite. It was and remains the only long range capability offering "lateral communication". As such the SSB HF radio remains the communication platform suitable for Net communications. Nets are indeed a vital part of inter-yacht information sharing. This is rightly highlighted in the subject article.

We also had Inmarsat C. Today, I would choose a Sat phone and view that comm platform as an essential element of a present day communication suite.

As a long time seminar Presenter at The Toronto Boatshow and many yacht clubs, I stressed the value of HF comms as an essential component because of its unique capability for lateral communication among yachts. There is no single solution. VHF, HF Radio, and Sat Phone are all essential to a safe blue water passage. Hugh Bacon

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