http://www.sailboatcruise.ca Sailing logs of Black Diamond, a Jeanneau Sailboat. Tue, 01 May 2012 03:59:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/05/01/volvo-ocean-race-in-port-races-2012/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/05/01/volvo-ocean-race-in-port-races-2012/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 03:59:32 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2402 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; }   Volvo Ocean Racing… In Port Races for 2012 Full One and Half hours each, amazing, around the buoys in 70 foot Volvos.. In Alacante, Spain watch?v=Er98ogArEiw In Cape Town, South Africa watch?v=lbsDzrXnCAA In Abu-Dabi, United Arab Emirates  watch?v=D2nRB31WVeE In Sanya, China watch?v=xaoV66r7JT8 In Auckland, New Zealand watch?v=jMzYTSKz8kg In  Itajaí, Brazil watch?v=ChiWQkqcQaQ Next Leg to Brazil Currently [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/05/01/volvo-ocean-race-in-port-races-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/16/diamond-girls/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/16/diamond-girls/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:06:04 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2385 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } The Diamond Girls finally have some very professional crew shirts! Donated by RadonicRodgers & Paul & Sandra Benninger from Fortune’s Favour, and also Crew on Black Diamond. The Diamond Girls are racing Black Diamond every Monday night at the Port Credit Yacht Club, This is an all female team helmed by Roxane Radonic and her [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/16/diamond-girls/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/07/container-ship-freighter-algo-steel-from-bilege-to-bridge/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/07/container-ship-freighter-algo-steel-from-bilege-to-bridge/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:13:35 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2257 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Had the privilege of an amazing tour of the Algo-Steel Container ship in Port Colborne by our instructor Tom for Transport Canada. Tom is also a Pilot in the Welland Canal and a Fully Qualified Master, and is able to fully Captain these large containers. Really enjoyed learning under him, great teacher! Tweet]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/07/container-ship-freighter-algo-steel-from-bilege-to-bridge/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/06/marine-safety-med-a2-course-fire-fighting-life-raft-use-distress-signals/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/06/marine-safety-med-a2-course-fire-fighting-life-raft-use-distress-signals/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:46:38 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2232 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } I have just spent the last four days in Port Cobourg at a Transport Canada Centre taking this course. The Canadian MED A2 is your Course for Safety at sea for Passenger-Carrying Vessels. Recommended for officers and crew of small commercial passenger vessels. Topics covered include marine hazards and emergencies, emergency preparedness and response, fighting [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/06/marine-safety-med-a2-course-fire-fighting-life-raft-use-distress-signals/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/offshore-fort-lauderdale-charleston-race-week-new-york/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/offshore-fort-lauderdale-charleston-race-week-new-york/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:08:40 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2229 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } After spending a few months in the Bahamas during the winter of 2008/09. We were delivering our sailboat home to Toronto, we decided to enter an offshore Race from Fort Lauderdale to Charleston and then the Charleston Race Week, and Delivery to New York City via Atlantic City on a Jeanneau 39iP, Black Diamond. We [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/offshore-fort-lauderdale-charleston-race-week-new-york/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/new-york-to-florida-offshore-non-stop-tropical-storm/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/new-york-to-florida-offshore-non-stop-tropical-storm/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:56:04 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2226 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Just after Hurricane season Nov. 1st 2008, we left New York City, offshore, for a non-stop trip to Florida. We arrived in Jacksonville, Florida, in 5 days and 3 hours non-stop ocean passage. We endured a 36 hour tropical depression ocean storm. This was part of our re-positioning and delivery of Black Diamond down to [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/new-york-to-florida-offshore-non-stop-tropical-storm/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/toronto-to-new-york-via-erie-canal-and-the-hudson-river/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/toronto-to-new-york-via-erie-canal-and-the-hudson-river/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:40:08 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2222 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } This is a video & slide show of our trip in 2008 on Black Diamond. We cruised the Erie Canal and down the Hudson river to New York the last week of August. The trip started near Toronto, Port Credit, and ended near New York City. With our Jeanneau 39iP, Sailboat. This trip served as [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/04/01/toronto-to-new-york-via-erie-canal-and-the-hudson-river/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/01/02/line-squall-sailboat-race/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/01/02/line-squall-sailboat-race/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:20:47 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/?p=2209 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } It was a beautiful summer July Wednesday night at the Port Credit Yacht Club in Mississauga near Toronto, on Lake Ontario.  About 25 or so boats came out to what was going to be another routine Wednesday night race, at least we thought. Great fun, turned in to even greater fun. Due to a line [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2012/01/02/line-squall-sailboat-race/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2011/10/27/wild-ride-sailing-on-lake-ontario/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2011/10/27/wild-ride-sailing-on-lake-ontario/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:50:31 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://radonic.wordpress.com/?p=2107 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } Paul Benninger & I are delivering Black Diamond to Sackets Harbour on the US side near the St. Lawrence 24 hours away. We are leaving her there for winter service. We leave tonight at about 10pm ETA tomorrow 10pm. Sea state last night was 10 footers wind on nose, thank God, it clocked around wind on Starboad [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2011/10/27/wild-ride-sailing-on-lake-ontario/feed/ 0 http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2011/10/12/pcyc-directors-race-2011/ http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2011/10/12/pcyc-directors-race-2011/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:58:09 +0000 s/v Black Diamond http://radonic.wordpress.com/?p=2095 #followform { padding-top:5px; text-align:left; } The Annual Port Credit Yacht Club, PCYC Director’s Race takes place usually in October. This year we had perfect conditions, a beautiful sailing day. Director’s of the club race against the members, I might add, the members usually win! This year Black Diamond was fortunate enough to have 4 directors and the club manager aboard, [...]]]> http://www.sailboatcruise.ca/2011/10/12/pcyc-directors-race-2011/feed/ 0