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Posted By Abaft

Re: Sailing Across Hurricane Area...

Happened he turned into Amanda, Cat 4 Hurricane and has been stable for a few days. Amanda was downgraded to TT yesterday, while I was heading south and this morning Amanda was upgraded again, since...

Forum: OpenCPN

22-05-2014, 17:08

Replies: 15

Is this what I think it is?

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Posted By Abaft

Re: Is this what I think it is?

Probably each cruiser has his own system. Most of the cruisers I´ve found underway have a NavSystem and the correspondent charts paid for. But at the same time I did trade all the time my charts...

Forum: Crew Archives

22-05-2014, 16:19

Replies: 6

Crew Available: Female available for crewing

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Posted By Abaft

Re: Female available for crewing

Hello
I thought too I had a crew, but appareantly didn´t worked out. I am at Acapulco right now and leaving next week for Huatulco, Puerto Madero and then Ecuador Mainland and consecutive Galapagos...

Forum: Crew Archives

22-05-2014, 15:04

Replies: 6

Crew Available: New to Sailing

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Posted By Abaft

Re: New to Sailing

Hello Jmac
If you are interested, as soon as the first tropical cyclone at the eastern Pacific passes, I take of Acapulco to Huatulco, which is a 242 miles trip (2 days). Next I will leave to Puerto...

Forum: OpenCPN

22-05-2014, 07:05

Replies: 2

Link to Earth.nullschool.net ?

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Posted By Abaft

Link to Earth.nullschool.net ?

Hello

Is there any possibility I could make a print screen from earth.nullschool.net and set as a background to my opencpn? A graphic background to my plotting would be a very big help in weather...

21-05-2014, 17:17

Replies: 58

Views: 6,985

Posted By Abaft

Re: Dual passports

Whether Immigration nor Port authority nor any other authority of a country looks at the flag you are setting on your boat. They look at the fact, that you set the flag of the country you are...

Forum: General Sailing Forum

21-05-2014, 15:05

Replies: 139

OMG. What's the Point?

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Posted By Abaft

Re: OMG. What's the Point?

I hate this tuna cans every time I meet time at night time. They disturb the whole freedom out at sea

21-05-2014, 15:00

Replies: 58

Views: 6,985

Posted By Abaft

Re: Dual passports

You don´t need to have a US flagged vessel for recreation. If you want a commercial ship, your indications apply. But I can assure you, with whatever USA state registration you request assistance,...

21-05-2014, 14:26

Replies: 58

Views: 6,985

Posted By Abaft

Re: Dual passports

Hellosailor, there is no law in the USA that does not allow an alien to have a boat. There is a law that says "you cannot have a USCG Certification" as alien. But you can own a boat, you can sail...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

21-05-2014, 13:55

Replies: 15

first sailboat? :)

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Posted By Abaft

Re: first sailboat? :)

You bought a boat? Congratulations.... some sailors don´t want to have others on the water. Some others think, they are wise.... you get wise and smart on the water, by sailing, by feeling the wind,...

Forum: Pacific & South China Sea

21-05-2014, 13:50

Replies: 13

Views: 1,945

Posted By Abaft

Re: Sailing Across Hurricane Area...

earth :: an animated map of global wind and weather (https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-97.08,6.01,519)

On observation! Last week turned into nothing. These ones...

21-05-2014, 12:56

Replies: 58

Views: 6,985

Posted By Abaft

Re: Dual passports

Of course and stated by lawyers, there is always a law to observe but no, USA does not pursue anymore citizens with dual citizenship, if the citizenship was not acquired. Even in the case of acquired...

Forum: Pacific & South China Sea

21-05-2014, 12:50

Replies: 13

Views: 1,945

Posted By Abaft

Re: Sailing Across Hurricane Area...

Thanks for the information.

21-05-2014, 11:13

Replies: 139

USCG Legal Search Question?

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Posted By Abaft

Re: USCG Legal Search Question?

I have been boarded several times by the USCG, CBP and other US entities of Border Control. You have no rights to refuse their action to search but, if you invite and open your vessel, they will...

21-05-2014, 11:02

Replies: 58

Views: 6,985

Posted By Abaft

Re: Dual passports

I do have dual passport, Swiss and Ecuadorian and a US flagged boat. You can wherever you go say, you have a dual passport and take advantage of the British, if your country of origin allows dual...

Forum: Pacific & South China Sea

20-05-2014, 11:54

Replies: 13

Views: 1,945

Posted By Abaft

Re: Sailing Across Hurricane Area...

Thank you Donradcliffe
The hurricane historical I have already gone thru and June is usually a more quiet month. The effective season is starting at July and building up until end of November. As of...

Forum: Pacific & South China Sea

20-05-2014, 09:21

Replies: 13

Views: 1,945

Posted By Abaft

Re: Sailing Across Hurricane Area...

Thank you Celestialsailor and yes, Cornell is the basic information, as also the pilot charts of the Defense Mapping Agency of the USA. Nevertheless I thought to pick up some "practical experience of...

Forum: Pacific & South China Sea

19-05-2014, 15:31

Replies: 13