Racing mako sharks is the latest ingenious idea to come out of the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova SouthEastern University, in Nova Scotia (Canada). The race has one simple rule, the shark that travels the furthest in 6 months wins!
Gender inequality in the world of sailing and racing: The reality of women in sport from my perspective
This article was originally written by Isabelle Joschke who is a French-German skipper (Generali-Horizon Mixité.). She has raced 7 times in Solitaire du Figaro and is sponsored by MaxSea.
For me it seems that women representing the sport of sailing has become one of the images of our modern society. Women and of course girls are signing up and taking part in leisure sailing in the same numbers as men. However, when the level of competition rises, the gender ratio staggers towards men. In competitive racing as a whole, we, the women, represent only 5-10% of competitors.
Menorca: Our Favourite Harbors and Coves
Below we have listed some great places to visit if you’re planning to travel by boat around Menorca. It’s worth doing some research to find out what fiestas are going on during your stay as each town holds its own fiesta that almost always include traditional horse parades, giants and pomadas.
Mahon
Mahon is the capital of the island and is located along the largest natural port in Europe. It is a must visit of the island, to see the expansive harbor and the historic town which sits on top. The other harbors to visit in the port are Es Castell and Cales Fonts in particular which is filled with quaint restaurants and picturesque old Menorquian fishing boats.
How to use a Celestial Navigation Device
Celestial Navigation Devices take you back to the sailing of old. It’s a trip through time back to when sailors would use such instruments to determine their position when they were far out at sea and there was no land in sight. The way they work is to use the angle between a star (or our star, the Sun) and the horizon. With this you can then find out where you are, which is your celestial geographic position.
What is all the Furore Surrounding Rio Games Water Events?
Olympic Organizers have finally made a partial U-turn on their position to only carry out bacterial testing to now test for viruses in their ever alarmingly polluted event locations.
Why are FADs such a fad in the Pacific Islands?
The Pacific has seen several advantages to using FADs, which has lead to a boom in production and usage. Fishing offshore for Tuna which had until FADs had not been possible due to the risk of returning empty handed, is now commonplace. The reason this is so good for these smaller islands is that before these FADs, the fishermen would usually fish inshore and on the reefs which lead to a damaged reef ecosystem.
Fishing Aggregating Device: The Latest Fishing FAD
As the name suggests, they help fishermen catch more fish. A FAD is essentially flotsam (something floating out at sea). It is seemingly still unknown as to why fish choose to congregate around flotsam but they sure like doing so. Perhaps there is something appealing in flotsam whilst for miles and miles in every direction there is nothing but open sea.
NOAA Raster Charts Minor Update
We are pleased to announce that the NOAA Raster Charts for TIMEZERO software has been published by MapMedia and is available in our chart catalog for purchase from August 6th.
Examples of before and after chart areas
Updated information
This update includes the latest charts and NTM provided by our data providers. Here is the chart reference affected by this update:
| Zone Name | Old Zone Name | Title |
| MWRUSAMAP8.2 | MWRUSAMAP8.1 | NOAA Raster Charts |
Feel free to contact us if you need any further information, by sending an email to info@maxsea.fr.
Captain’s Log: The wellbeing of those aboard
On all boats, the captain on board is given the prestigious role to command over others but with this power comes great responsibility, the responsibility of those on board. In the case of an accident, even if the victim had put himself in a dangerous situation, it is the skipper who will ultimately be responsible as it is he who must impose all security measures necessary to have avoided such a situation.
French Polynesia and New Caledonia Raster Chart Update
We are pleased to announce that the French Polynesia and New Caledonia Raster chart for TIMEZERO software has been published by MapMedia and is available in our chart catalog for purchase from July 16th.
Examples of before and after chart areas
Old/New Cap Bayes
Old/New Tikehau
For more examples of the updates made to this chart, please have a look at our Facebook and Google+ albums.
Updated information
This update includes the latest charts and NTM provided by our data providers. Here is the chart reference affected by this update:
| Zone Name | Old Zone Name | Title |
| WRMPC02MAP3.1 | WRMPC02MAP2.1 | French Polynesia & New Caledonia charts |
Feel free to contact us if you need any further information, by sending an email to info@maxsea.fr.