Friends and family can now follow their favorite cruising vessels from anywhere they can get internet access. This is the iBoattrack Cruising Boats website, and we are happy to bring you and your family this service. The costs are reasonable and the rewards are priceless.

We have been having fun tracking boats since 1999 when we asked some friends to take our trackers along with them on the Marion to Bermuda Race. It was such a success that we have expanded our services every year since. We now track a number of cruisers and look forward to adding more friends to our ever growing list.

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iBoattrack CruiserWatch:

May 6, 2008 - s/v Kashmir - Larry Jones and crew have just completed the Regata del Sol al Sol, hopefully having a great time on the way. Kashmir's voyage plan for the summer will include cruising to Mexico, Belize & Guatemala until early June. Afterwards, they will have a short stop in the US before heading to Abaco for Regatta Time in Abaco. They plan to cruise during the months of July & August.

April 18, 2008 - Bowdoin - The Maine Maritime Academy's Historic Arctic Schooner will embark on a two-month journey to Greenland on June 1, 2008. The Bowdoin is an 88 ft. Wooden hull Gaff Schooner built during the winter of 1920-21. According to the Maine Maritime Academy website, the vessel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (official number 221251). The Bowdoin's voyages are strictly educational and support MMA programs ranging from Sail Training to Marine Biology to Marine Transportation Operations.

"On April 9, 1921, a schooner came down the ways at Hodgdon Brothers in East Boothbay, Maine, one schooner within a long line of schooners, but unlike any other before or since. For the Bowdoin was built with an unusual mission, and cat-like, she has lived several lives...The schooner's design and construction were carefully considered and well-executed, although neither was radical for their day. The vessel is unique today because of her specialized purpose - she is heavy and carries less sail for her displacement than most schooners because, in addition to the obvious ice hazards, the Arctic is known for having either no wind at all or too much..."

More interesting history on Bowdoin can be found here: The_Arctic Schooner Bowdoin's History.

March 21, 2008 - Severance - A Tartan 34 owned and skippered by Scott Collins of Florida will be participating in the Atlantic Cruising Rally (ARC) from St. Augustine, FL to The Azores, taking place during the first week of May. After the ARC, Scott plans on cruising around Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, before heading back to Florida to prepare for and participate in the 2009 Regata del Sol al Sol. You can observe the progress and locations of Severance beginning in early April 2008.

January 22, 2008 - Spirit_of_South_Carolina - The South Carolina Maritime Foundation's sailing vessel the Spirit of South Carolina can be viewed during her educational voyages throughout the year. The vessel is a pilot schooner reminiscent of the Frances Elizabeth, a vessel that was originally built by the Samuel J. Pregnall & Bros. Shipyard in Charleston in 1879 and served pilots in the city's harbor for 25 years. Plans for the Frances Elizabeth, from which the new ship has been adapted, were found at the Smithsonian Institution within that organization's extensive collection.

The mission of the SC Maritime Foundation is "to offer effective, unique educational opportunities for the students of South Carolina, focusing on the history, math, science, and literature of South Carolina's water resources and encouraging personal responsibility, contribution to community and stewardship of environment."

Additional information about the SC Maritime Foundation and the Spirit of South Carolina can be found at www.scmaritime.org.

October 26, 2007 - Epiphany encounters distress - During a cruise from Bermuda to St. John's, Epiphany encountered a severe rudder malfunction coupled with engine difficulties. Braving 30-knot winds and 10-foot seas, Captain Ed Michaud activated his emergency beacon and was contacted by US Coast Guard personnel. The USCG requested the VLCC Atlantic Prosperity (70 nm away from the scene), owned by MOL Tankship Management, to rescue Capt. Michaud and his crew. Master of the Atlantic Prosperity, Capt. Damir Matulj, responded immediately and managed to rescue all of the men and safely transported the sailors to San Juan, Puerto Rico where they were met by USGC personnel.

After being rescued by the Atlantic Prosperity, Captain Ed and his crew had no choice but to abandon Epiphany over 200 nm away from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The vessel drifted for over two weeks and, using our system, Captain Ed was able to monitor her every move and pinpoint every location throughout the two weeks of drifting. When it was time to fetch Epiphany, Captain Ed knew exactly where to find her.

July 16, 2007 - Cruising Boats Update - We have added a new way to see the list of cruising boats. You can now choose to list only those boats that have positions reported within the last two weeks. The new menu choice is at the top of this page: List Recent Cruisers :check it out!

June 25, 2007 - Marion to Bermuda Racers Returning - Many boats have chosen to continue their tracking beyond the Marion to Bermuda Race. Click on the link in blue at the top of this page to see all of our Cruising Boats. The Marion to Bermuda Race Cruising Boats are: Adrenaline, Anjaneya, Ariel, Atlantic, Attitude, Avalon, Aviva II, Avocet, Babe, Bluebird, Bremer Speck, Cetacea, Checkmate, Cordelia, Crescendo, Cricket, DeLong Shadow, Despedida, Fandango, Four Stars, Galileo, Grace, Heron, Intrepid, Kathleen, Keewaydin, Lucy, Lynley III, Midnight, Misty, Nightwind, Njord, Northstar, Pilgrim, Seaflower, Seeadler, Selkie, Sialia, Silhouette, Spinache, Tantrum, Thai Hot, Triple Lindy, Vision Quest, Vivaldi, Whisper, Wild Goose II, and Wishing Star.

June 15, 2007 - New Cruisers- There are a number of boats who have joined our Cruising Service lately. They are: Blue Heron, Endless Summer, ER Tape, Kamoa e, Leap Second. Watch them all as they follow their dreams.

May 30, 2007 - Charleston to Bermuda Returnees - There are 6 boats returning from Bermuda with trackers aboard. They are Celedon, Don Quixote, EmOcean, Es Alee, Latitude Adjustment III, and Tohidu. Some have left and are almost home! Click their links to see how they are doing.

May 24, 2007 - Minnow Update - The Minnow started her journey through the Panama Canal today. Click on the link to the right and check it out!

May 23, 2007 - Andy Abel and the Phoenix - Sail Again! Skipper and boat (21' Mini Transat) are currently underway for a 1,000 mile qualification sail. Single handed sailing from La Rochelle, France to Southern Ireland and back again is the plan for this trip. Check out his website detailing his preparation. Certainly, watch his progress here on iBoattrack. He is currently off the coast of France near the seaside town of Concarneau.

May 21, 2007 - The Minnow is a Catana 52, Catamaran. She has sailed south by way of the Cayman Islands and Providence Island (Columbia) on her way to the Panama Canal area. While in Panama she sailed east along the coastline to an area called San Blas. Here is a picture from near to where she sailed.

May 21, 2007 - Windy City has left Belize and sailed down to Guatemala. She hasgone up the Rio Dulce and has recently stopped near Fronteras, Izabel inGuatemala. A picture of this area is to the right. Windy City participated in the Regata del Sol al Sol race from St. Petersburgh to Isla Mujeres (Mexico) a couple weeks ago. Since then they have sailed south and stopped in Cayo Culebra (Mexico) and Belize City on the way to Guatemala. Where will they go next? Watch them here at iBoattrack to find out.

May 15, 2007 - Phoenix: We received word that Andy Abel is back in France and is putting his boat in the water today. He is planning on participating in the race this weekend. Check out how our two MiniTransat cruisers do against each other. They are Adacia (Clay Burkhalter) and Phoenix (Andy Abel), follow their links to the right.

April 17, 2007 - Acadia and Phoenix - These two Mini Transat boats have met in France! They are getting ready for the Mini Pavois in La Rochelle. This is a 500 mile, solo race that is set for April 25 through the 29th. You can see the two very different ways these boats got to this race. Andy Abel hauled Phoenix by trailer from Southeastern Spain across the Pyranees. Clay Burkhalter transported Acadia from Florida via freighter, then trailered from Southampton to La Rochelle. Watch both of these boats over the summer. Acadia has a tracker that has position updates every 3 hours while Phoenix get updates every 2 hours. Enjoy the show.

Acadia: Transportation services were donated to Team Acadia by Sevenstar Yacht Transport. Read more about Team Acadia here. Acadia landed in Southampton, England on April 9th. Acadia, a Transat 650, was loaded on a freighter in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and was transported to England. Click here. Tip: This is a great opportunity to use our zoom capability. After you click the link above and the map is displayed, double click in the English Channel to zoom in closer. You might also try the new Google Earth download connection.

21' Mini Transat: The Transat 650 is a 4,240 mile, single-handed race that goes from France to Brazil! Only two Americans have qualified to compete this September. They are Andy Abel and Clay Burkhalter. A Mini-TranSat is a 21' boat that is made specifically for offshore races. We are tracking both of their boats during the required races in europe this spring and summer. Andy's boat, Phoenix, is about to be completed in Spain. Click here for Andy's current track and here for his homepage. Clay is shipping his boat to europe after spending some time in Florida doing some tuning up. Click here for clay's current track and here for his homepage. The two legs of the race are La Rochelle, france to Madeira Island, then from Madeira past the Cape Verde Islands and across to the finish at Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.