Frank Taylor has dreamed (and planned) for many years to sail around the world and share it with people by using Google Earth and other tools. He's trying to visit many places he's seen in Google … [Read more...]
Stunning virtual cruise tours
December 17, 2009
The folks over at PlanetInAction.com have just released a stunning bit of work for CleanCruising.com.au. Clean Cruising tasked them with finding an innovative way to show the itineraries for thousands … [Read more...]
Tahina Expedition Departing Soon
November 12, 2009
In a matter of hours - as early as tomorrow evening - my wife and I will be departing on a five year sailing circumnavigation called the Tahina Expedition. I've mentioned the trip on Google Earth Blog … [Read more...]
MS Oasis of the Seas heading for Florida
November 9, 2009
The largest cruise ship in the world, the MS Oasis of the Seas, is on a journey from Finland to Fort Lauderdale, FL. She's expected to arrive in Florida this week, with her maiden voyage from Miami … [Read more...]
Caribbean 1500 Rally using Google Earth once again
November 2, 2009
As they have in years past, the Caribbean 1500 Sailing Rally is doing some cool stuff with Google Earth to help showcase their event, which begins today around noon EST. They're using Magnatrax.net … [Read more...]
Fresh Update to the Ocean Expeditions layer
September 22, 2009
Google has just updated the Ocean Expeditions layer in Google Earth, and they've added some great content about expeditions around the world. To access this layer, simply check the Ocean Expeditions … [Read more...]
Preparing for the Big Trip
September 2, 2009
Those of you who are regular readers of GEB are probably familiar that last year I announced a plan to depart on a 5-year sailing circumnavigation. I've spun the Google Earth globe many times, but … [Read more...]
Kaisei Project – Researching the Plastic Vortex
August 5, 2009
Cross-posted from the Tahina Expedition: My wife and I are leaving in October to begin a five year sailing circumnavigation we are calling the Tahina Expedition. Our trip is not just about visiting … [Read more...]
Watch the LongPac Yacht Race
July 31, 2009
On Wednesday, the Singlehanded Sailing Society started a single and double-handed sailing race dubbed the "LongPac" - its a race of 400 miles from San Francisco Bay to anywhere on Longitude 126° 40"W … [Read more...]