 World Cruising Club have announced today – 2 June 2008, that they have taken over noonsite.com – the global website for cruising sailors, from its founder, the author and sailing “guru” Jimmy Cornell. Noonsite.com is the culmination of Jimmy Cornell's work on the global cruising scene for three decades and a distillation of his best-selling books World Cruising Handbook and World Cruising Routes.
Noonsite.com provides a free one-stop website featuring essential information on all matters of interest to sailors planning an offshore voyage anywhere in the world, whether already underway or still in the preparatory stages. All cruising destinations are covered (currently 193 countries and almost 1800 ports) with information on clearance formalities, visa requirements, fees, weather, special events and other facts needed by visiting sailors. Also featured are details of repair facilities as well as marine and shore services for every major port visited by cruising boats.
Sailors from the international cruising community use noonsite.com as a hub for news and information, making regular contributions and helping to ensure the continuing accuracy of the information. In addition, a team of editors, all of whom are keen sailors, regularly update and monitor the published information.
Commenting on the announcement, Jimmy Cornell said. “As the best source of information for the global cruising community on the internet, noonsite.com will fit logically into the wide range of activities of World Cruising Club. As in the case of the ARC and other rallies, I have absolute confidence that in the able hands of Jeremy Wyatt, Andrew Bishop and their talented team, the future of noonsite.com is assured.”
World Cruising Club Director Jeremy Wyatt said, “We are delighted that under our auspices, noonsite.com will continue as a free service for cruising sailors. Jimmy and his team have built an excellent reputation for the site and we aim to enhance and develop noonsite.com, maintaining it as THE one-stop information website for the worldwide community of cruising enthusiasts as well as adding some exciting new features. We are also keen to hear the views of our site users, who are a key part of the unique noonsite.com community.”
Visit www.noonsite.com and discover for yourself.
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