The Fourth District MRCC is in Naval Zone Va, Lake District and Northern Patagonia. It extends West to 131 Degrees 00 Minutes West to meet SAR Area New Zealand.
The Third District MRCC is in Naval Zone IIa, Central Chile. It extends West to 131 Degrees 00 Minutes West to join SAR Area New Zealand.
The Second District MRCC is in the Naval Zone Ia, North Chile and includes the major port of Valparaiso. The District extends West to 120 Degrees, 00 Minutes West where it meets SAR Area Papeete. At 30 Degrees, 00 Minutes South, it extends along the Southern boundary of SAR Area Papeete to 131 Degrees, 00 Minutes West where it meets SAR Area New Zealand.
The First District MRCC is in Naval Zone IVa, North Chile and covers West from the coast to 120 Degrees, 00 Minutes West, where it meets the SAR Area Papeete. Its Northern boundary at 18 Degrees, 21 Minutes, 03 Seconds meets the Southern boundary of the SAR Area covered by Peru.
The Fifth District MRCC is divided into three seaward zones, defining the primary SAR assets, with regular Chilean Navy warships, with embarked helicopters, taking responsibility for the most westerly zone.
Cape Horn in good weather
The Fifth District MRCC is in Naval Zone IIIa. The mainland district of Chile is Patagonia, ending at Cape Horn. The MRCC Fifth District continues South to Antarctica and West to 131 Degrees 00 Minutes West, where it meets the SAR Zone covered by New Zealand. This is one of the most forbidding and hostile maritime areas on Earth. Prevailing winds are Westerly and the area is subject to frequent violent storms. In addition to cruise ships, many yacht races pass east about on circumnaviagation. A much smaller number attempt a west about rounding of Cape Horn and the smallest yacht to successfully make a west about passage was the Alpha Global Expedition yacht Barrabas, sailed by British solo yachtsman Adrian Flanagan.
Evans Cycles, the UK’s No1 cycle retailer, has unveiled its RideIt!
cycle programme for 2013. RideIt! is a series of organised
mountain bike and sportive events which take place twice a
month at various stunning locations across the UK. RideIt! series,
now in its 5th year has created rides for beginners through to
more experienced riders and was initially designed as an fun,
affordable and accessible programme to encourage cyclist of all
abilities to get out and ride and enjoy the outdoors.
If the voter intention polls are to be believed, UKIP’s Diane James is on track to achieve a major political upset. If she does win, it will be a remarkable performance and indicate the depth of anger amongst voters for the three old failed Parties
The Eastleigh by-election has the potential for a major political upset
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 28, 2013) – Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) of Miami, Florida to become a Bombardier-licensed Third Party Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Provider for passenger-to-freighter conversions for CRJ100 and CRJ200 aircraft. The freighters will include a large cargo door and will be marketed by AEI as CRJ100 and CRJ200 Special Freighter (SF) aircraft.
February 28, 2013
On February 28, 2013 Yakutia Airlines Sukhoi Superjet 100 (RA-89011) made its first commercial flight to Asia, from Yakutsk (Russia Far East) to Kharbin (China). On this route the airline operates one weekly flight.
Yakutia Airlines operates the SSJ100 aircraft on routes from Yakutsk to Khabarovsk and to Novosibirsk. During spring and summer the airline passengers will enjoy their SSJ100 flight experience on the routes within the Russian Far East: Yakutsk – Novosibirsk ; Neryungri-Khabarovsk ; Magadan-Khabarovsk ; Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
Coaching/RORC Easter Challenge
Keronimo being coached at the RORC Easter Challenge 2012.
Photo: RORC/Paul Wyeth pwpictures.com
It will soon be time to go sailing again and anyone wanting to have a go at IRC racing, whilst also benefitting from some personal and practical coaching, can count on the RORC Easter Challenge to deliver the goods over the Easter Bank Holiday (29th-31st March).