Noonsite.com has an interesting page about yacht piracy. There are still pirates in some parts of the world. These attacks generally only happen in certain locations which can be seen on this piracy map.

Thos

I've added a new feature to this web site. Each user can now post a personal blog on this site about your travels on boats. Just create a user account (it's free) and use the "create content" link that will appear to write your blog entries.

Let me know if you have any suggestions for this feature. It is still in test stages.

More information about this coming soon.