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At Sea, Stuck Up the Mast
(pbo.co.uk) – Four crew were aboard the 56-foot Oyster Mistral of Portsmouth in the middle of the Atlantic when their Code Zero headsail became jammed. Owner Karen Parker ...
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Understanding Wind at Sea
(dailynautica.com) – Isobars, gradient winds, coastal breezes, barometric variations, convective motions. All these terms and more are described in simple, easy to understand sentences. As the article notes, ...
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Coast Guard Rescues Sailor and Two Dogs Off Vancouver Island
(globalnews.ca) – Last week a sailor and his two dogs were rescued after their sailboat lost power and grounded off the southwest tip of Vancouver Island. A helicopter ...
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Abandoned Boat in 2013 Identified
(dailymail.co.uk) – In 2013 Matt Rutherford and a colleague from the Ocean Research Project were sailing approximately 800- miles from Bermuda when they came across an abandoned ship ...
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A New Year, a New Challenge
Have you ever considered competing in an ocean race? If you are new to the sport, the Marion Bermuda race is a great event to dip your toe ...
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Sailing in Maine
For many of us, boats are in yards covered up and projects are on hold through the holiday season. What a perfect time to firm up your summer ...
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KM Yachtbuilders Turns Aluminium Hull Pelagic 77 #2
(sailuniverse.com) – Following the success of the first Pelagic 77 Vinson of Antarctica it was decided to have a sister ship built this year. The aluminum hull was ...
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Coast Guard Rescues Family Off Anclote Island, FL: Watch Video
(wfla.com) – This past weekend the Coast Guard rescued a monther and her two children off their 25-foot sailboat when it became disabled 96 miles offshore of Anclote ...
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Medieval Shipwreck Discovered in Norway
(livescience.com) – Archaeologists were looking for unexploded ammunition dumped on the bottom of a lake near Oslo during WWII when they discovered the remains of a vessel. Sonar ...
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Rarer Than Climbing Mount Everest? Completing America’s Great Loop
(usatoday.com) – A Wisconsin couple took a year to complete the 6,000 mile Great Loop, going down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, around Florida up ...
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