Browsing Tag cruising
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Details of Rescue 200 miles off the Coast of Iceland
When Morrie Piersol opened the front door to his, I greeted him with, “Good to see you!” To which he replied, with a laugh, “It’s good to be ...
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Mad Max Makeshift Magic
Cruisers often have to rely on their own resources when something breaks, needs to be replaced or invented, especially for must-have items. Sometimes the parts used for make-shift ...
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Dismal Swamp Canal to Re-Open in September
The Dismal Swamp Canal is scheduled to reopen to vessel traffic by the end of September, with the Lake Drummond Reservation and Feeder Ditch opening to canoes and ...
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Explorer Going on an Expedition to the North Pole by Sailboat
Picture the North Pole. What does it look like in your mind? Ice as far as the eye can see? In the past, that is what the area ...
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Register Now For the 2017 Salty Dawg Fall Rally™ to the Caribbean
Registration is now open for the 2017 Fall Salty Dawg Rally™ to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean destinations. This Rally for blue water ...
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Sail From the Great Lakes to Virginia With the Dawgs
The nonprofit Salty Dawg™ Sailing Association (SDSA) has announced plans for an inaugural cruising rally from the Great Lakes to Hampton, Virginia. The rally will depart Toronto on ...
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VIDEO: Coastguard Medevacs Crew From Yacht 200 Miles Southwest of U.K.
U.K. Coastguard and Irish military join forces to rescue sailor at the edge of the helicopter’s operating range. The Newquay-based Coastguard helicopter was scrambled to rescue a crew member ...
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Laying Up in Grenada for Hurricane Season
Previously published in BWS by Zuzana Prochazka. If you need a seasonal respite from cruising, the lovely island of Grenada is just the ticket. Just about 12 degrees north ...
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Lightning Protection: The Truth About Dissipators
All sailors—except those who sail exclusively in the most northern but still liquid reaches of the Arctic Ocean, or most southern parts of the Antarctic Ocean—are well aware ...
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SSCA 27th Annual Penobscot Maine Gam
The 27th Annual Seven Seas Cruising Association Rockland Maine Gam is scheduled for July 28th and 29th. In days of old, when whaling ships encountered one another in ...
