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Clipper Race Fleet Competing in Honor of Lost Crew Member
Close competitive racing in the first leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race from London to Rio has been overshadowed this week by the death of ...
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Sea Test of a Jordan Series Drogue and a ParaAnchor
The British magazine Yachting World put a sea anchor and drogue through trials in the English Channel. Note that prices are quoted in pounds and the products tested are available ...
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Help ‘Hello Ocean’ with Ocean Acidification Research
Award winning sailors and movie makers, Teresa and Ben Carey, are taking the lead in an exciting new cooperative venture between the sailing and scientific communities. They are ...
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A Guide to Equipping Your Boat with a Windvane
Daniel Collins provides a summary of the major choices involved in the purchase of new self-steering gear. A common piece of equipment found on the modern offshore cruising sailboats ...
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Greece and Turkey: The Migrant Situation
Useful advice from The Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation and cruisers in the area about current cruising conditions in the waters between Greece and Turkey. There are some 2.5 ...
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Challenging Salvage of a Swan 57 off Reef in Fiji
Jack Hargraves, an Auckland-based yachtie who spends a lot of time in Fiji, has posted on Facebook the story of an old Swan 57 that ran aground on ...
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This SOS Distress Light is a USCG Certified Alternative to Flares
Powered by a high-performance, programmable microprocessor controlling an SOS signal flashed though a potent CREE LED bulb, our Sirius Signal SOS C-1001 model is both family safe and ...
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Support Literacy and Get Entered a Caribbean Getaway Sweepstakes
The American Sailing Association is partnering with Sunsail Yacht Charters, LTD Sailing “Living The Dream!”, and Elite Island Resorts to support the mission of Hands Across the Sea, a ...
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On the Water ChartGuides Goes Visual
On the Water ChartGuides launches new two-volume “ChartGuide” series including over 3,000 geo-accurate guidance notes and annotations for the Intracoastal Waterway. Captains Mark and Diana Doyle joke they may ...
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Mindbender
Is the sailboat in this photo a ketch or yawl? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. Thanks to ...
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