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Scrubba: A Multipurpose Dry Bag

What sets the Scrubba Wash Pack apart from other lightweight daypacks and dry bags, is it can also wash your clothes. Tens of thousands of travelers & campers have experienced firsthand ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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1700’s Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

Scanning sonar from a scientific expedition has revealed the remains of a previously unknown shipwreck more than a mile deep off the North Carolina coast. Artifacts on the ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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Is it Yachting as Usual in Greece?

With the current economic uncertainty in Greece, many cruisers are asking how the climate currently stands for visiting cruising yachts. Hopefully this feedback from a number of Noonsite ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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Lending Club 2 Shatters LA to Honolulu Record

The goal was to beat the record time to sail on the TransPac course from Los Angeles to Honolulu. The record, set in 2005, was four days, 19 hours ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
Tech Talk 0
High Tech Alternative Power Sources

This article is from the British magazine Yachting World so prices quoted are in pounds. All of the products reviewed are available in the U.S. State-of-the-art solar power, ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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SailTimer

SailTimer™ for sailors is a quick and easy navigation method using real-time wind data and tacking distances to display the optimal tacking route. Determining the best tacking angles ...
On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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Mindbender

How many nautical miles in 1 degree of latitude? And how many nautical miles in 1 degree of longitude at the 60th parallel? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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Inspired Insanity: Donna Lange Plans 2nd Around the World Sail

The first time Donna Lange sailed around the world by herself it was hardly an easy journey. Over 290 days at sea in her 28-foot sailboat, Inspired Insanity, she ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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Man Describes his Rescue Off the Florida Coast After Days at Sea

A 35-year-old man from Rome, Georgia, talks about being rescued and meets with the Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew that saved him, at Air Station Clearwater, Florida, ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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Ciguatera Poisoning Cases Higher Than Recorded

Most Keys and Bahamas cruisers know that Barracuda – especially larger ones – often carry this poison, which can cause some nasty gastrointestinal and neurological effects. Did you know ...
On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator

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