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  BoatUS Releases List of Top 10 Boat Names—Is yours one of them?

  Big and small, power or sail, there are many different kinds of boats and so many different kinds of boat owners. But the one thing they seem to ...

  On April 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Nine Rescued from Canadian Schooner Off Massachusetts

  Nine crew members from a replica pirate ship that had become disabled 58 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, were rescued on Monday in a risky maneuver on rough ...

  On April 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Solar-Assisted, Volcanic-Composite Sailboat Navigating World’s Toughest Waters

  Carbon fiber has established itself as a wonder material in vehicle construction, with its mix of low weight and high strength being prized for many of the world’s ...

  On April 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Sail Clear of These Hidden Hazards to Navigation

  Here’s another set of helpful navigation tips from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… What two little known sailing hazards could damage your sailboat hull, crack your keel, ...

  On March 31, 2015 / By Administrator
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  America’s Cup Switching to Smaller Boats

  The 35th America’s Cup will be contested in smaller boats than the AC62s that had been previously planned for according to a release from the America’s Cup organizers. The ...

  On March 26, 2015 / By Administrator
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  First Scientific Stop In The Azores For The Race For Water Odyssey

  Having left Bordeaux (France) on March 15, the “Race for Water Odyssey” scientific sailing expedition, which aims to protect the oceans from plastic pollution, arrived in the Azores ...

  On March 25, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Want to crew in the Spring 2015 Salty Dawg Rally?

  Participating boats in the Spring 2015 Salty Dawg Rally north from the Caribbean are looking for sailors of all experience levels to come along as crew. All you need to ...

  On March 25, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Cruising Cuba: Provisioning — Huevos Particulares

  Cruising Compass is excited to have received dispatches this winter from cruiser Sissy Puedes in Cuba and will be sharing them over the coming weeks! Here’s the fifth installment… The bean vendor ...

  On March 25, 2015 / By Administrator
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  How to Help High Schools in Micronesia Get Books

  In Micronesia, oral stories have always been a focal point of traditional culture, though books themselves have not. Many of the students on island have a deep love ...

  On March 25, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Pizza Delivery Boat Takes New York Slices to the High Seas

  You can get pizza just about anywhere. Small towns, big cities, airports, malls. Norway, Japan, Morocco, the Galapagos Islands—name any place in the world, and you’ll find a restaurant somewhere around there ...

  On March 25, 2015 / By Administrator