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Yacht Adrift After Skipper Rescued
Somewhere off the Central Coast of California, the 31-ft wooden sloop Apster may still be adrift after her skipper was rescued on Christmas Day. After receiving faint radio ...
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Salvors Detail the Recovery of Team Vestas Wind
Seldom does a salvage operation run as smoothly as that of the Volvo Ocean Racing yacht, Vestas Wind. In a joint venture between Subtech and Svitzer, a team ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Gunfleet 58
The afternoon didn’t look promising for a sail trial when I met the Gunfleet crew at the marina in Stevensville, Maryland. The sky was a leaden gray and ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Use the Magic of Feathering for Emergency Docking
Here’s another great sailing tip from our friend Capt. John from skippertips.com… Just as you enter the marina, your engine coughs and dies. You still have just a ...
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Dock Talk 0
New Policy Would Open Up Cuba to U.S. Cruisers
On Wednesday, President Obama announced a major change in U.S. policy toward our neighbor to the south, including opening an embassy in Havana and opening trade and travel ...
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Charges Considered for Two Yachties Over Concealed Fruit
Biosecurity officials in New Zealand are yet to decide if two yachties they believe deliberately concealed fruit while sailing into Northland will be prosecuted for potentially putting the ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
When fixing or verifying a position using radar, what do “EBL” and “VRM” stand for? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected ...
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Cruising Green 0
Study Says 270,000 Tons of Plastic Floating in Oceans
A new study estimates nearly 270,000 tons of plastic is floating in the world’s oceans. That’s enough to fill more than 38,500 garbage trucks. The plastic is broken ...
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Record Breaking Yacht Left to Rot in England Being Restored to Former Glory
An iconic world record winning yacht left to rot in a watery grave in Plymouth, England has been saved by a determined team of experts who want to ...
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Christmas Caribbean Rally Underway Towards Antigua
After months, and in many cases years of preparation, the second edition of the CCR set off from Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote on 14th December 14th at noon. The ...
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