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Six Famous Shipwrecks You Can Visit

An indescribable feeling takes over when you see an old ship rusting away. Whether it has washed ashore or has begun to sink beneath the waves, a shipwreck ...
On June 1, 2017 / By Administrator
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Smugglers Offer Luxury Passage for Migrants, if They Can Pay

It was a far cry from rotting the fishing boats and overstuffed dinghies that carry so many thousands of migrants precariously to Italian shores. The family of six ...
On June 1, 2017 / By Administrator
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Three British Sailors Rescued Off Portugal After Their Yacht Collides With Whale

Three Brits have been rescued in the Atlantic after their yacht smashed into a whale and started leaking water. The unnamed Brits, aged 41 to 61, immediately called ...
On June 1, 2017 / By Administrator
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Mindbender

What are baggywrinkles? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. Thanks to last week’s winner, Sam ...
On June 1, 2017 / By Administrator
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Captain of Sinking Sailboat Kept His Cool as Vessel Filled With Water

If you’re looking for calm under pressure look no further than Rick Welsford — the captain of the schooner Sorca. When water started to come up through his ...
On June 1, 2017 / By Administrator
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A New Freshwater to Saltwater Adventure

Great Lakes sailors have long been a fun-loving and capable contingent in the Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. Some come from the U.S. side of the Great ...
On May 31, 2017 / By Administrator
Boat Reviews 0
X-Yachts XC 45

(published September 2016-boat show preview) X-Yachts of Denmark is one of Europe’s leading builders of performance cruisers and racer-cruisers. With their northern European design ethos and reputation for ...
On May 31, 2017 / By Administrator
Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
What Worked, What Didn’t Nine Years Later

Previously published in BWS by Patrick Childress. After nine years at sea, we are proof that a cruising sailboat is a maintenance treadmill. But occasionally there is equipment ...
On May 31, 2017 / By Administrator
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Join the Salty Dawg Rally to Maine

The Salty Dawg second annual Rally to Maine departs the Chesapeake July 10th, and Dutch Harbor near Jamestown, RI July 15th. Vessels may start from the Southern Chesapeake, ...
On May 24, 2017 / By Administrator
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Surf’s Up: Monstrous 64-foot Wave Measured in Southern Ocean

“Southern Ocean waves are described by sailors as ‘liquid Himalayas’ and remain largely unstudied, including our ability to forecast them,” said researcher Sally Garrett of the New Zealand Defence ...
On May 24, 2017 / By Administrator