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  Coast Guard Sets Historic Buoy in Maryland

  The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, Maryland set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in the Patapsco River ...

  On June 9, 2016 / By Administrator
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  USCG Rescues 3 Aboard Disabled Sailboat

  Coast Guard air and boat crews worked together to assist three people and a dog aboard a 51-foot sailing vessel that was disabled and adrift about 45 miles ...

  On June 9, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Want to Learn More About Tropical Cruising?

  The Salty Dawg Rally will host a Southern Chesapeake Rendezvous July 9 in Kilmarnock, Virginia for sailors interested in learning about cruising to tropical destinations. A Southern Chesapeake ...

  On June 9, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Is Your Medical Kit Up to the Job?

  Heather Francis provides a thorough review of what you should consider when putting together your medical kit. After a few days ashore at a new destination everyone falls ...

  On June 9, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Follow the Newport Bermuda Race from Home

  The June 17th start of the 2016 Newport Bermuda Race is right around the corner. Home-based spectators can watch the start and also track their favorite yachts, skippers, ...

  On June 8, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Outbound 46 Revisited

  After being dropped ashore by dinghy, I paused on the seawall to make sure I hadn’t forgotten anything aboard, then looked back at the Outbound 46 sitting at ...

  On June 8, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Boat Renaming

  Thank you to all those who responded to the last survey question: Would you rename your boat? 80% of respondents say they would or have already renamed a ...

  On June 7, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Mindbender

  What is ‘dipping the eye’? 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 ...

  On June 2, 2016 / By Administrator
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  NOAA Predicts Near-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season

  NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30, will most likely be near-normal, but forecast uncertainty in the ...

  On June 2, 2016 / By Administrator
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  Best Bars For Sailors In The U.S.

  No one knows a waterfront bar better than sailors, right? So check out where sailors love to hang out…from Rhode Island to California, from the Great Lakes to ...

  On June 2, 2016 / By Administrator