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Looking for a New Toy for your Boat? Check out the Lampuga

The Lampuga uses the e-surfboard format of electric drive shooting water-spewing thrust out at the board’s tail. The 15-hp drive uses a brushless synchronous motor powered by a ...
On March 3, 2016 / By Administrator
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The Latest in Water Generators

Previously published in BWS. Water powered the beginning of the Industrial Revolution when inventors and entrepreneurs discovered that a turning water wheel could be used to drive the ...
On March 2, 2016 / By Administrator
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Oyster 825 Polina Star Sank due to Unsound Lamination

In a statement released on 18 February 2016, Oyster Yachts said that joints in Polina Star‘s stub keel failed, “with the result that the keel loads were transferred away from the ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Boat Attacked in St. Croix Waters; Sailor Seriously Injured

A sailing community website reported Wednesday that a Frenchman sailing through the Virgin Islands on his way to Guadeloupe in January was attacked and seriously injured at sea. Read ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Caribbean Yacht Security: New Protocols When Transiting near Trinidad and Tobago

Float Plans have made a great impact on the Coast Guard’s ability to provide security coverage for vessels traveling into and out of Trinidad & Tobago waters, especially ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Mindbender

In which country would you fly this courtesy flag?[spacer height=”5px”] Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat.[spacer height=”10px”] Thanks to ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Fiji Recovering from Mega-Cyclone

Residents of Fiji are still reeling from a pummeling by ferocious Tropical Cyclone Winston, the most powerful storm ever to hit the multi-island South Pacific nation – and ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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BlueChart Mobile

BlueChart Mobile gives you the same object-oriented data and chart presentation as your networked chartplotter. Interact with the map on your iPad or iPhone by using the radial ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Hugo Boss Wreck Found after Drifting for 9 Years

Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss, abandoned in 2006 when the keel head broke, has been found 10,000 miles away after 9 years drifting in the Southern Ocean. This photo of the ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator
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Adventurer Sailing a 60-Foot Steel Whale Across the Atlantic Ocean

I’m standing at the edge of a sea loch in the West Highlands of Scotland staring at a 60-foot sperm whale, its huge tail rising up from the ...
On February 25, 2016 / By Administrator