Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Man Caught in Mainsheet Dies at Cowes Race Week
A man in his 60s has tragically died following a racing incident during Cowes Week. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to Trinity Landing, Cowes, UK ...
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Have Dreams of Sailing an America’s Cup Boat? Now You Can Own a Smaller Version
(Robb Report) Designer Philippe Briand is known for coming up with some of the wildest, futuristic superyacht concepts (not to mention having designed many famous superyachts). But his ...
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Sailboat Causes Power Outage in Florida Keys
(Miami Herald) A sailboat touched a power line Thursday night near the Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, FL, knocking out electricity for Lower Keys residents for 15 minutes. ...
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Abandoned Boats Litter the Sacremento Delta
There are hundreds of boats that have been abandoned in the delta causing concerns for the environment and the people who use the waters. SACRAMENTO, CA (CBS13) — ...
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Lucky to Be Alive
Two yachtsmen had to be rescued early Wednesday morning after their vessel collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. The HM Coastguard reports ...
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Fijian Youth Help Sustain Cultural Practices
“We, as Pacific Voyagers, are on a journey, sailing to an island in the future and navigating by the values of our ancestral past. Our ancestors understood that ...
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Mindbender
What is the law in navigation that states “in the Northern Hemisphere, when you stand with your back to the wind, a low pressure area will be on ...
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Tips for Making a Med Moor
Brought to you by the good folks at Sunsail, who would know a thing or two about med mooring. Ah, the Mediterranean – home of European sailing holidays, with ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Cooking in the Galley
This article from seriouseats.com will give you ideas on provisioning your boat. The sun slowly melts into the horizon in a riot of fluorescent streaks—pink and orange flame the sky, ...
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World’s Largest Viking Ship Set to Visit U.S. East Coast Ports
The Draken Harald Harfagre is a recreation of what the Vikings would call a “Great Ship”. Begun in 2010, she was built using old boatbuilding traditions and with input from ...
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