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Dog Falls Overboard, Swims Three Miles to Shore
Cats may have nine lives but this dog certainly has a few of his own. This story from mysailing.com/au has a happy ending. A dog owner thought he would ...
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Plan Your Visit to the Newport Boat Show
The Newport International Boat Show encompasses thirteen acres of Newport’s downtown waterfront. Exhibitors from near and far offer a full range of new powerboats and sailboats, plus a ...
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Pirate Ship Whydah Offers Up More Treasure
This season of great white sharks off Cape Cod’s waters has not stopped the divers of the Whydah from exploring and finding more treasure on board as reported by the Cape ...
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Buoys Off Maine Coast Go MIssing
Someone has removed four bells and five gongs off the Maine coast as reported by the Portland Press Herald. The great bell caper began late last year, when the ...
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Two Sailors Rescued in the Arctic
(CBC News) The dramatic rescue of two Argentine sailors in Nunavut, Canada’s northernmost territory on Aug. 29 involved foggy weather, rescue flares, and a drifting piece of ice. ...
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4 of 103 Canals Cleared from Hurricane Irma, Florida Keys
Nearly one year after Hurricane Irma trashed canals across the Florida Keys, four were cleaned up in the first week of debris removal — a $49.2 million project ...
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Beneteau Launches Their Fall Season: Showcases New Boats
As we get this week’s Cruising Compass ready to blast on Thursday morning to all 29,567 of you who have signed up to receive the e-journal, I am just coming ...
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Mindbender
What unit of electricity is used to rate a solar panel’s output? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers ...
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Beneteau Launches Fall Season: Showcases New Boats
As we get this week’s Cruising Compass ready to blast on Thursday morning to all 29,567 of you who have signed up to receive the e-journal, I am ...
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Mindbender
When running dead downwind, which will be stronger, the true wind or the apparent wind? Send your answers to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from ...
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