Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Young Couple Whose Dream Boat Sank Set Sail Again
Not all stories of sunken yachts have happen endings but this one seems to. Read the full saga as published on Tampabay.com. The young couple whose story ...
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Egypt, Port Said: Massive Hike in Clearance Fees for Foreign Flagged Yachts
This report by Sue Richards appears on noonsite.com. Latest reports from agents in Egypt are that the authorities in Port Said have increased clearance charges for foreign flagged yachts ...
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Omega Unveils Limited-Edition Seamaster for World’s Toughest Sailing Race
The Robb Report recently published the announcement that Omega, the official timekeeper for the Volvo Ocean Race, had created a new version of their Seamaster watch just for ...
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Researchers Find Sunken Treasure Worth $18 Billion
The Spanish Main was famous for silver, gold and shipwrecks. There have been some amazing finds but nothing yet compares to the treasure strove that was recently found ...
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Eight Bells for Bill Larson
William J. Larson, 75, of Newport, RI, died on May 12, 2018. He was born in Bellport, Long Island to Anders Peter and Florence Mary Dyer Larson, and ...
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Bavaria Yachts Back in Business, Seeking Investors
The German boat builder Bavaria Yachts declared bankruptcy several weeks ago and stopped delivering boats to their dealers. This week the company announced that it was moving out ...
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Mindbender
What is the “dog watch.” Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. Congratulations to Robert Van Eck ...
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The Year of the Refit
Boat work means lists, projects and knowing it will all be worth it. By Andy Cross. Switching my electric sander off, I watched dust settle around Yahtzee’s cabin. ...
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Fast and Tasty Fish Tacos
Fish Tacos have found a place on many restaurants’ menus and for good reason. Grilled fish, such as haddock, cod or swordfish, blends very nicely with cole slaw ...
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Solo Adventurer Tackles 34,000 All-Ocean Circumnavigation
Norburt Sedelacek Koch is no ordinary sailor with ordinary sailing dreams. No, he dreams big. This July he will set out aboard his high tech racing sloop Ant ...
