Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Evacuated Clipper Race Yacht Sinks Near Cape Town
Following careful analysis of the situation and state of the Clipper Race Yacht CV24 the Clipper Race office has confirmed that the vessel is partially underwater after running ...
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Discovering The White Continent: Antarctica
It was not really in the schedule to visit the Antarctic we were just planning to see Patagonia, a major milestone in itself and then continue around South ...
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How I Survived Being Left to Drown in the Ocean. Read Story, Watch Rescue Video
It was during Brett Archibald’s 20th hour missing at sea that the bone-tired swimmer was attacked by jellyfish — a shoal of Portuguese men-of-war who cut up his ...
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BoatUS Estimates Boat Damage from Harvey and Irma at $655 Million
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma damaged more than 63,000 recreational boats for a combined dollar damage estimate of $655 million, BoatUS said today. The numbers are strikingly close to 2012’s ...
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Round-the-World, Non-Stop, Solo Record
Ronnie Simpson breaks down an amazing feat taking place in the Atlantic as we speak… They say round-the-world record attempts are often won and lost in the ...
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Old Fashioned Brownies
Who doesn’t love brownies? They make great snacks, they will keep the kids happy and they turn into a great dessert with cut up fruit and ice cream. ...
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Mindbender
When do you use a knot known as the sheepshank? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. ...
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Zen and the Art of Anchoring
Learning how to anchor securely, easily and without a lot of fuss and bother is really the art of becoming good sailing and cruising partners…here’s Tip Number 1. ...
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American Led Boat Vestas 11th Hour Racing Takes Leg One of the Volvo Ocean Race. Watch Video
LISBON, PORTUGAL (28 October 2017) – Vestas 11th Hour Racing crossed the finish line in Lisbon at 1408 UTC ahead of their competitors by a few hours earning ...
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Garmin Acquires Navionics
Garmin Ltd. today announced that it has acquired Navionics S.p.A., a privately-held worldwide provider of electronic navigational charts and mobile applications for the marine industry. “Navionics has long ...
