Browsing All Posts By George Day
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Sailing to the Pacific Ocean’s Trash Vortex
In his new book, Junk Raft, Marcus Eriksen discovers a sea filled with tiny particles of harmful plastic. In the summer of 1997, sea captain and surfer Charles ...
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Launches 0
Joshua class announced for the 2022 Golden Globe Race
The story of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s battle to stay ahead of French yachtsman Bernard Moitessier in the 1968/9 Sunday Times Golden Globe solo round the world Race is ...
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Tech Talk 0
Green Energy Afloat
In the first leg of our five-year circumnavigation, we sailed and cruised from the East Coast of the U.S. to New Zealand via the Panama Canal and the ...
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Dock Talk 0
Again? But, the USS John McCain’s Crash Only Seems Familiar
The USS John S. McCain limped into Changi Naval Base in Singapore today after a collision with a merchant vessel near the Straits of Malacca. It’s the second collision involving ...
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Crossing the Indian Ocean single-handed – Dutch solo sailor Laura Dekker in her own words
In 2011, Laura Dekker became the youngest person to sail alone around the world. She did so without drama or fanfare and with a very high degree of ...
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Dock Talk 0
Billy’s Down: Let’s Help
Many in the sailing community know Billy Black from his work as a photographer in the marine industry. You may have seen his boat at regattas, seen his ...
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Dock Talk 0
What are the most common repairs at sea for yachts sailing across the Atlantic? ARC survey results tell all
Yachting World sponsors the annual Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and undertakes an in-depth survey of gear and equipment that they publish in the magazine. Here’s the report for ...
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Dock Talk 0
Bahamas: Exploring the Jumentos Cays and Ragged Island
Our friends at All at Sea magazine are running a cool series on cruising the Bahamas. Here’s their take on the remote and wild islands in the deep ...
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Edward Allcard, Solo Sailor on the High Seas, Dies at 102
Edward Allcard, who was said to be the first person to sail both ways across the Atlantic singlehandedly –save for a stretch with a young woman who stowed ...
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Dock Talk 0
Bénéteau Announces Production Foiling Monohull
Is this the future of monohull sailing? Foiling is all the rage and it looks like the world’s largest builder of sailboats is getting in on the ground ...
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