Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
Lost Containers Pose Real Threats at Sea
Halfway across the North Atlantic a couple of years ago aboard the Hanse 50 Maverick, not long after dark we had a collision with an object we couldn’t ...
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Tech Talk 0
TracPhone LTE-1 Global
KVH has just introduced the ‘TracPhone LTE-1 Global’ – an ultra-compact antenna based on LTE Advanced cellular technology, enabling an extended-range mobile solution for connectivity on the water ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Given the All Clear
(Caribbean Journal) – The British Virgin Islands have lifted the quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated tourists. Do bring proof of your vaccination with you and you will need ...
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Dock Talk 0
Noah’s Ark Deemed Unseaworthy
(New York Times) – Aad Peters, a Dutch television and theatre producer has the British government asking him to prove his 21,000 square foot vessel is fit to ...
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Dock Talk 0
Four Oceans Become Five Oceans
Forget what you learned in school about there being four oceans, The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans. You now need to add the Southern Ocean to your ...
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Dock Talk 0
Saving a Tall Ship From Sinking Off Kiel, Germany
(Maritime Executive) – Carmelan, a 1927 motor sailing vessel, used as an educational vessel had been under tow when the master of the workboat noticed that the ship ...
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Dock Talk 0
Ship’s Cabin: a Little Known Room in Salem, MA
(Yankee Magazine) – The Ship’s Cabin is housed in the top floor of the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Ma and is a replica from the bark Taria Tapan, ...
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Dock Talk 0
Sail from California to Hawaii to Attend College
(Stars & Stripes) – Tyler Savage, 19, and his girlfriend Bella Siegrist, also 19 have sailed a 29-foot sailboat across the Pacific from San Diego to Honolulu, taking ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
Eight Bells for Rodger Martin Yacht Designer
On Monday, sailors from around the Newport, RI region gathered at Safe Harbor’s Newport Shipyard to say so long to and remember the life of yacht designer Rodger ...
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