Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks
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GPS Outages Around the Globe
(Fortune Magazine) – GPS has become so reliable that professional mariners and pleasure sailors alike have gone to full electronic systems on their vessels. For the past two ...
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New London, Connecticut to Host a National Museum in Honor of the Coast Guard
(The Day) – Fundraising efforts are going forward to raise money for a natioinal musuem in New London, CT to tell the story of the U.S. Coast Guard. ...
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Sailors Needed in Tonga
Former Tonga MP, Sitiveni Halapua helped build and launch a 50-foot trimaran in 2017 to serve Tonga’s outer islands. Damaged by a cyclone in 2018 it has now ...
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World’s Largest Aluminum Sailing Yacht Just Launched
From the Robb Report comes news that the world’s largest aluminum sailboat has just splashed. The schooner is 266 feet and though a large, luxury sailing yacht, she ...
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Saving Lives: NOAA’s Satellites Used to Detect and Locate Distress Signals
There were 306 water rescues in 2019 and NOAA’s satellites were there to pinpoint the location. The information received is sent to the SARSAT Mission Control Center at ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
Going Aground
I grew up sailing in Nantucket Sound which is notorious for its many sandy shoals and generally thin water. Most of the boats we sailed were shoal draft ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
BoatingOS: A New Operating System for Chartplotters
Irish marine technology company, Raceix, in association with Beneteau has just announced a new operating system for chartplotters, meant for boaters and sailors alike. The developers of the ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Sunsail’s Yacht Ownership Program May Work for You
You may have been chartering year after year but have you ever thought to own a boat that is in charter? This can be an excellent way to ...
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Boat Reviews 0
European Yacht of the Year Award Winner Announced
At the world’s largest boat show, commonly known as “boot”, which is being held this week in Dusseldorf, Germany, the annual European Yacht of the Year winners were ...
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Dock Talk 0
Sailboat Found Drifting in Malacca Strait With No One Aboard
(Maritime Bulletin) – While fishing in waters in northeast Sumatra, Malacca Strait, fishermen found a sailboat drfting with no one aboard. Not much is known about the boat ...
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