Browsing All Posts By Sandy Parks
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Pandemic Hits Isolated Islands
(AP News) – The coronavirus has managed to affect areas far and wide. Even people living on isolated islands are being infected and those islands in particular may ...
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The Mariana Trench Marks the Deepest Spot in the Ocean
(Scientific American) – As you sail across the Pacific Ocean, near the island of Guam you can sail across the deepest spot in the ocean. How deep? About ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
Dufour Announces New U.S. Dealer
The venerable French sailboat builder, Dufour Yachts, was one of the first European builders to enter the U.S. market back in the late Sixties. Michel Dufour was already ...
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Destination 0
NY Canal Slowly Opening
(syracuse.com) – July 4 looks to be the target date for opening much of the 524 mile barge canal system in NY. This may be the time to ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Anchors, Anchors, Anchors
Spend the night in any anchorage and sit with a bunch of cruisers in the cockpit, guaranteed the discussion will turn to anchors and which is the best ...
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Boat Reviews 0
The Legendary Dyer Dhow Dinghy
Our old family friend, Bobby Little, lived in Ohio but loved to cruise the Maine coast, something his lovely wife Ann was not eager to do. He often ...
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Dock Talk 0
Sixty Years Marks First Crossing of a Catamaran From New York to Wales
James Wharram and two crew sailed their 40-foot catamaran Rongo, across the Atlantic, arriving in North Wales September 30, 1959, the first time for a catamaran. It was ...
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San Francisco Coast Guard Station Rescues Three Off 30-Foot Sailboat
Last week the Coast Guard out of sector San Fransicso rescued three sailors off Freedom, a 30-foot sailboat. The boat was in rough seas and experiencing steering issues ...
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Dock Talk 0
Drug Deal Gone Wrong
(my sailing au) – While on patrol in April, 2019 the Coast Guard came across the sailboat Mandalay traveling north 225 miles off Newport, OR in international waters. ...
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One Year Later, Mr. T Still Being Tracked
May 7, 2019 Mr. T, a 200 pound loggerhead turtle was released after being treated at the turtle hospital in Marathon, FL. In this past year he has ...
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