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Island Hopping in Greece

Tony and Tessa Cross have spent many years sailing the Aegean and in the Greek Reporter have written about what it is like to live aboard. While the ...
On September 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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It Takes a Village – Working to Eliminate a 250% Increase in Boating Fees in California

(Trade Only Today) – A proposed 250% increase in recreational vessel registration fees has been eliminated by a coalition of boating groups working together. The group noted that ...
On September 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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New Report on Tropical Storms by the United Nations

(Inside Climate News) – A United Nations climate report by the Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change offers the most thorough evaluation of the physical science associated with global ...
On September 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Maine’s Rubber Ducky

(NECN.com) – The supersized rubber ducky that mysteriously appeared in Belfast, Maine last week has just as mysteriously disappeared. A note on the harbormaster’s bulletin board noted the ...
On September 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Hurricane Ida From Space

Hurricane Ida blew ashore in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet of France captured this ...
On September 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Electric Winches Can Change Your Sailing Life

Over the last decade or so, a lot of thought and design work has gone into boats and systems that are easier to sail. We’ve seen self-tacking jibs ...
On September 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
Cruising Shot of the Week 0

A similar sight can be seen in many harbors on a typical summer evening. This image is a late August Tuesday evening race night in Newport, RI. Photo ...
On September 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
Cruising Shot of the Week 0

Daria Blackwell sent in this stunning image of dolphin leaping at sunset. Photo taken by Glen Sansom. ...
On August 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailing in the Fog

We were heading out East Passage of Narragansett Bay as the fog began to roll in. It had been a pleasant summer morning, but the breeze was from ...
On August 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Hurricane Henri Makes Landfall in New England

This past weekend Hurricane Henri, downgraded to a tropical depression moved across New England making landfall in areas that hadn’t seen a hurricane in 30 years. See images ...
On August 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks