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From 1900 to 2017 197 Hurricanes Have Cost $2 Trillion Dollars in the U.S.

(Maritime Executive) – Hurricanes have cost an astounding amount of dollars in the U.S. over the past century and in all likelihood the trend will continue upward. The ...
On February 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Emergency Hatches for Multihulls Being Recalled

Many of the major catamaran builders use GOIOT escape hatches in their vessels. Early February the hatch manufacturer issued a recall of hatches built before September 2018. Read ...
On February 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Deepwater Horizon Disaster Keeps on Growing

(Earther) – 2010 saw the largest oil spill in history, in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers died as did thousands of marine animals. In recent studies its ...
On February 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Drinking and Sailing: Which Comes First

(My Sailing Australia) – Most people would agree that sailing and drinking goes together. After racing many head straight to the bar to drink and exchange stories. Does ...
On February 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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TV’s Yacht Parsifal III Avaiilable for Charter

Those who are fans of Bravo’s television show, Below Deck will be pleased to learn that they are able to charter the yacht that is used in the ...
On February 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Meet Liveaboard Miss Rigby, an American Burmese Cat

(Cattiude Daily) – Now four-year old Miss Rigby has been living aboard since she was a kitten. Living on a Beneteau Oceanis 50 sailboat with her owners she ...
On February 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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For Those Crossing the Atlantic, Faial is the Place to Stop

(BBC) – Many sailors headed transatlantic from the states to Europe make a stop in the Azores, more specifically in Horta on the island of Faial. For visiting ...
On February 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Where the Slips Are in the Caribbean

(All at Sea) – Do you have plans to head to the Caribbean this coming year? There are 111 marinas with over 5000 slips in 22 island nations ...
On February 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Inbound From California, 63-Foot Vessel Runs Aground in Hawaii

(West Hawaii Today) – A man was sailing his 63-foot motor sailer, Midway Island, from Los Angeles to Hawaii when he went aground just north of Hilo. The ...
On February 14, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Bermuda Triangle Releases One of Its Ghost Ships

(Huffington Post) – The Steamship Cotopaxi set off from Charleston, SC bound for Havana, Cuba November 29, 1925. The ship vanished and for years rumors surfaced that she ...
On February 7, 2020 / By Sandy Parks

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