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First Person to Circumnavigate Singlehanded Both the American and Antarctic Continents in One Season

(CNN) – Randall Reeves set off from San Francisco, CA September 2018 and successfully completed his circumnavigation of nearly 40,000 miles, rounding both the American and Antarctic continents, ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Piracy at a Five Year Low

(Maritime Executive) – According to the ICC IMB Piracy Reporting Centre pirate attacks in the first three quarters of this year have fallen to a five-year low. Nigeria ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Erosion Causes Lighthouse to be Moved Over 200 Feet Inland

(BBC) – Along the northern coast of Denmark the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse is a popular tourist sight that has been perched on a sand dune for 120 years. ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailors Gone Missing on Both Coasts, East Coast Has a Happy Ending

This past week two sailboats were reported missing, one out of Newport, RI and one out of Newport, OR. According to KGW a high school counselor and avid ...
On November 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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A Study Reports More People Unable to Purchase Homes with Implications for the Marine Industry

Trade Only Today reports on a Wall Street Journal article reporting on families who make six figures. Fewer families than before in this category are able to purchase ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Hurricane Dorian Continues to Affect the Bahamas

(earther) – Researchers from Watchkeepers Bahamas and Save the Bays have been keeping an eye on the wetlands, pine forests and mangroves of the Bahamas in the wake ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Around the World One Leg at a Time

(Rugby Observer UK) – Clipper Round the World Race takes people from all walks of life, from novice to experienced sailors and gives them the opportunity to participate ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Yacht Sinks off Coast of New Zealand. Four Rescued Though One Died After

(mysailing.au) – A 47-foot yacht got caught in bad weather off the coast of Cape Brett, New Zealand. The crew issued a mayday call to the emergency services ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Winds Up to 40 Knots; Five Sailors Rescued by CG Off Oregon Coast

(KPTV) – This past week the watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend (OR) received a call that those aboard a 50-foot sailboat were unable to cross the ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Young Adventurer On a 27-Foot Sailboat: The World’s His Oyster

Not everyone can hear it, but the call of the sea is something all offshore sailors hear…and many hear it long before they get it together to acquire ...
On October 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks