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Conch Island Created by Fishermen

(Daily Mail UK) – Off the coast of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands lies Conch Island. The island has been built up over hundreds of years by ...
On December 6, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Underwater Treasure Hunters Salvaged Hundreds of Bottles of Rare Cognac and Liqueur

(CNN) – Six hundred bottles of De Haartman & Co. cognac and 300 bottles of Benedictine liqueur were recovered from the Swedish steamer SS Kyros which had been ...
On December 6, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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A Reminder Not to Leave Your Boat in the Water Late in the Season

(Twin Cities Pioneer Press) – Mike Olson purchased his 1977 Pearson in September but the purchase did not include a trailer. He moored the boat on the St. ...
On December 6, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Rare Beer For Sale Along the Virginia Coast for Those Looking for a Holiday Gift

(Chesapeake Bay Magazine) – Only 77 casks of Sam Adams Utopias 2019 were brewed this year and you can get a bottle for just $230 at Poseidon’s Pantry, ...
On November 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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NOAA Looks to End Production of Paper Charts

After 200 years of producing paper charts, NOAA is initiating a five-year process to end production of the charts, focusing instead on electronic navigation charts (ENC). While NOAA ...
On November 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Long Island Sailor Headed to the BVI Remains Missing

(Newsday) – Peter Farrell, a 72-year old Long Islander set sail on the Blue Dog, his 1931 William Atkin-designed 29-foot sloop along with his 3-year old dog on ...
On November 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Missing Maine Sailors Found Safe Off Montauk

The 40-foot Beneteau Dove was found safely sailing on passage to Florida after having left Somes Sound, ME three days before. Family members had instigated a Coast Guard ...
On November 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailboat Loses its Rudder and Sinks in the Solent

(The News UK) – The British RNLI were called to the rescue of three Swiss sailors onboard their 40-foot sailboat. The boat had lost its rudder off Cowes ...
On November 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Building a 265-Foot Sailing Yacht Presents Some Challenges

Royal Huisman is currently building the Sea Eagle II, their largest yacht to date and to be the largest aluminum sailing yacht on the water. Expecting to launch ...
On November 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Restoration of the Abacos Being Bogged Down by Bureaucracy

(Eyewitness News 5 Bahamas) – Local representatives in the Abacos are increasingly frustrated that red tape is impeding the rrecovery of the Abacos. Local companies are not being ...
On November 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks