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Sail a Tall Ship Around Rhode Island Waters

For the past few years Rhode Island’s official tall ship, the Oliver Hazard Perry had been sailing from the waters of Narragansett Bay to down south. According to ...
On February 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Search for Shackleton’s Endurance Called Off

(BBC News) – The attempt this week to find Sir Ernest Shackleton’s missing ship, the Endurance, has ended – without success. A UK-led expedition to the Weddell Sea ...
On February 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Two Sailors Rescued 110 Miles Off the Coast of Virginia Beach

(Chesapeake Bay Magazine) – Two sailors onboard the 32-foot C’est La Vie made an emergency call after the tiller on their boat snapped off. Fortunately for the sailors, ...
On February 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Coast Guard Rescues Three After Catamaran Capsizes Off Torrey Pines, CA

Two adults and a minor were rescued by the Coast Guard on Sunday after their 30-foot sailboat capsized about 10 miles west of Torrey Pines, Coast Guard officials ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Fun Facts: Cape Cod Canal

Maybe you have sailed numerous times through the Cape Cod Canal, sporadically or not yet. Its easy to be complacent about your surrounding environment but have you ever ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Groundbreaking Seafloor Map

Dr. David Sandwell, a geophysicist at Scripps, has been awarded American Geophysical Union’s Charles A. Whitten Medal for creating the world’s first comprehensive, high-resolution map of the ocean ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Red Tide Gone From Florida Waters

Here is some good news for residents of Florida and those taking their boats there. An updated report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, confirmed that ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Whisky Galore

Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely good enough. Mark Twain Here is a bit of history that you may not ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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The Bermuda Triangle of Sailing

There should be some good boat watching this summer in Bermuda, New York City and Newport, RI. The Bermuda Tourism Authority, NYC & Company and Discover Newport ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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The North Magnetic Pole Is on the Move

The North Pole right at the top of the planet remains fixed in place as the earth spins around its axis but the location the North Magnetic Pole ...
On February 6, 2019 / By George Day

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