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Sailing Drones Roam the Seas Collecting Data
In March 2009, engineer Richard Jenkins broke the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle by sailing a bright green sailboat on wheels across a dried lake ...
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Close Encounters of the Whale Kind
Over the past nine months, the Clipper 2017-18 Race crew have witnessed elements of Mother Nature few ever get to see. And the wildlife show throughout Race 10: ...
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Young Couple Whose Dream Boat Sank Set Sail Again
Not all stories of sunken yachts have happen endings but this one seems to. Read the full saga as published on Tampabay.com. The young couple whose story ...
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Egypt, Port Said: Massive Hike in Clearance Fees for Foreign Flagged Yachts
This report by Sue Richards appears on noonsite.com. Latest reports from agents in Egypt are that the authorities in Port Said have increased clearance charges for foreign flagged yachts ...
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Omega Unveils Limited-Edition Seamaster for World’s Toughest Sailing Race
The Robb Report recently published the announcement that Omega, the official timekeeper for the Volvo Ocean Race, had created a new version of their Seamaster watch just for ...
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Researchers Find Sunken Treasure Worth $18 Billion
The Spanish Main was famous for silver, gold and shipwrecks. There have been some amazing finds but nothing yet compares to the treasure strove that was recently found ...
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Eight Bells for Bill Larson
William J. Larson, 75, of Newport, RI, died on May 12, 2018. He was born in Bellport, Long Island to Anders Peter and Florence Mary Dyer Larson, and ...
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Bavaria Yachts Back in Business, Seeking Investors
The German boat builder Bavaria Yachts declared bankruptcy several weeks ago and stopped delivering boats to their dealers. This week the company announced that it was moving out ...
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Solo Adventurer Tackles 34,000 All-Ocean Circumnavigation
Norburt Sedelacek Koch is no ordinary sailor with ordinary sailing dreams. No, he dreams big. This July he will set out aboard his high tech racing sloop Ant ...
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Couple Moves onto Boat to Beat High Rents Ashore
San Francisco is known as one of the most expensive cities in America to live in and rents are prohibitive for many working couples. While some move to ...
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