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Cruising Mexico to Key West: Land of Hemingway, Hurricanes and History!
After a winter in the western Caribbean, Steve Nash aboard hos Waterline 47 Kuyima, set sail from Mexico to cross the Gulf of Mexico to the tip of ...
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Will Lake Erie Get another Bad Algae Bloom this Year?
The huge algae blooms in the western regions of Lake Erie in 2017 were the worst in many years. Scientists are looking at the above average rains this ...
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Volvo Ocean Race Sailing to Newport, RI Next Week
The trade winds are allowing the Volvo Ocean Race fleet to post 500-mile days as they push northwards to the finish in Newport, Rhode Island. May 02, ...
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South Pacific Cruising: One Couple’s Passage
The Bluewater Cruising Association of Canada has many adventurous members out cruising all over the world. Plus, the association has a great and useful website where they post ...
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91-Year-old Wins Newport to Ensenada Classic for Second Time
Sailing Scuttlebutt posted this cool report from Ensenada, Mexico (April 29, 2018) – “Although trophies won in the annual Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race honor those who ...
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Has the Time Come for Electric Propulsion in our Sailboats? One Man’s Answer.
There are several companies out there producing and supplying electrical propulsion systems for boat, sailboats in particular. The idea of almost carbon-free power has an appeal to sailors ...
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Kiwi Veteran Skipper Dean Barker Named to U.S. America’s Cup Team
One of the most successful America’s Cup skippers ever and the skipper who suffered the wrong end of the greatest comeback victory in America’s Cup history, Dean Barker ...
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Chemicals in Sunscreen Kill Coral Reefs: Hawaii Responds.
Ocean pollution is a hot environmental topic these days, particularly the damage being done to sea life by plastic waste. But who knew that the simple creams and ...
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German Bavaria Yachts Declares Bankruptcy: Three Months to Reorganize
The huge builder of cruising power and sailboats, Bavaria Yachts, received a ruling from the German courts that is could declare bankruptcy and enter into a three month ...
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Predict Wind Now Also Predicts Severe Storm Formations at Sea
Predict Wind, the routing and weather software that many cruisers are choosing for use offshore has added CAPE technology to their suite weather, navigation and routing tools. CAPE ...
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