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Global Warming Is Changing Atlantic Currents And Will Alter Weather Dramatically

While the fossil fuel industry and it’s minions in government continue to deny climate change and global warming, the evidence is becoming ever clearer that the planet is ...
On April 12, 2018 / By George Day
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Sail with the Salty Dawgs from the Caribbean to the East Coast

You are invited to join the Salty Dawg Spring Rally that leaves Antigua and the BVI on May 15 ….. and other islands, too. Destination: the US East ...
On April 12, 2018 / By George Day
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Volvo Ocean Race Update: Vestas and Scallywag Down But Not Out

The seventh leg of the Volvo Ocean Race from New Zealand to Brazil via Cape Horn turned out to be one of the toughest legs even in this ...
On April 12, 2018 / By George Day
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Help Researchers Gather Info on Injuries at Sea

If you spend enough time at sea, you know that if it’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen out there, Kitty. I have seen crew break an arm, get ...
On April 12, 2018 / By George Day
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Pods of Right Whales Are Returning to New England Waters

It has not been a good year for the right whales that ply the waters of the US Northeast and the Canadian Maritimes. As the Atlantic warms, the ...
On April 12, 2018 / By George Day
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Cutting-Edge Facility for US Sailing Team and Bay-Area Community to Open At Treasure Island Sailing Center

The US holds the record for the most medals won in Olympic sailing but you wouldn’t appreciate that fact if you looked at the results from the last ...
On April 12, 2018 / By George Day
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EPIRBs Can Save Your Life: Here’s the Latest on What’s Out there

Since the introduction of Emergency Position Indicating Beacons, the satellite based SOS signaling devices have saved thousands of lives at sea. The technology continues to improve and modern ...
On April 4, 2018 / By George Day
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Pirate Attack Near Yemen Foiled By Navy

Although the waters around the Gulf of Aden and the bottom of the Red Sea have long been known for occasional attacks of shipping and cruisers, there have ...
On April 4, 2018 / By George Day
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Eight Bells For Paul Elvstrom, The Flying Dane

Although he has not raced competitively for two decades, Paul Elvstrom remains one of the greatest sailors, particularly in dinghies and Olympic class boats, that ever lived. A ...
On April 4, 2018 / By George Day
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Cruising off the Beaten Path in SE Alaska: Baranof Island

Canada’s Bluewater Cruising Association publishes a great magazine and website called Currents. Recently, member Beth Cooper, sailing her Saga 43 Sarah Jean II, contributed a series of articles ...
On April 4, 2018 / By George Day