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Eight of the World’s Classic Schooners to Gather for Superyacht Cup. See Photos
We once lived aboard our boat in Palma, Mallorca in Spain’s Balearic islands and can vouch that is it one of the Med’s most beautiful islands. It is ...
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John Harrison Clockmaker Built First Marine Chronometer
British clockmaker John Harrison (1693-1776), the man who built the first marine chronometer to measure longitude, was born 325 years ago this week. Harrison was raised in Foulby in Yorkshire, the son of a ...
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Lost at Sea. Volvo Sailor John Fisher
This report appears on the CNN website. “The world of sailing is in mourning after a crewman in the Volvo Ocean Race was washed overboard and is presumed lost at ...
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The Joys and Trials of Cruising to Japan
One of the lest accessible cruising grounds for Europeans and Americans, the Japanese islands hold a special allure just because they are so far off the beaten cruising ...
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How One Family Went from New Boat Owners to Blue Water Sailors
Many dream of sailing away as a family on their own boat. Some actually do it. In the British magazine Yachting Monthly, an English family tells the story ...
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America’s Cup Venue Decided. New AC Boat in Works. Watch Video of It.
Auckland, New Zealand will be the venue for Team New Zealand’s defense of the America’s Cup in 2021 and plans are already coming together for how and where ...
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“I don’t know where I’m a gonna go when the volcano blow”
Jimmy Buffet’s lyrics were right on the money for cruising friends of ours who were making the passage from the Grenadines to the island of Grenada not long ...
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What Happens When the GPS Signal Fails?
GPS plays such an important role inour lives these days, it is almost inconceivable that it should stop working or get blocked by some evil goer. But it ...
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Oyster Yachts Saved by Software Entrepreneur Richard Hadida
British boat builder, Oyster Yachts, which ceased operations last month after going into liquidation, has been thrown a lifeline by businessman, Mr Hadida. The failure of the business, which builds, ...
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And Now for Something Completely Different: Weird Fish on Twitter
The Log, published in San Diego, covers all things to do with local boating, sailing, fishing and the local maritime scene. They also have a knack for finding ...
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