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San Diego Has Gone to the Dogs!

The fun folks at The Log in San Diego, the local boating rag, get so many pictures of dogs aboard their owners’ boat for their regular feature “Dogs ...
On April 24, 2018 / By George Day
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As Ocean Warms, Bull Sharks Are Migrating Northward

Climate change is creating a battle of survival of the fittest. And it appears bull sharks are winning. Research published this week in Scientific Reports documents a new bull shark ...
On April 18, 2018 / By George Day
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Man Tragically Crushed by Own Yacht

A tragic accident has taken the life of a company director in England when his 29-foot yacht fell over in her pop stands while he was working on ...
On April 18, 2018 / By George Day
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Sailors Who Rescued Swimmer from Sea Lion Attack to Get Medal

US Sailing’s Hanson Medal is scheduled to be awarded this weekend at the Pacific Sail and Power Boat Show in Richmond, California for the 2017 rescue in San ...
On April 18, 2018 / By George Day
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Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta: Fully Rigged and Ready to Race. See Pictures

The Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (ACYR) proudly begins a fourth decade of showcasing maritime history and tradition during six days of high-spirited, world-class competition. Races are held ...
On April 18, 2018 / By George Day
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We’re Weathered but Wiser: First Time Cruisers Learn Hard Lessons

Living the dream of cruising around the world in their own sailboat, a British couple discover that the life at sea is not all rum drink with umbrellas ...
On April 18, 2018 / By George Day
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Vestas 11th Hour Racing Arrives in Brazil under Jury Rig. Watch Vodeo

Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race from New Zealand to Brazil was one of the roughest legs in the history of the race. One sailor, John Fisher, ...
On April 18, 2018 / By George Day
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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