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Coral Reefs Affected by Ocean Acidification Caused by Elevated CO2 Levels

Cruisers have known for years that the coral reefs around the most beautiful tropic isles and along the coasts of Australia and Belize have been dying slowly. Every ...
On March 21, 2018 / By George Day
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The BVI’s 47th Spring Regatta Gets Huge Support

In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, there was a lot of doubt that the island nation’s annual Spring Regatta would be able to get off the ...
On March 21, 2018 / By George Day
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Summer Salty Dawg Rallies to Maine and Nova Scotia: Join the Cruises

If you are headed up the East Coast of the US this summer, two great rallies can add to the fun (and safety) of your adventure. The Salty ...
On March 14, 2018 / By George Day
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Coast Guard and NOAA Monitoring the Container Hazard off the North Carolina Coast

On March 4, a container ship in rough weather off Cape Hatteras lost more that 70 containers into the sea. Some of the containers have washed up onto ...
On March 13, 2018 / By George Day
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Sailing the Coast of Main on a Windjammer Cruise

Maine has a coastline that runs in very jagged lines for over a thousand linear miles and along this rugged, rock, pine top coast there are hundreds of ...
On March 13, 2018 / By George Day
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Tips for Cruisers VisitingTonga

For cruisers crossing the South Pacific, the first sailing paradise that is on everyone’s schedule is French Polynesia. First stop the magnificent Marquesas; then the remote and low ...
On March 13, 2018 / By George Day
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Vestas 11th Hour Racing Repaired. Here’s How the Fatal Accident Unfolded

Vestas is back in the water and racing in Auckland New Zealand. They are ready for the start of the next leg that will take the fleet around ...
On March 13, 2018 / By George Day
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Mission Ocean Project Brings Aid to Dominica

The crew of the French Catamaran Mission Ocean are cruising the world and undertaking citizen science to take samples of sea water and contamination where ever they sail. ...
On March 13, 2018 / By George Day
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Warning to East Coast Sailors: 70 Containers Lost Overboard Off North Carolina

Running into a half submerged container while making an offshore passage has to be a blue water sailor’s worst nightmare. You can lose you boat and maybe your ...
On March 7, 2018 / By George Day
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Stranger Donates New Boat to Couple Who Lost Their Sailboat

This couple must have good karma and the gentleman who bailed them out has certainly earned a few karma points with his generosity. This story has been all ...
On March 7, 2018 / By George Day