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Plans confirmed for California Offshore Race Week

Published in Scuttlebutt on February 27th, 2018 The 3rd annual California Offshore Race Week brings together five yacht clubs in 2018 for a series of distance races ...
On February 28, 2018 / By George Day
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Another Invasive Species Found in Great Lakes

The words “bloody red shrimp” don’t exactly sound pleasant at the best of times, but the species’ name has become even more sinister to biologists’ ears since one ...
On February 28, 2018 / By George Day
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High Seas Mystery: Dorset Coin Thief Accused of Murdering Wife on Voyage

This tragic story, first published by the BBC, has all the makings of a mystery that begs to be solved. Did he do it? And if he did, ...
On February 22, 2018 / By George Day
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Epic Adventure or Epic Fail? The Family That Tried to Sail to England in a Rubber Boat

This story, published by the ABC Far North in Australia, is too much fun and hard to believe. But it’s true and soon to be turned into a ...
On February 22, 2018 / By George Day
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So You Think You Can Drone? Watch This Expert Do It Right.

There are loads of people out there who think they can fly a drone – myself included. James Blake, son of the legendary yachtie Sir Peter Blake, takes ...
On February 22, 2018 / By Administrator
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Dealing with Fuel Spills

It happens in every marina and to just about every boat owner at some time or another: We mess up and spill diesel or gasoline into the water ...
On February 22, 2018 / By George Day
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Wild start to Caribbean 600 as Fujin capsizes

The Caribbean 600 is the big distance race in the Caribbean every winter and it attracts a large fleet of the most exotic racing and cruising boats that ...
On February 22, 2018 / By Administrator
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Guide to Sailing in Tidal Waters

All around out ocean coastlines we have to deal with currents of one type or another. The rising and falling of the tide can create tidal currents that ...
On February 22, 2018 / By George Day
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Australian Sailing Legend Complete’s 10th Circumnavigation

Legendary Western Australia sailor Jon Sanders has become the oldest person to circumnavigate the planet and the only person to do it 10 times. Sanders sailed his beloved ...
On February 14, 2018 / By George Day
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Got the Winter Blues? Learn to Sail During this Action-Packed Caribbean Vacation

Spend a week at sea with warm breezes, white-sand beaches, and tight living quarters By Jon Gorey The Boston Globe FEBRUARY 09, 2018 Like many New Englanders, ...
On February 14, 2018 / By George Day