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Icy Photos Show Coast Guard, Freighters Pushing Through Great Lakes Freeze
For most northern boaters, this holiday season and early January will leave a lasting memory. Has it ever been so cold? Well, yes, but that doesn’t do much ...
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Giant Tri Foiled in World Record Attempt
There are those who will tell you that Sprindrift is jinxed. The giant trimaran, which has broken several sailing records over its career, also has a history of ...
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Water-Skiing Squirrel Performs During 2018 Toronto Int’l Boat Show
This is something you don’t see every day. But in Toronto this winter you could see little Twiggy doing his thing on a custom water skiing platform to ...
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The Real Meaning Of Gran Tourismo: The Elan GT5
Built in Slovenia, this new 40-foot Rob Humphries design brings the real meaning of “Gran Tourismo” to the yachting world It was a lovely, light air morning on ...
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British Authorities Issue Urgent Safety Alert on Safety Tethers After Man Drowns
With he sad loss of a crew member last November from a Clipper Race boat, even though he was wearing his harness and had the tether clipped, in ...
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Around the World Rally: 2018 World ARC Starts From St. Lucia
At 1200 St Lucian local time, 33 yachts crossed the start line of World ARC 2018 in Rodney Bay St Lucia. The start marked the culmination of a ...
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Jimmy Buffett Sails to Aid of Regatta on Storm-Hit St. Barts
In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria that devastated the Caribbean, it has been amazing to see how many people have stepped up to help the battered ...
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Volvo Ocean Race Update: Flappy Sails and Glassy Seas
As the Volvo Ocean Race fleet heads north from the the Southern Ocean, they encounter something worse than too much wind…no wind at all. by Will Carson When ...
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From Nazi Germany to Australia: The Incredible True Story of History’s Longest Kayak Journey
Every now and then we come upon a story that makes our eyes pop out. This adventure surely is one of the greatest by a solo boater and ...
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Amazing Solo 24 Hour Record Confirmed
The World Sailing Speed Record Council has ratified a new singlehanded 24 hour record set by Francois Gabart (FRA) on the 30m trimaran MACIF. Gabart covered a distance of 850.68 ...
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