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Pirate Attack Near Yemen Foiled By Navy
Although the waters around the Gulf of Aden and the bottom of the Red Sea have long been known for occasional attacks of shipping and cruisers, there have ...
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Eight Bells For Paul Elvstrom, The Flying Dane
Although he has not raced competitively for two decades, Paul Elvstrom remains one of the greatest sailors, particularly in dinghies and Olympic class boats, that ever lived. A ...
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Cruising off the Beaten Path in SE Alaska: Baranof Island
Canada’s Bluewater Cruising Association publishes a great magazine and website called Currents. Recently, member Beth Cooper, sailing her Saga 43 Sarah Jean II, contributed a series of articles ...
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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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