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Cruisers and Charters Lodge International Protest Over Croatian Tax On Sailors

The British-based Cruising Association is a venerable sailing club that advocates for cruisers and sailors and provides a wide range of services for iuts members. In the face ...
On January 24, 2018 / By George Day
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They’re Mainiacs: Coast Guard Ice Breaking Cutters Make Progress on the Penobscot River

Coast Guard ice breakers continue to steadily break ice in the Penobscot River Thursday to help the broken ice drift down river and out to sea. The Rockland-based Coast ...
On January 24, 2018 / By George Day
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Caribbean Safety and Security Net Launches New Visual Feature: Zoom-Tap, Know and Go

The CSSN Has been sharing security information for cruising folks in the Caribbean since 1996 and has become the most trusted source of information on safety and security ...
On January 18, 2018 / By George Day
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After Irma, What to Do with Orphaned Boats?

It has been four months since Hurricane Irma smashed into the Florida coast after thoroughly devastating islands in the Caribbean. Yet, harbors and marinas all around southern Florida ...
On January 18, 2018 / By George Day
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Rescuers Remove 285 Feet Line from Whale’s Mouth Off Maui

We’ve had a run of whale stories in Cruising Compass. Last week we linked to a story about a whale in Tonga protecting a SCUBA diver from a ...
On January 18, 2018 / By George Day
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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 ...
On January 18, 2018 / By George Day
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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 ...
On January 18, 2018 / By Administrator
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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 ...
On January 18, 2018 / By George Day
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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 ...
On January 10, 2018 / By George Day
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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 ...
On January 10, 2018 / By George Day