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What Happens When the GPS Signal Fails?

GPS plays such an important role inour lives these days, it is almost inconceivable that it should stop working or get blocked by some evil goer. But it ...
On March 28, 2018 / By George Day
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Oyster Yachts Saved by Software Entrepreneur Richard Hadida

British boat builder, Oyster Yachts, which ceased operations last month after going into liquidation, has been thrown a lifeline by businessman, Mr Hadida. The failure of the business, which builds, ...
On March 21, 2018 / By George Day
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And Now for Something Completely Different: Weird Fish on Twitter

The Log, published in San Diego, covers all things to do with local boating, sailing, fishing and the local maritime scene. They also have a knack for finding ...
On March 21, 2018 / By George Day
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New Zealand Couple Rescued After Three Days of Distress: Watch the video

Last weekend, a New Zealand couple, who were sailing their cruising boat off New Zealand’s Northland, called the coast guard for help when they suffered damage in a ...
On March 21, 2018 / By George Day
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New Inflatable Sailing Dinghy

For those of us who always have wanted a sailing dinghy that we can carry with us when we go cruising but have resisted because we don’t want ...
On March 21, 2018 / By George Day
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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