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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
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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 ...
On January 10, 2018 / By George Day
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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 ...
On January 10, 2018 / By George Day
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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 ...
On January 10, 2018 / By George Day