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How Sailing Helped Einstein Explain the Universe
If the world’s most famous physicist Albert Einstein is any guide, modern-day scientists need to get out of the lab more and onto the water. Around 1900, a cheeky ...
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Two Solo Sailors Rescued in Separate Incidents off Norfolk Island and New Zealand
A 67-year-old Norwegian solo yachtsman has been rescued east of New Zealand a day after a solo Kiwi yachtie was rescued east of Norfolk Island. The Norwegian man is ...
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U.S. Treasury Issues New Regulations for Visiting Cuba
The new administration in Washington has amended the rules for all travelers who wish to visit Cuba with the goal of diverting American dollars from government enterprises while ...
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Champion Sailor, 26, Tackles ‘The Everest of the Seas’
For hard core, competitive sailors, the Volvo Ocean Race provides an extraordinary opportunity to race against the very best ocean racers in the world. For the recent winner ...
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West Coast Cruisers’ Rally the Baja Ha-Ha 24 Was Sealed With a Kiss
Hard to believe that the West Coast cruising classic, the Baja Ha-Ha, is 24 years old, that’s old enough to know better. But, the good times in California ...
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Irmageddon Update: Volunteer Boatlifts Help Storm-Battered Dominica
This report on aid to Dominica by Joan Conover first appeared in Caribbean Compass, the excellent monthly magazine for the Windward and Leeward Isles of the Caribbean. Joan, ...
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Third Try at Solo Circumnavigation at Age 80
Sailing alone around the world has had a deep attraction for some sailors ever since Joshua Slocum circumnavigated alone aboard Spray in the late 1890s. It is no ...
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Diving Bonaire and Curacao
For cruisers who like to scuba dive, the Dutch islands in the southern Caribbean offer some of the world’s best and least crowded dive sites (published August 2017) ...
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More Than 40 Million Kidde Fire Extinguishers Recalled
ANNAPOLIS, Md., November 6, 2017 – More than 40 million Kidde fire extinguishers equipped with plastic handles, some on the market for more than 40 years, have been ...
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