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Volvo Ocean Race: Leg One Starts on Sunday
After months of strenuous preparation, thousands of miles sailed in training, the first offshore leg of the Volvo Ocean Race gets underway on Sunday. In a departure from ...
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Ophelia: Ireland Recovers from Worst Storm on Record that Killed Three
This story from Tuesday this week records the widespread damage caused by Ophelia as the storm ripped through Ireland. As of Wednesday afternoon, Irish officials report that more ...
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The Recovery Process: Caribbean Tourism, Island by Island
The reports coming out of the Caribbean after the terrible hurricanes damaged so many island have been often lacking in concrete details that tell a clear story. We ...
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The Oliver Hazard Perry Crashes in Newport, RI Harbor
At approximately 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, October 15, while the Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry was leaving the Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, its two propellers became entangled by a dock line, resulting ...
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US Charters Cruise Ship to House Hurricane Relief Workers
As the islands of the Caribbean continue to recover from the ravages of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the US has deployed hundreds of aid workers to Puerto Rico ...
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Guy Bernardin: Lost at Sea
It was a sad day when we learned that our old friend was gone. We had seen him in Newport earlier this year as planned his next big ...
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Tortola, BVI: Nanny Cay Marina Leads Recovery
News has been slow to emerge from the storm ravaged British Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. But, the islands and the islanders survived ...
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Newport Bermuda Race Updates Safety Requirements
The 51st edition of the East Coast classic, starting in June 15, 2018, is run by the cruising Club of America and takes the participants on a rolicking ...
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Sinking Yacht Strands American Couple in LaPoile, Newfoundland
You can’t sail much more off the beaten track than the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. But that’s where this Pennsylvania pair’s usual sailing adventure along the southwest coast ...
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Dee Caffari on Skippering in the Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race gets underway in 10 days and will feature some of the world’s best and most experienced offshore sailors and among them are several women ...
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