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When Her Father’s Yacht Vanished, She Searched the Sea Until She Finally Found Peace
“Boats don’t just sink,” says Chelsea Rice-Morris. “People don’t just disappear.” On July 25, 2012, the 59-foot Argonaut, a robust $600,000 yacht crewed by owner John Rice and French ...
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When Is the Best Time to Sail Across the Atlantic?
There are a number of considerations to take into account when passage planning from the Canaries to the Caribbean, which may not be strictly weather driven and make ...
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Team New Zealand Confirm 75-Foot Monohull for America’s Cup, but Ben Ainslie Warns Protocol Is “Conflict of Interest”
A 75ft monohull is to be the new America’s Cup class for challenger series and match in March 2021. This was part of a tranche of changes to ...
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Salty Dawgs Name Antigua as Alternate Fall Rally Destination & Establish BVI Relief Fund in Response to Hurricane Irma
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association (SDSA) Board of Directors has announced that the destination of the 2017 Fall Rally will now be Falmouth Harbor, Antigua. The decision by ...
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Cheng Ho: The Famous Chinese Eunuch Admiral-Explorer of the 15th Century
Decades before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in search of a water route to Asia, the Chinese were exploring the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific with seven voyages of ...
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Owner of Abandoned “Ghost Ship” Is in Key West Jail on Attempted-Murder Charges, Officials Say
This is one of those head-scratching stories that just keep us wondering how in the world the boat got there? MELBOURNE, Fla. — The abandoned “ghost boat” that ...
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Lisa Blair’s Record Circumnavigation Ratified
The World Sailing Speed Record Council has officially ratified Lisa Blair’s circumnavigation of Antarctica, a 183 day long journey. Lisa’s solo and unassisted circumnavigation was not short of ...
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Baja Ha-Ha Registration Still Open
As of September 25, the Baja Ha-Ha, the two week rally that runs from San Diego, CA to Cabo San Lucas at the tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, ...
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IGY Marinas: Post Huricane Irma & Maria Update
Fort Lauderdale, FL, September 22, 2017: Thank you for your continued support in the wake of Hurricane Irma and Maria. We have received a tremendous outpouring of concern ...
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In at the Deep End
The Volvo Ocean 65s are high and dry in Lisbon as they get their final tune up before the race – but the sailors are wet to the ...
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