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American Led Boat Vestas 11th Hour Racing Takes Leg One of the Volvo Ocean Race. Watch Video
LISBON, PORTUGAL (28 October 2017) – Vestas 11th Hour Racing crossed the finish line in Lisbon at 1408 UTC ahead of their competitors by a few hours earning ...
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Garmin Acquires Navionics
Garmin Ltd. today announced that it has acquired Navionics S.p.A., a privately-held worldwide provider of electronic navigational charts and mobile applications for the marine industry. “Navionics has long ...
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Seamanship for Cruisers
John Neal and Amanda Swan Neal, two of the world’s most experienced offshore sailors and dedicated seamanship educators, share what they have learned over lifetimes at sea ...
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Pushing the Limits of Human Potential
There is something about sailing and sailing offshore that really stirs our sense of adventure. The need to be entirely self-sufficient and competent makes us better at everything ...
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Navy Rescues Mariners, Dogs Stranded in the Pacific Ocean for Five Months
This story has been all over the media and social networking and we have to wonder how these two women and their dogs could get so totally lost ...
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Rebuilding Jost Van Dyke, BVI
As reported by the Jost van Dykes Preservation Society (JVDPS) In many ways, these storms have turned back the clock on the development of the last 50 years ...
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Seven Prep Tips for World Circumnavigation
We failed on our first attempt to complete an 18-month circumnavigation. Departing in late 1997, we sailed back into our home port of Oxford, MD, nearly three and ...
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DSC-VHF Radio: What to Know When Buying or Selling a Boat
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) VHF radio communication can be crucial in a a boating or sailing emergency and provide rescuers critical GPS location information. But when buying or selling a boat equipped ...
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‘It was going to eat her’: Aussie teen survives shark scare
An Australian teenager has survived a terrifying encounter with a great white shark, with her harrowing screams alerting her father who was certain it was about to “eat ...
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Dealing With Seasickness In Children
Like adults, some children are completely immune to it while others can be violently sick with the smallest amounts of motion. There’s nothing that can make time aboard ...
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