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Pirate Attack

“Rebecca, QUICK, I need another flare from the hanging locker!” The jib alone was just barely pulling Brick House southward at a pace slower than a lame lamb, but there ...
On October 25, 2017 / By George Day
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Jeanne Socrates Cancels Circumnavigation Attempt

October 18, 2017 – Victoria, British Columbia, Canada After taking a fall from a ladder in a British Columbia boatyard, Jeanne Socrates has postponed her attempt at becoming the oldest person ...
On October 25, 2017 / By George Day
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Salty Dawg Sailing Association Donates $10,000 to Bitter End YC Employee Relief Fund

We sincerely thank all of the Dawgs and friends for their contributions to the BVI Relief Fund to date. During the Salty Dawg Rendezvous at the Annapolis Boat ...
On October 18, 2017 / By George Day
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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 ...
On October 18, 2017 / By George Day
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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 ...
On October 18, 2017 / By George Day
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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 ...
On October 18, 2017 / By George Day
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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 ...
On October 18, 2017 / By George Day
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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 ...
On October 18, 2017 / By George Day
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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 ...
On October 11, 2017 / By George Day
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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 ...
On October 11, 2017 / By George Day