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Bénéteau Announces Production Foiling Monohull
Is this the future of monohull sailing? Foiling is all the rage and it looks like the world’s largest builder of sailboats is getting in on the ground ...
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Portrait of a Cruising Couple: Meet Barb and Con Sprenger
One of our favorite websites is www.noonsite.com that was created by Jimmy Cornell and is now owned by the World Cruising Association. Here’s the lead in to the ...
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Man Killed in Boat Explosion in Ensenada
A man has died after a possible propane explosion and fire aboard a sailboat at Marina Coral in Ensenada yesterday afternoon, according to reports from witnesses in the ...
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Island Packet Owners’ Rendezvous: Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Beige sailing yachts and bright green t-shirts dominated the waterfront this past week-end as the 16th Biennial Maine Island Packet Rendezvous hosted by Norm & Mary Pierce of ...
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Surviving the OSTAR’s Perfect Storm: The Full Story of the Racers Rescued in Force 11 Summer Gale
Solo sailor Mervyn Wheatley set out from Plymouth for Newport, Rhode Island on 29 May this year with stirring tunes belting out from his beloved Tamarind, the Formosa 42 ...
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Undersea Discoveries in the Failed Search for MH370
The disappearance of Malaysian Air flight MH370, which vanished in March 2014 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people on board, remains one of the ...
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Details of Rescue 200 miles off the Coast of Iceland
When Morrie Piersol opened the front door to his, I greeted him with, “Good to see you!” To which he replied, with a laugh, “It’s good to be ...
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Sailor Found Drifting in Shipping Lanes off Portugal
A Spanish newspaper is reporting that a sailor rescued from a busy Atlantic shipping lane by the crew of a passing yacht, is Ron Beasley, who has been ...
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Mad Max Makeshift Magic
Cruisers often have to rely on their own resources when something breaks, needs to be replaced or invented, especially for must-have items. Sometimes the parts used for make-shift ...
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Dismal Swamp Canal to Re-Open in September
The Dismal Swamp Canal is scheduled to reopen to vessel traffic by the end of September, with the Lake Drummond Reservation and Feeder Ditch opening to canoes and ...
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