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7 Things to Know About the Fine Print on Your Boat’s Insurance Policy
While it’s a subject not often discussed, knowing what’s in your boat’s insurance policy could mean the difference between having to pay significant costs out of pocket for ...
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BOLO for Celebration
Pacific Ocean passagemakers are asked to be on the lookout for singlehander Richard Carr and his 36-ft Union cutter Celebration, which are missing. A member of the Pacific ...
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Floating is Better Than Swimming for Increasing Sea Survival
Floating after falling into the sea rather than trying to swim, is more likely to ensure your survival, a new RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) campaign says. The ...
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Splash Drone 3- A Waterproof Drone That Floats
Splash Drone 3 is a fully waterproof drone with a built in 4K camera that can see under water and a modular payload release system. This new 4K ...
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Six Famous Shipwrecks You Can Visit
An indescribable feeling takes over when you see an old ship rusting away. Whether it has washed ashore or has begun to sink beneath the waves, a shipwreck ...
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Smugglers Offer Luxury Passage for Migrants, if They Can Pay
It was a far cry from rotting the fishing boats and overstuffed dinghies that carry so many thousands of migrants precariously to Italian shores. The family of six ...
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Three British Sailors Rescued Off Portugal After Their Yacht Collides With Whale
Three Brits have been rescued in the Atlantic after their yacht smashed into a whale and started leaking water. The unnamed Brits, aged 41 to 61, immediately called ...
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Captain of Sinking Sailboat Kept His Cool as Vessel Filled With Water
If you’re looking for calm under pressure look no further than Rick Welsford — the captain of the schooner Sorca. When water started to come up through his ...
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A New Freshwater to Saltwater Adventure
Great Lakes sailors have long been a fun-loving and capable contingent in the Salty Dawg Fall Rally to the Caribbean. Some come from the U.S. side of the Great ...
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Surf’s Up: Monstrous 64-foot Wave Measured in Southern Ocean
“Southern Ocean waves are described by sailors as ‘liquid Himalayas’ and remain largely unstudied, including our ability to forecast them,” said researcher Sally Garrett of the New Zealand Defence ...
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