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Florida Divers, Snorkelers Submerge for Reef Music Festival

A local radio station’s broadcast underwater in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary attracted about 400 divers and snorkelers who listened to music and announcements advocating reef preservation. ...
On July 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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Racing the Storm: The Story of the Mobile Bay Sailing Disaster

When hurricane-force winds suddenly struck the Bay, they swept more than 100 boaters into one of the worst sailing disasters in modern American history. The morning of April ...
On July 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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Clipper Round the World Race Searching for Washington State Residents to Take on Epic Adventure

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, the biggest event of its kind and one of the world’s most incredible endurance challenges, is looking for adventurous Washington State ...
On July 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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Sail From the Great Lakes to Virginia With the Dawgs

The nonprofit Salty Dawg™ Sailing Association (SDSA) has announced plans for an inaugural cruising rally from the Great Lakes to Hampton, Virginia. The rally will depart Toronto on ...
On July 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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Start of the Transpac Race

Seventeen yachts in three divisions set off in the first wave of three starts to the 49th edition of the 2017 biennial Transpac Race. Under sunny skies and ...
On July 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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A U.S. Coast Guard-Approved Inflatable Throwable PFD

ThrowRaft’s device, Model TD2401, is 9x smaller than the ring buoy and 5x smaller than the square cushion and legally replaces throwable devices aboard all recreational vessels. The TD2401’s ...
On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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Dutch Sailboat Capsizes off Belgian Coast; Two Killed, One Missing

Dutch sailboat Capella capsized off the Belgian coast after its keel broke off. Ship designer Frans Maas (79) and sailor Freddy Franssens (70) from Breskens were killed. As of ...
On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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Young Skipper Beats Veterans in Trans-Atlantic Race

Francois Gabart aboard the high-tech Macif has seized victory among the four trimarans that were racing across the Atlantic from the French coast. The Bridge 2017 Centennial race ...
On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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Late Yacht Designer Doug Peterson Was a True Visionary

Several years ago, I got into an online discussion with some leaders in the sport of sailing about naming the more influential boat designs since the end of ...
On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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VIDEO: Coastguard Medevacs Crew From Yacht 200 Miles Southwest of U.K.

U.K. Coastguard and Irish military join forces to rescue sailor at the edge of the helicopter’s operating range. The Newquay-based Coastguard helicopter was scrambled to rescue a crew member ...
On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator