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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 ...
On May 31, 2017 / By Administrator
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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 ...
On May 24, 2017 / By Administrator
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Would You Abandon a Floating Yacht?

Food for thought from the archives of Yachting World by Elaine Bunting. Efficient rescues mean more yachts are being abandoned only to be found floating later. Should people ...
On May 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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Volvo Ocean Race: Foiling Monohulls and Multihulls to Feature in Revamp

One hull or two? That’s the debate that has raged around the future design of Volvo Ocean Race boats – should they be monohull or multihull? In the ...
On May 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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2017 Top 10 List of Boat Names

The Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS), has issued it’s 2017 Top Ten Boat Names list, a tradition dating back a quarter century. The names come ...
On May 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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Top Caribbean Music Festivals You Can Reach By Sea

There’s nothing better than listening to music with the sights and sounds of the surf in the background. The Caribbean is famous for its many music festivals, from ...
On May 23, 2017 / By Administrator
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Five Things a Monohull Sailor Should Know about Multihulls

You can hardly think about chartering in 2017 without acknowledging that you may be sailing a big cruising catamaran. Even though the Pacific Northwest has been slower to ...
On May 22, 2017 / By Administrator
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Farr PH 56, Monterey Abandoned During Antigua to Bermuda Race

Allegra, the Nigel Irens-designed 78ft catamaran skippered by Adrian Keller was the second boat to finish the 2017 Antigua Bermuda Race on Tuesday 16 May 2017, taking Multihull ...
On May 17, 2017 / By Administrator
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Night Sailing – The Essential Guide for Offshore Cruisers

With a full moon and following wind, night sailing can be one of the great pleasures to be had when passagemaking; but on a dark night in a ...
On May 17, 2017 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard Searches for Missing Woman After Catamaran Capsizes in the Florida Straits

The Coast Guard was searching Monday for a woman who went missing after her catamaran capsized in the Florida Straits, about 30 miles west of Cay Sal, Bahamas. ...
On May 16, 2017 / By Administrator