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The Salty Dawg Rally to Cuba
The Salty Dawg Sailing Association has announced a new rally for this coming Spring – a Rally to Cuba. The Rally is structured for American vessels and citizens, ...
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Vendée Globe Boat Has Extensive Damage From Collision, Possibly With a Shipping Container
French yachtsman Thomas Ruyant has no idea how his yacht managed to make it back to Bluff Harbour, New Zealand. Ruyant’s badly damaged yacht Le Souffle de Nord, ...
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Delicious Cocktails for the Festive Season
The sun’s over the yardarm somewhere, as the saying goes, and it’s time for a drink. But then that dreaded question arises: what’ll you have? Never fear, our ...
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A New Scam in Marigot Bay St. Lucia
It was a particularly windy day on Saturday, December 10, 2016. After a strong burst a cruiser looked topside to check if anyone was dragging, and noticed a ...
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Video: Sailing Yacht A Sea Trials
The 469 ft Sailing Yacht A is being built in Kiel, Germany for Andrey Melnichenko and undergoing sea trials. The people standing at the base of the mast ...
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Bénéteau Unveils the New Figaro 3, a “Standard” Boat With Foils
This Figaro Bénéteau 3 was developed jointly by the Bénéteau Group, with the Class Figaro, OC Sport, the organizer of the Solitaire URGO- Le Figaro and Le Figaro ...
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ICW’s Dismal Swamp Closes Indefinitely
Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced that the Dismal Swamp Canal will be closed indefinitely. The canal, which was closed due to ...
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Fire Aboard Yacht in Saint Lucia
Fast action from nearby Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) crews helped save a boat from sinking, when fire broke out aboard the 1982 Swan 76 ketch Pauline af ...
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Controversy Brews at ARC Rally Over Cruising Yachts’ Engine Hours
Would you listen to the relentless thud of a diesel engine for days on end while pretending to everyone outside that you were sailing along in your own ...
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Louis Vuitton Ventures Into Marine Safety Market With Couture Life Rafts
Spotting a gap in the offshore survival business, the French luxury goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton has launched a line of high-end ‘guest’ liferafts. The rafts, capable of taking ...
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