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Sea Kidnappings Rise Despite Plummeting Global Piracy
More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, the ICC International ...
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Rally to the Cup
Over 30 boats have already signed up for The Rally to the Cup which departs from several East Coast ports on June 10th, 2017 to allow enough time ...
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How the Sailing Community Can Help Stop Collisions With Whales
‘Currently the database for marine mammal strikes is very sparse. We are requesting sailors and boaters help to submit information on current and past incidents, however long ago ...
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Coast Guard Rescues 7 Sailors 14 Miles West of Haiti
A Coast Guard helicopter crew hoisted seven boaters from a disabled sailing vessel approximately 14 miles west of Anse-Rouge, Haiti. Watchstanders with the Coast Guard 7th District command ...
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The Chilling Facts About Cold Water Survival
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the risk of drowning increases nearly five times if the water temperature is below 59 degrees. That puts many sailors in the ...
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Sailor Stereotyping
It’s easy to assume there are just two teams in the boating world: the sailors and the stinkpots, right? Wrong. Even among the sailboat crowd factions exist, sometimes ...
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Rendezvous in Dominica – Exceptional Fun!
Join this Salty Dawg Rendezvous from February 12th – 19th, 2017 on the beautiful island of Dominica as the P.A.Y.S. organization hosts Yachtie Appreciation Week. Based out of ...
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TowBoatUS Now in the Caribbean
Capt. Robert Manley, a New Jersey native who has been running marine businesses in the Caribbean for the last 25 years, has opened TowBoatUS St. Thomas in the ...
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Cartography Lessons Learned Searching for the Best Charts of Cuba
Written for Panbo.com by Ben Ellison. Pardon my photography, but the point is that many detailed, up-to-date, and well-crafted official paper charts of Cuba do exist. Unfortunately, they’re ...
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Safety-At-Sea Video Library Now Available Online
Available for the first time to all sailors, this 10-video library brings to you over two hours of safety-at-sea strategies, techniques, and tips developed by some of the ...
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