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A Pirate Walks Into a Bar … Jokes From the Deep Blue Sea
What’s the best way to pass the time at sea and keep your mates entertained? Why, tell a joke, of course. If your treasure chest of sailing-related jokes ...
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Alternative Medicine Questioned in Death of Sailor
What began as a sail around the world and turned into a love story ended in tragedy when one man’s crewmate-turned-wife suddenly died in his arms one night. ...
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Better Communication Through Cruising
You’ve witnessed it, or maybe even experienced it firsthand: boat approaching dock, wife on the foredeck with line in hand as her white-knuckled hubby grips the helm. Things ...
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Chinese Singlehander Missing
Chinese singlehander Guo Chuan, 51, has gone missing while trying to break the solo record for sailing across the Pacific from San Francisco to Shanghai. His shore team ...
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A Library That Brings Books by Sailboat
The toothless steersman positioned the rudder. A second sailor, balancing barefoot on an outrigger, coaxed an elderly engine into life. A third poled the boat away from the ...
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Trading in Cell Phones for Shell Phones
“Sailing around the world for eight years with three kids taught us to live without structure.” Behan Gifford and her husband Jamie had it all. Three young children, ...
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A Look Back at the History of the Famous SOS Distress Signal
The SOS distress signal has been a staple for emergency communication for 110 years, and although communications technology is very different now to the days of Morse Code, ...
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Need to Carry More Fuel?
Are you thinking about expanding your boat’s fuel capacity to extend range? Check out these collapsible, on deck and custom fuel bladder tanks and accessories. Watch Here ...
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Vendée Globe: History of North American Skippers
The eighth Vendée Globe, which begins November 6 from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, is the only non-stop solo round the world race without assistance. For the 29 skippers ...
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A Tranformation of Old Sails Into Designer Clothes
You might see an old raggedy used sail, but German fashion designer Jens Werner sees a high-fashion structured trench coat. “No one has ever really done this before,” ...
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