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That Little Boat is Going to Cross the Atlantic?
In 2011 Matt Kent, bosun of the tall ship Niagara, was picking old oakum out of the deck in Erie, Pennsylvania, when he had an epiphany. “I wonder, ...
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New Zealand Sailor Alan Langdon Charged by Police
Sailor Alan Langdon, who sailed across the Tasman Sea from New Zealand to Australia with his six-year-old daughter, Que, is now facing criminal charges. A major search operation ...
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The Scourge of Fiberglass: Tackling Osmosis
Eventually all yachties have to tackle problems with the layup material of their freedom machines, whether it be rot, rust or osmosis. It is just the nature of ...
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Deaf Sailor Gavin Reid Honored for Daring Rescue During Yacht Race
It wasn’t until Gavin Reid was pulling himself up a 75-foot yacht mast in the dark in the middle of Pacific Ocean that he actually stopped to think ...
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Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago: Sailing Through One of Earth’s Last Paradises
There are few places on Earth that rival the untamed wilderness and primal seclusion of Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago. Captain Thomas Bruning knows this all too well. Since leaving ...
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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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