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Volvo Ocean Race Changes Rules to Encourage Female Participation

The Volvo Ocean Race is making a major rule change to give world-class female sailors a much clearer pathway to compete at the highest level of offshore sailing ...
On October 12, 2016 / By Administrator
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Dark Seas, Vast Skies and Full Sails: Striking Sailing Shots

Italian photographer Carlo Borlenghi has spent over 30 years capturing unforgettable moments in sailing. From Sardinia to Sydney, Borlenghi has traveled the world capturing the drama of life ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Annapolis Boat Show Preparing for Hurricane Matthew

For 47 years, Annapolis has been hosting the Fall Sailboat and Powerboat Show. “The concept of the in water sailboat show was invented in Annapolis in 1970,” president ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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This Woman Quit Her Job And Makes Twice As Much Cruising The World

“Freedom.” That is how Victoria Fine describes her life. In April, Fine left a big job at Slate to launch her own business, Finally, a growth hacking company ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Efficient Sailing: Passage Routing

Behan aboard Totem summarizes her passage routing strategy in this blog post. Very useful information from a seasoned cruiser. Efficient sailing is partly about sail trim and sail ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Why Are Breaking Waves So Dangerous to Yachts?

There have been many examples of yachts making landfall, sometimes to seek shelter, only to find themselves in graver danger on the harbor approach. In 2012, Australian Mini ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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A History of Sea Going Clockwork

It is almost a generation since 1994, when GPS finally relegated celestial navigation to being just an intermittent, time consuming and relatively inaccurate backup method of position fixing. ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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The Yacht Northabout Completes Northeast and Northwest Passages in a Single Season

The yacht Northabout left Bristol, United Kingdom, in June and circled the North Pole in an anticlockwise direction. Its exit from Canada’s Lancaster Sound signaled the successful navigation ...
On September 29, 2016 / By Administrator
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U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Missing Mariner Enroute from Hawaii to British Columbia

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a British Columbia sailor last seen by a fellow mariner leaving Hilo, Hawaii, in his boat on Aug. 1. Lt. Donnie ...
On September 29, 2016 / By Administrator
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Nine Fortunate Souls Who Survived Being Lost at Sea

The sea is like a wet desert. There’s no food. There’s no shelter. Nothing to drink. In every direction, the view is the same: nothing. Plus, dangerous predators ...
On September 29, 2016 / By Administrator