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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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15 Illegals Found on Board a Catamaran in Marigot Bay, St. Lucia
The skipper of a catamaran has been sentenced in Guadeloupe for attempting to transport fifteen illegals by boat from St. Lucia to St. Thomas in the US Virgin ...
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A Letter From an Escapee
By Todd Duff I’m a former marine surveyor and a long-time cruiser who recently returned to the workforce as a yacht broker in the Caribbean and something quite ...
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New Sponsor for the Salty Dawg Sailing Association
The Team of Jack Martin & Associates and Pantaenius America are now proud co-sponsors of The Salty Dawg Sailing Association. Jack Martin & Associates and Pantaenius America are ...
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Dogs on Boats – Hold That Dinghy
As any cruiser who has dogs aboard knows, if your canine crew member can’t use the doggie head, your travel plans can be very restricted. Not only can’t ...
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Coast Guard Medevacs Sailor 380 Miles Southwest of San Diego
The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 67-year-old man from a sailing vessel approximately 380 miles southwest of San Diego. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Diego received a ...
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