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Paul Elvstrom: Sailing Great, 88, Dies
Denmark’s Paul Elvstrom — an Olympic yachting great, sailing pioneer and an inspiration to many — has died peacefully in his sleep aged 88. Elvstrom, who died at ...
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Video: Two Men Rescued From Grounded Yacht off Brisbane Australia
Two sailors have managed to escape their yacht after it capsized at a popular dive site north of North Stradbroke Island near Brisbane, Australia. The 1959-built Clare-D-Lune crashed ...
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Successful Rescue of Vendée Globe Captain
Kito de Pavant, the 55 year old French skipper of Bastide-Otio, who suffered damage to his keel when racing in the remote South Indian Ocean while racing in ...
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An Autonomous Sailboat for Novice Adventurers
The Argoknot is a trimaran hydrofoil sailboat concept that can travel autonomously at speeds in excess of 50 knots. The idea was to create a sailboat capable of ...
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The Lie of the Land: When Map Makers Get it Wrong
The history of cartography is littered with mistakes, myths and mendacity. From the magnetic mountain at the north pole to Australia’s inland sea, Edward Brooke-Hitching charts five centuries ...
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48° North Interviews Laura Dekker
Laura Dekker started her circumnavigation at age 14 and completed her record-breaking voyage in the Caribbean at age 16, making her the youngest person to ever solo circumnavigate ...
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2017 America’s Cup Tickets Go On Sale December 9th
Tickets for the 35th America’s Cup, taking place in Bermuda from May 26th until June 27th, 2017 will go on sale starting Friday 9th December. A full range ...
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Three Crew and Two Children Rescued in the Atlantic From Sinking ARC Yacht
A crew of five taking part in the ARC transatlantic rally has been rescued after their yacht began sinking. The crew of the German-flagged Noah: Alexander Grefrath, his ...
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Crew of Leopard Saved 400 Miles North of the Dominican Republic
After some initial confusion over the vessel’s identity, it has been confirmed that a Chris White-designed Atlantic 57 catamaran named Leopard (as opposed to a production Leopard catamaran ...
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The Best Sailing Pictures of 2016
Twenty of the best photos from the contenders for the annual Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image competition. Read More ...
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