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2,000-Year-Old Antikythera Shipwreck Yields New Treasures
One of the world’s most storied shipwrecks is still yielding new discoveries. More than 60 artifacts were pulled from the famed Antikythera shipwreck during a recent expedition of ...
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Teenager Joins North Pole Circumnavigation
While most 14-year old schoolboys might spend their time worrying about friends, homework and the fortunes of their favorite team, Ben Edwards has altogether bigger challenges on his ...
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Volvo Ocean Race Announces Tougher Route for 2017
Tough, intense, and featuring almost three times as much Southern Ocean sailing as the previous edition, the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 will be contested over the longest distance ...
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Commodore’s Yacht Sinks in Round the Island Race
A yacht owned by the commodore of the Island Sailing Club of Cowes, U.K., sank after it hit a shipwreck in the Round the Island race. Mark Wynter’s ...
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New Solo 24 Hour Record of 771 miles Set by François Gabart in Trimaran MACIF
French solo sailor François Gabart has set a new record for the outright 24 hour speed record in his 100ft trimaran MACIF. His shore team announced today that, ...
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Accepting the Fear
An article about becoming comfortable with the challenges of offshore sailing. Evening was setting in although we couldn’t really tell; the sky was just as dark as it ...
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360-degree Cameras for Less than $400
Why is the camera always pointed the wrong way when the action happens? That’s the dilemma solved by 360-degree video coverage in affordable new cameras priced like GoPro. ...
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What Happens When a Yacht is Struck by Lightning?
Royal Cruising Club member Nick Charman was cruising in Sweden when his boat was hit. Here’s his story. We had overwintered in Oxelösund, south of Stockholm with Fera, ...
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Tanker Hits 3 Moored Sailboats
The Coast Guard is working to determine why a 477-foot-long tanker ship hit three moored sailboats near the mouth of the Piscataqua River, on the Maine-New Hampshire border. ...
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Flooding Wreaks Havoc in Australia
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria in Australia put out a statement earlier in June stating: “Our thoughts are with our very good friends at Mersey Yacht Club ...
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