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U.S. Insurers Can Now Cover Cuba-bound Vessels
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its Frequently Asked Questions regarding Cuba on April 21, 2016. Among the additions, U.S. insurance companies/underwriters ...
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A Tale of Survival After Whale Hits Catamaran
In October 2015, two sailors adrift off the South African coast were rescued after their catamaran capsized after a collision with a whale. French container ship CMA CGM ...
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Gunboat International Sold at Auction
Gunboat International was sold at auction to GL Yachting USA. Principals at Grand Large Yachting, which consists of French builders Allures Yachting, Garcia Yachting and Outremer Yachting, reserved ...
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An Eventful Start to the Transat bakerly
The Transat bakerly is living up to its reputation as one of the toughest challenges in professional sport, with three of the 24 competitors retiring and some fierce ...
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Four Rescued from Grounded Catamaran in the Silver Banks
USCG San Juan, Puerto Rico reports that a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a Dominican Republic Navy patrol boat rescued four boaters on May 2, 2016 from ...
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The Bahamas Stop Off and Drop Off Wish List
In October 2015, the most powerful Atlantic basin storm in six years, Hurricane Joaquin, wreaked havoc across the central and southern Bahamas. Families lost power and access to ...
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Decoding Sailing’s Secret Symbols
Hidden within the vast storage rooms of London’s National Maritime Museum are hundreds of historic sea flags rarely seen by the public — until now. From delicate silk ...
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Canadian Sailor Abducted in the Philippines Has Been Killed
John Ridsdel was an adventurer, a world traveler in love with the Philippines, his adopted country, and with the sea. He was happiest on the water, sailing from ...
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Coast Guard Rescues 3 From Storm-Tossed Sailboat
Three people were rescued by the Coast Guard after their sailboat was beset by weather on April 15, 90 miles off the coast of Saint Simons, Georgia. Watchstanders ...
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British Adventurer to Cycle Across United States as Part of Epic Sail and Cycle Journey
Simon Parker, 29, from Oxford, England is aiming to travel almost half way round the planet by sail and pedal power alone. Having first started sailing just six months ago ...
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