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San Blas, Panama: Immigration Offices Closed
Clearing into Panama in the San Blas Islands is currently in a state of flux. Due to an on-going disagreement between the Kuna Congress and the Central Government, ...
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Farewell to the ‘Perfect Skipper’
Ramón Carlín, the ‘weekend sailor’ who upset the odds to become the winner of the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74, has died in Mexico City ...
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Man Overboard: The Most Important Race
It was a record-setting year for the Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race, with overall elapsed and monohull times being eclipsed on the 125-mile course from California to ...
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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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