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Fiji Recovering from Mega-Cyclone
Residents of Fiji are still reeling from a pummeling by ferocious Tropical Cyclone Winston, the most powerful storm ever to hit the multi-island South Pacific nation – and ...
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Hugo Boss Wreck Found after Drifting for 9 Years
Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss, abandoned in 2006 when the keel head broke, has been found 10,000 miles away after 9 years drifting in the Southern Ocean. This photo of the ...
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Adventurer Sailing a 60-Foot Steel Whale Across the Atlantic Ocean
I’m standing at the edge of a sea loch in the West Highlands of Scotland staring at a 60-foot sperm whale, its huge tail rising up from the ...
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Navy Aircraft Carrier Rescues Distressed Mariners off Miami
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) rescued distressed mariners at sea, Feb. 7. Ike received a distress call via bridge-to-bridge communications from the U.S.-flagged sailing vessel Selket. The ...
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Deep Ocean Scenes Encapsulated Inside Translucent Whale Sculptures
Japanese artist Isana Yamada’ s project Samsara is composed of six translucent whales mounted on thin pedestals that give each of the sculptures an illusion of movement. The whales, ...
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A Sailor’s Ultimate Survival Kit: Rum, Sunglasses and Swiss Army Knives
It doesn’t matter if you’re an amateur or a professional sailor, a fresh-faced newbie or a weathered veteran, there is always that one item you would never be ...
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USCG Rescues 2 From Grounded Sailboat off Hawaii
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received notification that the 43-foot sailing vesselMithrandirs Dream grounded approximately five miles east of Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai, Hawaii. Read More ...
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Update: Donna Lange’s Nonstop Circumnavigation
Donna Lange, left Bristol, Rhode Island in July 2015 to conquer a second solo circumnavigation, and has had more than six months of offshore adventures, including a broken ...
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Ex-World Sailing Chief Voted Out for Trying to Oust Polluted Olympic Venue
The former chief executive of World Sailing has claimed he was fired for pushing to get rid of the polluted Guanabara Bay, Brazil as the venue for the ...
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How Well Do Anchor Swivels Reduce Twist?
Practical Sailor testers dig into anchoring accessories, including the new stainless-steel anchor swivel from Mantus. The theory behind using an anchor swivel is that the swivel releases any ...
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