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Heavy Weather Causes Capsize and Damage to Transat Jacques Vabre Fleet

The opening 48 hours of the Transat Jacques Vabre race has seen one capsize, two retirements and two damaged yachts. It’s been an eventful first few days for the ...
On October 29, 2015 / By Administrator
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Lost at sea: Sailor on First Chinese Crewed Yacht to Qualify for Sydney-Hobart Race

One of the Chinese sailors aiming to become the first crew to compete in the famous Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been swept overboard from the team’s ...
On October 29, 2015 / By Administrator
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Toddler Does Not Survive Fall From Sailboat

Police said a 17-month-old baby died Friday after he fell from a boat while his mother was taking a nap. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers, ...
On October 29, 2015 / By Administrator
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Gripstic

Bill and Linda Knowles on Sapphire introduced me to this great little gadget for sealing bags. The Gripstic is a product designed to keep food fresh. It slides ...
On October 29, 2015 / By Administrator
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iKommunicate: a New Marine Electronics Interface

Things are changing in the world of marine electronic interfacing. A new open source platform called Signal K is enabling instruments and sensors to share data within one vessel ...
On October 28, 2015 / By Administrator
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24 Yachts Line up for Cuba Race on Oct 31

Listen for a Big Hooray, not a big Boooo this Halloween. A classic race returns to Florida’s Gulf of Mexico waters. It’s the first fully permitted, major ‘offshore’ ...
On October 28, 2015 / By Administrator
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Frenchman Makes Daring Leap from Sailboat to Ship off Alaska

A Frenchman with his cat tucked inside his clothing made a daring leap of faith Tuesday when he jumped to a waiting rescue ship from his sailboat, which ...
On October 22, 2015 / By Administrator
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Naval Academy Reinstates Celestial Navigation Courses

The same techniques guided ancient Polynesians in the open Pacific and led Sir Ernest Shackleton to remote Antarctica, then oriented astronauts when the Apollo 12 was disabled by ...
On October 22, 2015 / By Administrator
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AIS Transponders Mandatory on all Foreign Vessels in Thailand

Warning for all foreign yachts! Phuket Marine Department will not allow foreign vessels that are not equipped with AIS to enter or depart Thailand waters, starting 19 October ...
On October 22, 2015 / By Administrator
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Former Coast Guard Officer Creates Cooler Turned Life Preserver

Joe Abeyta, a 24-year military veteran, began his Kickstarter campaign last month to fund production for the LifeCool — a cooler that transforms into a life raft when ...
On October 22, 2015 / By Administrator