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SSCA Establishes a SSB Voice Service

When Glenn Tuttle was asked to join the Board of Directors of the SSCA, he thought to himself, “How could he combine his passions; cruising and radio communications ...
On September 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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Fire Sinks 2 Boats at Marina in Rhode Island

Two vessels sank and a sailboat belonging to the family of an America’s Cup winning Rhode Island maritime industry pioneer burned Monday morning in a fire that threatened ...
On September 17, 2015 / By Administrator
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Yacht Carrying 10 tons of Cannabis Almost Sunk Off Coast of Spain

Spanish customs officers have seized some 10 tons of cannabis from a yacht off the southern coast of Spain and arrested three Dutch suspects on board. The boat, flying ...
On September 17, 2015 / By Administrator
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Middle School Students Seeking Help from the Maritime Community

The 915 students of Connecticut’s Region 4 Middle and High Schools are looking for help in returning their stranded oceanic current research vessel to Connecticut from Georgetown, Guyana ...
On September 17, 2015 / By Administrator
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Nokero Submersible Solar Work Light

The Nokero solar work light has a range of uses from indoor work-area lighting, to outdoor community lighting, and it floats and is fully submersible for night fishing ...
On September 17, 2015 / By Administrator
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GuoChuan Racing Completes Arctic Ocean, Northeast Passage World Record

After 13 days of racing on the treacherous waters of the North East Passage for 3240nm, Qingdao China, led by Chinese skipper Guo Chuan, finally crossed the finish ...
On September 17, 2015 / By Administrator
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Race for Water Crew Rescued after MOD70 Trimaran Capsizes

On her way from Palau to Chagos Islands, in the Indian Ocean, the MOD70 trimaran Race for Water capsized on Saturday night, 90 miles south east from the ...
On September 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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Clipper Race Fleet Competing in Honor of Lost Crew Member

Close competitive racing in the first leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race from London to Rio has been overshadowed this week by the death of ...
On September 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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Greece and Turkey: The Migrant Situation

Useful advice from The Royal Cruising Club Pilotage Foundation and cruisers in the area about current cruising conditions in the waters between Greece and Turkey. There are some 2.5 ...
On September 10, 2015 / By Administrator
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Challenging Salvage of a Swan 57 off Reef in Fiji

Jack Hargraves, an Auckland-based yachtie who spends a lot of time in Fiji, has posted on Facebook the story of an old Swan 57 that ran aground on ...
On September 10, 2015 / By Administrator

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