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Transatlantic Yachtsman Dies During Attempt at 17th Crossing

A yachtsman attempting his 17th transatlantic crossing has been pronounced dead after he was found in the sea off the UK coast. The alarm was raised after Philip Walwyn’s ...
On August 6, 2015 / By Administrator
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Rio Olympics 2016: Athletes Face Swimming and Boating in Polluted Waters

Athletes in next year’s Summer Olympics in Brazil will be swimming and boating in waters so contaminated with human feces that they risk becoming violently ill and unable to ...
On August 6, 2015 / By Administrator
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How Do You Feel About Virtual Navigation Aids?

For recreational boaters, the waterway signposts known as aids to navigation are critical for a safe journey. But what if an aid to navigation (ATON) such as a ...
On August 6, 2015 / By Administrator
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Sailing Solo Around the World Speed Record Attempt

Joe Harris will be making a solo, non-stop, unassisted, Round-The-World record attempt going from Newport, RI to Newport RI, leaving Antarctica to starboard, aboard a Class 40 sailboat ...
On August 6, 2015 / By Administrator
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Google Maps Goes Coastal with Unmanned Boat

A new high-tech unmanned vessel, launched with the help of Google, will use innovative technologies from the boatbuilding and mapping fields to map shorelines and raise awareness of ...
On August 6, 2015 / By Administrator
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Early Registration Incentive for Fall Salty Dawg Rally

Registration is now open for the free 2015 fall Salty Dawg Rally™ to Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean destinations. The Rally for experienced ...
On August 6, 2015 / By Administrator
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Increased Traffic in the Northwest Passage Moves USCG to Practice Remote Rescues

To say that the North Shore of Alaska is a remote place is an understatement. The North Shore borders the Chukchi Sea and the Beaufort Sea, two marginal ...
On July 30, 2015 / By Administrator
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The Art and Science of Ocean Currents

The world’s oceans are in constant motion, and this series of maps published by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio helps provide us with a nice illustration ...
On July 30, 2015 / By Administrator
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Attend a Free Blue Water Sailing Seminar and Get a Chance to Win a PLB

The nonprofit Salty Dawg Rally™, which hosts free rallies along the US East Coast and to the Caribbean for sailors with blue water experience, will host a free ...
On July 30, 2015 / By Administrator
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Underwater Volcano, Kick ‘Em Jenny, Causes Detours Off Grenada

Kick ’em Jenny started stirring on July 11, and has produced more than 200 small earthquakes since then, according to the Seismic Research Center at the University of ...
On July 30, 2015 / By Administrator