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10 Tales of Legendary Ghost Ships

The sea can be a haunted place, too. Maritime lore is rife with stories about ghost ships, whether at-sea apparitions that bewilder viewers before vanishing into thin air ...
On July 9, 2015 / By Administrator
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Cruise Ship and USCG Aid Sailboat Stranded Between Florida and Bahamas

A man is recovering from severe sunburn after he and another person were rescued after spending nearly a week stranded at sea off the coast of Florida. The ...
On July 9, 2015 / By Administrator
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346 miles in a 14-foot-long Laser in the Atlantic Ocean

Robert Suhay broke the Guinness World Record for the longest distance solo sailed unassisted in a dinghy, which he set last year, by a whole lot more than ...
On July 9, 2015 / By Administrator
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Hydroptère Arrives in Hawaii Without Record

After 10 days, two hours, and 26 minutes, the World’s Fastest Sailing Boat, the Hydroptère, finally arrived at Kewalo Basin from Los Angeles in an attempt to set the ...
On July 9, 2015 / By Administrator
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Vote for Your Favorite Innovative Life Jacket Design

Boat U.S. has partnered with the Personal Flotation Manufacturers Association (PFDMA) and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) to bring you the Innovations in Life Jacket Design Competition ...
On July 2, 2015 / By Administrator
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World Record-Holding Sailor Jon Sanders Rescued off Western Australia Coast

Prominent sailor Jon Sanders has been rescued from his stricken yacht off Western Australia’s Gascoyne coast after it started taking on water. The cabin of Mr. Sanders’ yacht ...
On July 2, 2015 / By Administrator
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3 Sailors Rescued Due to Fire While Enroute from Mexico to New Zealand

Two Kiwi sailors had just seconds to grab life jackets and abandon their burning yacht after being woken by their skipper at midnight in the middle of the ...
On July 2, 2015 / By Administrator
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Swiss sailor Laurent Bourgnon missing in French Polynesia

Famed Swiss sailor Laurent Bourgnon has gone missing while diving in French Polynesia, local authorities report. Laurent Bourgnon was traveling on his yacht with four guests and three ...
On July 2, 2015 / By Administrator
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2015 Transatlantic Race Underway

Skippering the Open 60 Grey Power, the unstoppable Robin Knox-Johnston and crew were expected to be crowd favorites as they headed east from Newport. If you’re into tracking offshore ...
On July 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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Tragedy and Triumph during Marion to Bermuda Race

With great regret, the trustees of the Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association announced that one of the 2015 sailors died of natural causes. On Saturday night the ...
On June 25, 2015 / By Administrator

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