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  1700’s Shipwreck Discovered Off North Carolina Coast

  Scanning sonar from a scientific expedition has revealed the remains of a previously unknown shipwreck more than a mile deep off the North Carolina coast. Artifacts on the ...

  On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Is it Yachting as Usual in Greece?

  With the current economic uncertainty in Greece, many cruisers are asking how the climate currently stands for visiting cruising yachts. Hopefully this feedback from a number of Noonsite ...

  On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Lending Club 2 Shatters LA to Honolulu Record

  The goal was to beat the record time to sail on the TransPac course from Los Angeles to Honolulu. The record, set in 2005, was four days, 19 hours ...

  On July 23, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Inspired Insanity: Donna Lange Plans 2nd Around the World Sail

  The first time Donna Lange sailed around the world by herself it was hardly an easy journey. Over 290 days at sea in her 28-foot sailboat, Inspired Insanity, she ...

  On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Man Describes his Rescue Off the Florida Coast After Days at Sea

  A 35-year-old man from Rome, Georgia, talks about being rescued and meets with the Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew that saved him, at Air Station Clearwater, Florida, ...

  On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Ciguatera Poisoning Cases Higher Than Recorded

  Most Keys and Bahamas cruisers know that Barracuda – especially larger ones – often carry this poison, which can cause some nasty gastrointestinal and neurological effects. Did you know ...

  On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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  The Beer Can Regatta in Darwin Australia

  First run in 1974 as an event to clean up beer cans littering Darwin’s streets, the race that involves boats made of drink cans has become an iconic ...

  On July 16, 2015 / By Administrator
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  All Time Speed Record for Dorade During Transatlantic Race

  Built in 1929, the 52-foot yawl Dorade has won more ocean races than any other yacht in history and, she is now attempting to repeat her first and ...

  On July 9, 2015 / By Administrator
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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