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Extra Efforts by Navy and USCG in Rescue off DelMarVa

While on a delivery of a 43-foot sailboat from Charleston to Newport, the seasoned crew of two ran into some trouble 90 miles off the DelMarVa Coast. What ...
On May 28, 2015 / By Administrator
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Turkey Residence Permits Now Online

The Ocean Cruising Club has been advised by the OCC Finike Port Officer Samet Gölgeci that a new online e-Residence system makes it easier and faster for foreigners ...
On May 28, 2015 / By Administrator
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Pensacola a La Habana 2015: Rally and Race to Cuba

The Pensacola Yacht Club has announced an offshore rally and race from Pensacola, Florida in October, 2015 to the Hemingway International Yacht Club near Havana, Cuba. The rally and ...
On May 28, 2015 / By Administrator
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Safety Lessons from the Orca Accident Report

On Sunday 8 June 2014, the dredger Shorewaywas in collision with the sailing yacht Orca, seven miles off the coast of Felixstowe, England. Orca, a 31 foot Moody sailing yacht suffered catastrophic ...
On May 21, 2015 / By Administrator
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125,000 at the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover Exceeded All Expectations

The final visitor count of approximately 125,000 at the Volvo Ocean Race Newport Stopover exceeded all expectations for the 12-day celebration.Organizers from Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public ...
On May 20, 2015 / By Administrator
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2 Rescued From Sailboat Near Charleston, SC

A man and a woman were rescued off the Charleston jetties when their sailboat ran aground and began to take on water. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Charleston ...
On May 20, 2015 / By Administrator
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Ocean Currents and Eddies in High-Resolution

Experts say the images, created by Los Alamos National Laboratory, are extremely important in tracking ocean current changes. The oceans play an important role in the earth’s climate; they ...
On May 20, 2015 / By Administrator
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French Girl Dies of Hypothermia After Yacht Sinks

A 6-year-old French girl who braved hours in the ocean with her father amid 10-meter (33-foot) waves after a yacht sank in the mid-Atlantic later died of hypothermia, ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Cruising Catamaran Holed on Uncharted Reef in Thailand

Bob Mott, who runs Charter Catamaran in Thailand has sent us photographs of a cruising catamaran that has been severely holed after a collision with an unchartered reef ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Cruising Cuba: You Can Check Out Any Time You Want….

Cruising Compass is pleased to have received dispatches this winter from cruiser Sissy Puedes in Cuba. Here’s another installment… A boat can visit Cuba for years without being subject ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator

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