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Chinese Sailor Plans to Set a Record through the Northeast Passage

What’s the ideal yacht for attempting to set a record transiting the North East Passage? You might think a steel yacht, or aluminum perhaps, something that resists crushing by ...
On April 7, 2015 / By Administrator
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Sailor Rescued Off Cape Hatteras Releases Statement

The man rescued from a disabled sailboat off the North Carolina coast responded to critics of his story on Monday, explaining that he avoided sunburn and blisters by ...
On April 7, 2015 / By Administrator
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Cruising Cuba: Bargains on Pizza, Beer and Ice Cream, But Not Marina Slips

Cruising Compass is pleased to have received dispatches this winter from cruiser Sissy Puedes in Cuba and will be sharing them over the coming weeks. Here’s the sixth installment… Cuban Bargains: Why ...
On April 7, 2015 / By Administrator
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After Vote, New America’s Cup Class Revealed

In contrast to the usual razzamatazz of a busy press conference hosted in the next Cup location, the announcement of the new class for the next America’s Cup ...
On April 2, 2015 / By Administrator
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Dongfeng Race Team Breaks Mast, Retires from VOR Leg 5

Tough decisions. It’s part and parcel of being a Volvo Ocean Race skipper. But even so, as Dongfeng Race Team announced late Tuesday night that they plan to retire from ...
On April 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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BoatUS Releases List of Top 10 Boat Names—Is yours one of them?

Big and small, power or sail, there are many different kinds of boats and so many different kinds of boat owners. But the one thing they seem to ...
On April 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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Nine Rescued from Canadian Schooner Off Massachusetts

Nine crew members from a replica pirate ship that had become disabled 58 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts, were rescued on Monday in a risky maneuver on rough ...
On April 1, 2015 / By Administrator
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America’s Cup Switching to Smaller Boats

The 35th America’s Cup will be contested in smaller boats than the AC62s that had been previously planned for according to a release from the America’s Cup organizers. The ...
On March 26, 2015 / By Administrator
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Want to crew in the Spring 2015 Salty Dawg Rally?

Participating boats in the Spring 2015 Salty Dawg Rally north from the Caribbean are looking for sailors of all experience levels to come along as crew. All you need to ...
On March 25, 2015 / By Administrator
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Cruising Cuba: Provisioning — Huevos Particulares

Cruising Compass is excited to have received dispatches this winter from cruiser Sissy Puedes in Cuba and will be sharing them over the coming weeks! Here’s the fifth installment… The bean vendor ...
On March 25, 2015 / By Administrator

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