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Cruising Cuba: Ode to Cuban Mechanics
Cruising Compass is pleased to have received dispatches this winter from cruiser Sissy Puedes in Cuba. Here’s the eighth installment… No matter how carefully maintained, something on a ...
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Ferry Assists Dismasted Yacht in English Channel
A dismasted yacht in the English Channel had a bit of luck on Sunday after passengers on board a Brittany Ferries ship noticed the vessel was in distress. ...
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Cruise Ship Crew Rescues Stranded Sailors in Kiribati
Two sailors are safe after their 37-foot sailing vessel sustained severe damage when it ran aground, stranding them on a small remote island near Malden Island, Kiribati in ...
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Winter Voyage to South Georgia
No matter how well you think you have prepared for a voyage, there are always things that slip through the net. Usually they are minor items that didn’t ...
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Two Tonnes of Cocaine Seized from Trans Atlantic Yacht
The SY Silandra was boarded by officers from the French Customs Coastguard 125 miles off Martinique on Wednesday, April 15. The vessel was about to begin a trans-Atlantic ...
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2018 Golden Globe Solo Non-Stop, Around the World Yacht Race
To mark the 50th anniversary of the first solo non-stop circumnavigation under sail achieved by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston during the 1968/9 Sunday Times Golden Globe Yacht Race, a ...
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Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Wins Close VOR Leg 5
“It’s awesome. We sailed very, very well, it was a very tight finish – it’s been such a monster of a leg!” After full focus and concentration for 18d ...
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Good Samaritans Locate Sailboat in Distress in Middle of Pacific Ocean
A pair of good Samaritan sail vessels located a sailboat in distress with two Canadian crewmembers aboard nearly 2,000 miles west southwest of the Galapagos Islands Wednesday. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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