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  Will many Florida anchorages be a thing of the past?

  As expected, a bill restricting legal anchoring has been introduced in the Florida Senate with a similar House bill likely on its way. SB 1548: Vessel Safety would drastically change ...

  On March 4, 2015 / By Administrator
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  After 5,264-miles, MAPFRE Takes VOR Leg 4 by Just 4 Minutes

  MAPFRE (Xabi Fernández/ESP) emerged victorious despite a pair of major setbacks in Leg 4 following one of the tightest-fought finishes in Volvo Ocean Race history on Saturday night. ...

  On March 4, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Skippers Wanted for Sailing Holiday with a Difference

  Traveleyes, a unique travel company that runs tours for sighted and blind travelers, is seeking qualified yacht skippers for their next sailing holiday. The organization, now in its ...

  On March 4, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Catamaran Sailing from South Africa to Thailand Missing at Sea

  On December 14th, the catamaran, Sunsail RC044-978 set out from Cape Town harbor on a delivery trip to Phuket, Thailand. The delivery was on behalf of Tui Marine, ...

  On March 4, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Cruising Cuba: Dinghy Diaries

  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 fourth installment… When I arrived ...

  On March 3, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Coast Guard Continues Search for San Diego Sailor

  Coast Guard crews continue the search Monday for Richard Byhre, the 76-year-old sailor who did not return from his sailing trip as expected aboard his boat Princess (pictured). ...

  On February 26, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Cruising Cuba: An Experience in Cuban Health Care

  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 third installment… I ...

  On February 26, 2015 / By Administrator
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  Scientists Create Southern Ocean Conditions to Train Sailors

  In a laboratory in the north of England, a group of scientists are playing God — or at least, they’re brewing up an almighty storm. At the Extreme ...

  On February 25, 2015 / By Administrator
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  With Four Sailboats Under Way, It’s Back to the Future at Hinckley

  There was a time when, among the boating crowd, the phrase “a Hinckley” conjured up visions of elegant sailing yachts with graceful sheerlines, long overhangs, powerful rigs and ...

  On February 25, 2015 / By Administrator
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  A Baja Ha-Ha Retrospective

  The Baja Ha-Ha…The 750-mile cruiser rally from San Diego, California to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico beckons with adventure, fun and memories-to-be-made. This year 171 boats and 525 participants ...

  On February 25, 2015 / By Administrator