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Sailboat Abandoned After Superstorm Sandy Disturbs Couple

Ed and Ann Piazza of Great Kills on Staten Island, NY have a problem. There’s a big sailboat in their backyard and they can’t get rid of it. ...
On October 16, 2014 / By Administrator
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Duo Kiteboards to Block Island for the Environment

Brock Callen Jr. insists that sailing 67 miles in five hours on a kiteboard isn’t really that much. “It seems like it is, because it’s on a board, ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Search Launched to Find Captain Cook’s Long-Lost HMS Endeavour

A search has begun to find the final resting place of Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour, after a marine archaeologist has said she knows where it is. Kathy Abbass ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Americans, Team Alvimedica take first blood in Volvo Ocean Race

Team Alvimedica has taken first blood in the Volvo Ocean Race, winning the 7.8 nm In-Port Race, passing Ian Walker’s Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing mid way through the six-leg ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Cruising Compass, Blue Water Sailing and Multihulls Quarterly at the Annapolis Sailboat Show

We’re at the Annapolis Sailboat show! Stop by our booth (AB12) to meet George & Rosa Day, Andy & Jill Cross and Scott Akerman. The show is the biggest ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Man Rescued in Atlantic Ocean After Attempt to Travel to Bermuda in Floating Bubble

Here’s a bizarre ocean rescue for you… A man in a homemade inflatable bubble was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard 70 miles off the coast of St. ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Sailor ‘Grateful’ to be Alive After Rescue

A British sailor who was left clinging to the wreckage of his yacht after being caught in a vicious storm in the English Channel said he feels lucky to ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Stop By the the BWS Booth at the Annapolis Sailboat Show

Next week we will all be at the Annapolis Sailboat show. Stop by our booth (AB12) to meet George & Rosa Day, Andy & Jill Cross and ...
On October 3, 2014 / By Administrator
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Trimaran Abandoned on Return to California

Transit of Venus was looking good as she approached Honolulu a couple of months ago. Sadly, she is now holed and adrift in mid-ocean. Transit of Venus, Rick Waltonsmith’s ...
On October 1, 2014 / By Administrator
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Marine Wind Farms Coming to Your Cruising Waters, What to Do?

World-wide the development of marine wind farms will grow and just like oil rig clusters they can present a host of issues for cruising sailors. Britain’s RYA is ...
On October 1, 2014 / By Administrator