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  90 Years Young and Still Skippering Her Own Sailboat

  How old is too old to go sailing? One Australian woman thinks age has no limits. Parkdale Yacht Club sails off the beach in Melbourne’s Port Phillip Bay ...

  On June 20, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Whale Sinks Boat Off the Coast of Mexico

  A California man was rescued after his 50-foot sailboat was struck by a whale while he was sailing alone about 40 miles off the coast of Mexico. The ...

  On June 20, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Captain Loses Hand and Runs Afoul of Florida Law

  It’s one of those stranger-than-fiction stories that could only happen in the Everglades. In addition to having his hand bitten off by an alligator, an airboat tour guide ...

  On June 20, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Sailor Evacuated from Newport Bermuda Race Yacht

  Intense efforts on the part of many people came to a satisfying end before dawn on June 18, when an ill sailor was evacuated from a yacht competing ...

  On June 20, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Update: Searchers Ashore to Start Search for Wrecked Sailors

  Finally, after delays caused by bureaucracy and 10-foot swells, 16 local searchers will make a land-based search of the island of Late, west of Vava’u, Tonga, for two ...

  On June 19, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Revolutionary Tank Monitors from Gobius

  Do you know how full your holding tank is? Not knowing can be a problem and an embarrassment–just as bad or worse than not knowing how much water ...

  On June 19, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Five Bits of Gear I Wish I'd Known About Before I Left to go Cruising

  I chose the following article as this week’s tech piece because every sailor who is outfitting a boat for cruising needs to know what the necessities are. It ...

  On June 19, 2012 / By Administrator
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  How to Save Big Money on Sailboat Engine Repairs!

  Like three thieves in the night they creep into your engine and work their way past the slumbering gate guards. Sliding and slithering like a nest of rattlers ...

  On June 19, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Amazing Tahiti Special Offer BOGO!

  When people speak of paradise on Earth, the South Pacific islands of Raiatea, Bora Boraand the Tuomotu Islands often come to mind as the ideal. French Polynesia is ...

  On June 19, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Boat Review of the Week: Catalina 355

  After last October’s Annapolis Sailboat Show, I had the chance to spend the better part of a lovely fall afternoon sailing the new Catalina 355 with her designer ...

  On June 19, 2012 / By Administrator