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Salty Dawg Homeward Bound Rally Registration is Open

In 2020 The Salty Dawgs began their Homeward Bound rally bringing hundreds of COVID-19 stranded cruisers to the United States for the summer. The rally has continued and ...
On March 13, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Oven Roasted Asparagus

Asparagus can be prepared so many different ways, but this one from allrecipes.com is particularly delicious. The recipe calls for the asparagus to be seasoned with Parmesan cheese, ...
On March 10, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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The Dragonfly 32 Evolution: Perfect Couple’s Performance Cruiser

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On March 10, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Third Attempt Frees Vessel From Honolua Bay

(bigislandnow.com) – After two weeks, the 94-foot yacht Nakoa was freed from the shoreline in Honolua Bay, Maui, HI. Over the weeks the vessel was pounding on the ...
On March 10, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Lake Huron Shipwreck, Ironton, Discovered

September 1894 the 191-foot, three-masted schooner, Ironton sank from a collision with the 203-foot steamer Ohio after avoiding a collision with the 190-foot steamer Charles J. Kershaw. The ...
On March 10, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Starlink Launches In-Motion Internet and Balance Catamarans Embraces the Technology

The launch of Starlink’s new Flat High-Performance Panel that winningly provides high-speed, low-latency internet while in motion is here. And it’s easy to see why sailors especially would ...
On March 10, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailing with Pets

Are you thinking about bringing your pet onboard, and not just for a day cruise? Sail Universe has a number of tips so your pet makes an easy ...
On March 10, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Transient Vessels and Anchoring Rules in Florida

Florida has nearly one million registered boats, representing 8% of the 12 million recreational boats registered in the U.S. Along with these boats add in the transients that ...
On March 10, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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What’s Happening to Utah’s Great Salt Lake?

(CBS News) – As the picture above shows, Great Salt Lake appears to be shrinking. Once covering 2,300 square miles, the lake is now just about a third ...
On March 3, 2023 / By Sandy Parks
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Satellite-based Sargassum Watch System (SaWS)

Based on satellite observations and statistics of historical events, in early February 2018 the Optical Oceanography Lab developed the first 1-page Sargassum outlook bulletin for the Caribbean Sea. ...
On March 3, 2023 / By Sandy Parks