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Former Master of Exxon Valdez Passes Away

(gCaptain.com) – Captain Joseph Jeffrey Hazelwood, the Master of the Exxon Valdez when it grounded in Alaska in 1989 has passed away at age 75. The grounding in ...
On July 28, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Size Matters

(NOAA FIsheries) – Recent research reveals that smaller female North Atlantic right whales produce fewer calves. Their body size has been declining in recent decades due to increased ...
On July 28, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Stolen Boat Washes Ashore in Florida

(weartv.com) – Vanishing Point, a sailboat out of Destin, FL was reported stolen Monday of last week. The following day the vessel washed ashore on Pensacola Beach at ...
On July 28, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Survey of the Week

Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your thoughts and experience with the Cruising Compass family. Do ...
On July 26, 2022 / By George Day
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U.S. Navy Saves Singlehander During Trans-Pacific Voyage

A 75-year old sailor had been adrift for 12 days when he was rescued by the USS Frank. E. Peterson, Jr., 300 miles south of Oahu. He had ...
On July 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Father-Daughter Team Up to Win Doublehanded Port Huron to Mackinac Island Race

(Detroit Free Press) – Merritt Sellers, 14, alongside her father sailed their 36-foot boat in the doublehanded class for the Port Huron to Mackinac Island race. “I’ve been ...
On July 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Marina in San Francisco, CA Evicting Liveaboards

(latitude38.com) – In mid-June, notices of eviction were posted on the roughly 110 boats remaining at Oyster Cove Marina in South San Francisco, where a number of liveaboards ...
On July 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Singlehander, 16, Hopes to Become Youngest to Cross the Atlantic

(boston25news.com) – Cal Currier, 16, hopes to become the youngest person to cross the Atlantic, singlehanded. He left from Marion, MA on June 27 aboard his 1976 Tartan ...
On July 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Questions Remain Regarding Capsized French Catamaran Off Cornwall, UK Coast

Last week a French catamaran, PIR2, capsized while on passage from Guadeloupe to Europe. A Royal Navy helicopter training in the area got to the scene quickly and ...
On July 21, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Beached Whales on Beach in Anegada, BVI

(virgin.com) – In his blog earlier this month, Richard Branson mentions the dozens of whales that beached on Anegada. Concerned citizens worked hard to help them return to ...
On July 14, 2022 / By Sandy Parks

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