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Picking Up the Pieces

Darrell Nicholson in Practical Sailor talks post-storm cleanup and recovery of a grounded boat. Talking to your insurance company, protecting the vessel from vandals and protecting the boat ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Why Whales Attack Sailboats

(grunge.com) – Over the past year or so, there have been numerous reports of whales attacking sailboats, particularly off the coast of Spain and Portugal. There has been ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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What is a Storm Surge?

There has been a great deal of talk about storm surges these past few weeks so what exactly is a storm surge. NOAA and the National Hurricane Center ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Keeping a Log

As BoatUS notes, when it comes to boating, few things are as easy to do, yet provide so much benefit , as keeping a ship’s log. A logbook ...
On October 13, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Peer’s Fancy, Classic Nova Scotia Schooner Raised After It’s Mooring Dragged During Fiona

(sailwire.com) – A schooner sunk by post-tropical storm Fiona after the 48-year-old wooden sailboat’s mooring dragged in St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia was floated again this week by ...
On October 6, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Climate Change and the Future of Cruising

(yachtingworld.com) – Jimmy Cornell asks the question: “How can we as cruisers plan voyages in such a rapidly-changing world?” He has been looking over surveys that have been ...
On October 6, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2022

If you need a respite from the images of boats piled like toothpicks in Florida, check out this article in livesaildie.com. Les Voiles de St Tropez is a ...
On October 6, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Talking to Whales

(The Guardian) – While it may seem a bit farfetched, there are scientists who have a goal of communicating with whales. The Cetacean Translation Initiative has a target ...
On October 6, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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4 Rescued by Coast Guard After Being Caught in Hurricane Ian

(13newsnow.com) – The U.S Coast Guard rescued four boaters along the Outer Banks Thursday after their sailboat got caught in choppy waters caused by Hurricane Ian. Coast Guard ...
On October 6, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Underwater Eruption near Tonga Results in New Island

(iflscience.com) – September 10 an underwater volcano erupted in the Central Tonga Islands and just hours after an island emerged, created by lava that was cooled by the ...
On September 29, 2022 / By Sandy Parks