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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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Water Under the Bridge

(Seattle Times) – Jeff Bezos is having a yacht built in the Netherlands and initally it was to have sailed under the Koningshaven Bridge, known as De Hef, ...
On July 14, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Row, Row, Row Your Boat

If you happen to be in England this summer and near Warwickshire you may want to stop by Compton Verney, a historic manor house that showcases the arts. ...
On July 14, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Faroe Islands to Regulate Annual Dolphin Hunt After Outcry

(Maritime-Executive.com) – The Faroese government has agreed to limit the number of dolphins caught during its controversial whale hunt, practiced annually in the archipelago. Last year, the hunt ...
On July 14, 2022 / By Sandy Parks
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Starlink Coming to Boats

(CNET) – Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX has announced a new program called Starlink Maritime. Essentially its the Starlink satellite internet service geared towards boats. Starlink first offered service ...
On July 14, 2022 / By Sandy Parks

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