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Frequency of North Atlantic Hurricanes

(gCaptain) – Researchers are discovering that due to the warming climate the number of Atlantic storms, particularly major hurricanes, are becoming more frequent. There does not appear to ...
On December 9, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Three Rescued From Catamaran After Striking Sunfish

(powerfmbegabay.com.au) – Three people on board a 36-foot catamaran had to be rescued after hitting a sunfish off the coast of New South Wales, Australia. Only days earlier ...
On December 9, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival 2022

Now is the time to start planning your spring sailing season and a terrific place to head is the BVI Spring Regatta sponsored by Nanny Cay Resort, Boatyard ...
On December 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Power Catamaran Company Launches Boat with Wing Sail Option

(Boating News Hubb) – The Silent Yachts company was launched with the idea of having innovative and self-sufficient yachts. Their environmentally friendly yachts are designed with power and ...
On December 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Snake on a Boat

(timesnownews.com) – The Marco Island, FL police department recently had to respond to a couple on a 42-foot sailboat that had a seven-foot Burmese python on board. The ...
On December 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Atlantic Rally for Cruisers’ Sailor Loses Life Mid-Atlantic

(Yachting Monthly) – A sailor taking part in this year’s Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (the ARC) was fatally injured, and his two crew mates were rescued 500 miles ...
On December 2, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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On Passage from Fiji to Indonesia

(noonsite) – On August 20, 2021 Jörg Domann and his crew member Jakub set sail from Fiji on a near 4000 nm non-stop journey to the island of ...
On November 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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A Boat-Buring Festival in Taiwan to Help Beat the Pandemic

(greenwichtime.com) – A Wang Ye festival in Donggang, Taiwan focuses on getting rid of disease and evil while celebrating guardian deities. The dieties have been protecting Taiwan for ...
On November 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Electronic Signaling Devices

(Soundings Trade Only) – Electronic distress signaling devices are an alternative to pyrotechnic flares. While the Coast Guard does not issue approval certificates for e-flares they do have ...
On November 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Thames River, UK No Longer “Biologically Dead”

(Standard.co.uk) – Cleanup efforts on the Thames River over recent decades have allowed it to recover to the extent that a variety of wildlife species including seals, sharks ...
On November 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks

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