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World Record for Distance Sailed in a Dinghy in 12 Hours

(BBC) – Guinness World Records is likely to confirm the first world record for sailing a singlehanded dinghy. 21 year-old Harry White from the Isle of Wight, UK ...
On September 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Cruising the French Canals in a Sailboat: A Cautionary Tale

(noonsite) – Martin French had delivered a yacht along the coast of Spain this summer and encountered the Orcas who have been plaguing boats so decided to take ...
On September 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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These Boats Sail Into Hurricanes

(CNN) – Saildrone makes autonomous ocean vessels and this summer sent five of them into hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. Working with NOAA they are studying how hurricanes ...
On September 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Stranded Due to Covid: Sail Across the Ocean

(gCaptain) – There are a number of frustrated travelers separated from their home countries due to Covid quarantines and border controls. Some people such as Paul Stratfold have ...
On September 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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The New Whale Watching Tour, Now its Shark Sightings

(The Day-Cape Cod) – A growing number of charter boats are offering shark watching tours, along with the usual whale and seal watching excursions on the waters off ...
On September 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Stolen Yacht Disappears in Hurricane Larry

(Boatwatch) – The owner of a C & C 35, Secret Plans was notified by the USCG last Friday that the EPRIB on board his boat was operating ...
On September 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Climate Change: Global Sea Level

From NOAA, this article gives a clear and concise explanation of what climate change is doing to our oceans, how the sea level has risen over time and ...
On September 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailing the Leeward Islands During Covid-19

Charter captain Larry Tyler of SV The Dove, a 54-foot W.I. Crealock designed sloop, writes in Noonsite regarding sailing in the Caribbean. He notes the various experiences he ...
On September 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Coast Guard Rescues Singlehander off Coast of Oahu, HI

Last week 67 year-old Philip Grenz was rescued by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart from his disabled sailboat, Epic approximately 300 miles southwest of ...
On September 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Investigation into the Whale Attacks Along the Atlantic Coast

We’ve previously written about whales attacking boats off the coast of Gibraltar and the Spanish coast. In this article from Yachting World, the author spoke with marine scientist ...
On September 9, 2021 / By Sandy Parks

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