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  Thinking of Crossing the Pacific Ocean?

  Do you have time for a cruise that can take anywhere from 5-10 weeks and you want to travel the 8,000 miles from Panama to Australia. Improve Sailing ...

  On April 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Rescue Needed for Sailboat Suffering Engine Failure and No Wind

  The Royal Naval Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) had to rescue a sailor onboard a 34-foot sailboat last Friday as the vessel experienced engine failure and there was no wind. ...

  On April 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Boat Apps for iPhones and Androids

  There are so many apps out there its hard to know where to start. Yachting & Boating World has done some of the work for you, picking out ...

  On April 23, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  NOAA Updating Hurricane Statistics

  NOAA is updating the set of statistics used to determine when hurricane seasons are above-, near-, or below-average relative to the climate record. This update process occurs once ...

  On April 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Deepest Wreck Dive in History Just Completed

  (CBS News) -During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Philippine Sea the US Navy destroyer Johnston was sunk on October 25, 1944. Lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level ...

  On April 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  30,000 Homes Lose Power to Sailboat Hitting Wires

  (Miami Herald) – Nearly 30,000 homes lost power in Florida when a sailboat struck transmission lines off the Florida Keys earlier this week. The 32-foot sailboat struck the ...

  On April 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Unstable La Soufriere Volcano in St Vincent

  (Caribbean National Weekly) – The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) in St Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed the collapse of the La Soufriere volcanic dome and the presence ...

  On April 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  Salvors Successful in Taking in Tow Ship Transport Vessel

  (G Captain) – The world watched last week (see video below) after the crew of the yacht transport vessel Eemslift Hendrika radioed that they had lost stability in ...

  On April 16, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  20-Foot Sailboat Sails Into 469-Foot Superyacht

  (Dailymail-UK) – A family onboard their 20-foot sailboat decided to take a close clook at Sailing Yacht A anchored off Galicia, Spain. Unfortunately they sailed a bit too ...

  On April 9, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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  A Nearly Perfect Crime

  (Press Herald) – A handful of coins found on a farm in Middletown, RI may help to solve a mystery from the late 1600s. Capt. Henry Every and ...

  On April 9, 2021 / By Sandy Parks