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USCGC Eagle’s Summer Schedule

The 295-foot Barque Eagle serves as a training ship for the Coast Guard as well as acting as a goodwill ambassador for the USCG and the U.S. She ...
On June 25, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Salty Dawg’s Downeast Rally

The Downeast Rally is the perfect opportunity to gain experience sailing overnight in the ocean, in the company of other Salty Dawg boats and with experienced shoreside staff ...
On June 25, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Noah’s Ark Deemed Unseaworthy

(New York Times) – Aad Peters, a Dutch television and theatre producer has the British government asking him to prove his 21,000 square foot vessel is fit to ...
On June 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Four Oceans Become Five Oceans

Forget what you learned in school about there being four oceans, The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans. You now need to add the Southern Ocean to your ...
On June 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Saving a Tall Ship From Sinking Off Kiel, Germany

(Maritime Executive) – Carmelan, a 1927 motor sailing vessel, used as an educational vessel had been under tow when the master of the workboat noticed that the ship ...
On June 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Ship’s Cabin: a Little Known Room in Salem, MA

(Yankee Magazine) – The Ship’s Cabin is housed in the top floor of the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Ma and is a replica from the bark Taria Tapan, ...
On June 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Sail from California to Hawaii to Attend College

(Stars & Stripes) – Tyler Savage, 19, and his girlfriend Bella Siegrist, also 19 have sailed a 29-foot sailboat across the Pacific from San Diego to Honolulu, taking ...
On June 18, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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A Disaster at Sea

(Economic Times) – Last month the cargo ship MV X-Press Pearl was headed from the UAE via Qatar, India and Sri Lanka en route to Singapore when they ...
On June 11, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Yacht Sinks Off Western Australia, Five Onboard Rescued

(ABC.net.au) – A yacht struck a reef off Jurien Bay, a coastal town in Western Australia forcing five people into the water. Three adults were rescued after about ...
On June 11, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Boat Sales and Rentals Continue to Rise in 2021

Boat sales continue their upward path, continuing from 2020 as people considered boating a ‘safe’ pandemic sport. Boatbuilders in some cases are having a tough time getting supplies ...
On June 11, 2021 / By Sandy Parks

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