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Phocea, ex Club Mediterranée, Lost to Fire

(boatsnews.com) – Phocea, the world’s ninth largest sailing yacht was originally built in 1976 for Alain Colas who sailed the boat then known as Club Mediterranée singlehanded in ...
On February 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Michelin to Ship Tires on Sail-Powered Cargo Ships

(gCaptain) – Michelin has entered an agreement with the French shipping line Neoline to use two sail-powered cargo ships starting in 2023. The manufacturer has stated that they ...
On February 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailing Five Oceans and Through the Northwest Passage on a Boat Built From Volcanic Fiber

(Robb Report) – Austrian sailor Norbert Sedlacek built the boat he plans on sailing 38,000 miles in seven months sailing the world’s five oceans and across the Northwest ...
On February 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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21 Year Old From Britain Becomes Youngest Female to Row Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean

(CNN) – Taking part in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a race from the Canary Islands in Spain to English Harbour in Antigua, 21-year old Jasmine Harrison made ...
On February 26, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Skeletal Remains Found From Pirate Shipwreck Off Massachusetts

(CBS 4 Boston) – The Whydah Pirate Museum, in Cape Cod, MA announced that they found the skeletal remains of at least 6 pirates from the well-known pirate ...
On February 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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More Time in the Pandemic Allows More Time for Discoveries

Phil Hastings, a scientist at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, CA has had to work at home during the Pandemic. He grabbed specimens of fishes ...
On February 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Yacht Catches Fires in Australian Marina

(9News-Aus) – A 40 meter yacht caught fire in a Sydney, Australia marina early this week. Rescue workers were called to the area around 4am to find the ...
On February 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Salty Dawg Association Wins CCA Award

The Salty Dawg Foundation recently received a CCA Special Recognition Award for their work helping more than 180 boats return to the USA last spring when the pandemic ...
On February 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Favorite Cruising Spots, Worldwide

Everyone has their favorite cruising locations. See if any of yours’ match up to this list from Tripsavvy. This list may get you started on living the dream. ...
On February 19, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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After 33 Days on Deserted Island, Three Rescued

(Sun Sentinel) – On a routine air patrol around Anguilla Cay, in an island chain between the Lower Keys and Cuba , the USCG spotted people waving makeshift ...
On February 12, 2021 / By Sandy Parks