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A Dismasting at Sea

December, 2016 SV Molto Bene dismasted midway through a journey from Annapolis to the Virgin Islands. This two-part series in Spinsheet magazine documents what happened and offers some ...
On May 21, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Seawall Repair at the Navy Academy, Annapolis, MD

(Capital Gazette) – Over the years the seawall at the US Naval Academy has suffered damage and degradation due to groundwater change, coastal flooding, storm surge and stormwater ...
On May 21, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Stranded Crew Aboard Cargo Ships

(Business Insider) – The goods we rely on are shipped on cargo ships around the world but we don’t often pay attention to the crew onboard who help ...
On May 21, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Couple Dies as Sailboat Sinks in Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island

(Mass Live) – Two people identified as Robert Puchta, 62, and Luann Cole, 66, both from Warwick, RI died when their sailboat sank in Greenwich Bay, off Warwick, ...
On May 21, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Boats and Cell Plans

People want to go sailing but do not want to leave their cell phones and easy connection to the internet. Cell phones are useful on the boat for ...
On May 21, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Covid Travel Requirements Updated for BVI

Horizon Yacht Charters has published the updated rules for travel to the BVI as announced by the government of the Virgin Islands. As of May 15, 2021 if ...
On May 14, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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A Family Encounters the St. Vincent Volcano Upclose

The Koropp family of four explains in Practical Boat Owner how they were anchored in Bequia when La Soufriere on St. Vincent began to erupt. The family has ...
On May 14, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Who Was the The First Circumnavigator

(DW) – Ferdinand Magellan is often credited with being the first person to circumnavigate the globe but in reality he was killed in the Philippines before completing the ...
On May 14, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Choosing the Right Crew

Viki Moore on noonsite.com notes a number of things you should consider when you are looking for crew to help move your boat from one place to another ...
On May 14, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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The Size of Whales

(The Atlantic) – Have you ever wondered why whales, sea lions and walruses are so large? Some scientists speculate that it happens as water frees mammals from the ...
On May 14, 2021 / By Sandy Parks

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