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One Way to Grow a Yacht Club

The remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena has a tiny yacht club that generally sees just a handful of yachts passing through between the months of October ...
On June 3, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Crossing the Bar

A catamaran tries to push through three metre swells at the Tweed Bar, New South Wales, Australia and almost ends up capsizing. Vision captured from Swellnet’s Tweed Bar ...
On June 3, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Marina Fire in Croatia Destroys 5 Boats, Damages 18

(Total Croatia News) – A fire onboard a yacht in Marina Kastela, Kaštel Gomilica, Croatia this past weekend quickly engulfed one boat and then went on to destroy ...
On June 3, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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A Highway of Cable Underseas

(BBC News) – Access to the internet involves thousands of miles of cable and 98% of all international internet traffic travels through these underwater cables. The reliance on ...
On May 28, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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A Brief Tutorial on Stainless Steel

While doing manintence on your boat you can often find heavy corrosion on the so-called stainless steel fasteners. BoatUS offers some handy advice and pointers regarding stainless steel. ...
On May 28, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Boat Takes on Water in Rough Seas off Australia After Sailing from Tahiti

(Perth Now) – A UK man is in mandatory quarantine in a hotel in Australia after having sailed from Tahiti. The 40-year old man was rescued after his ...
On May 28, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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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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