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More Discoveries in the Great Barrier Reef

(CNN) – Scientists have discovered a new reef in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and this one measures about 1,600 feet tall. They made the discovery while mapping the ...
On November 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Rescue Off Portugal

(Maritime Executive) – Three sailors from a 49 foot catamaran were rescued off the coast of Portugal by a Finnish RoRo ship, the Midas. The catamaran had capsized ...
On November 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Three Rescued From Capsized Trimaran

(Perth Now, AUS) – Three sailors were rescued off the coast of Garden Island in Western Australia. They were sailing their trimaran in heavy seas when the boat ...
On November 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Forty Five Years On Edmund Fitzgerald Crew Remembered

(Detroit Free Press) – November 10, 1975 the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in heavy seas in Lake Superior. Immortalized in the haunting song written by Gordon Lightfoot the ...
On November 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Largest Drug Bust in BVI History

(Virgin Islands Consortium) – Last week officials in the British Virgin Islands seized cocaine valued at about $250 million dollars from the house of a BVI police officer. ...
On November 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Catalina Yachts Announces Loss of CEO Frank W. Butler

As we were finishing up this week’s Cruising Compass, this sad news came in about the single most prolific sailboat builder in American history. Woodland Hills, CA – ...
On November 20, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Eight People Along with a Dog Rescued From 30-Foot Sailboat

Four adults, four children and a dog were rescued when their 30-foot sailboat hit a jetty in St. Mary’s Inlet, Georgia after having experiencing engine failure. The Coast ...
On November 13, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Boat Built for 1992 America’s Cup Goes Aground

(Coronado Times) – The Age of Russia was built in Leningrad, Russia for the 1992 America’s Cup in San Diego, CA. The boat was never used in the ...
On November 13, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Sydney Hobart Race On for 2020

t was announced this week that the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will start this year with its traditional start on Boxing Day in Sydney, Australia. The Cruising ...
On November 13, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Magnetic vs Geographic Poles

The American Sailing Association has a great primer on the magnetic and geographic North Poles. This is of particular interest to sailors as the variation between the two ...
On November 13, 2020 / By Sandy Parks

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