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Boston Light, Oldest Staffed Lighthouse in the U.S.

(Marine Log) – The U.S. Coast Guard is transferring stewardship of the 304-years old lighthouse under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. The Coast Guard will continue to ...
On July 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Respect the Destination

(Sail Scotland) – Officials in marine tourism in Scotland have issued a campaign for boaters to follow as they sail to various harbors and the campaign works for ...
On July 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Cuba Slowly Opens to Tourism

vv(On Cuba News) – Cuba has had a rough go of it with tourism as the rules keep changing. Visitors from the U.S. were encouraged and then not ...
On July 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Extreme Social Distancing-Around Alone With No Electronics

Sixty-two year old Bert ter Hart just completed sailing alone around the world in 267 days. Aboard his 42-foot boat, Seaburban, the Canadian sailed the five capes navigating ...
On July 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Three Rescued From a Trimaran

Third Try, a 50-foot trimaran was structurally damaged and had lost its rudder 825 miles northeast of Oahu, HI last week. The three sailors on board were attempting ...
On July 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Tsunami in the Chesapeake

(Chesapeake Bay Magazine) – This is something you don’t expect to see. Last week the Chesapeake Bay experienced a tsunami. This weather phenomenon was not caused by an ...
On July 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Man Overboard in Loch Ness

(Scottish Sun) – Four friends had gone sailing for the day in Loch Ness, Scotland but the day turned to tragedy when one of the men went to ...
On July 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Checklist for Crossing Borders

Liz Cleere and Jamie Furlong have a website called followtheboat.com where they explore their travel adventures aboard their yacht Esper, an Oyster 435 ketch. On their blog they ...
On July 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailing in 2020-Where it is Open

Here is an updated list of what to expect in various countries around the world during this time of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read More ...
On July 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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A Single-Handed Single-Hander’s Long Way Home

Garry Crothers recently celebrated his arrival in Derry, Ireland after a journey of 3,600 miles singlehanding aboard his aluminium Ovni 435 cutter Kind of Blue. Crothers suffered an ...
On July 10, 2020 / By Sandy Parks

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