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Safely Done!

The Homeward Bound Flotilla has come to a close, and all 184 boats have safely made landfall in the US or Canada. The Flotilla had 473 sailors, multiple ...
On June 26, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Bahamian Rules for the Summer

The Bahamas is opening to tourism July 1 and welcoming sailors but have reversed their initial rules and are now requiring a negative test for Covid before foreign ...
On June 26, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Exclusion Zone in the BVI

The government of the British Virgin Islands has set up an exclusion zone limiting marine traffic due to the coronavirus. This zone includes the western tips of Jost ...
On June 26, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Zoom Classes Available for Young Sailors Not Able to Get Out on the Water this Summer

Are you having trouble finding sailing classes that will go on this summer? The Kingston Yacht Club in Kingston, Ontario, Canada may have a solution for you. Concerned ...
On June 26, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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A Sailor’s Sailor: Webb Chiles Singlehands His Moore 24 Between the U.S. and New Zealand

Webb Chiles, an American sailor born in 1941 has crossed numerous oceans, circumnavigated the world a number of times and also managed to write 7 books and numerous ...
On June 26, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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4,000 Year Old Longboat Discovered by Bored Student

(Irish Independent) – Cathal McDonagh (12) was bored doing homework so decided to go for a walk along the lake in back of his home in Cloonaholly Lake ...
On June 19, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Float Plan Saves Lives

Four sailors aboard the 34-foot SV Chuckahui Kai were rescued approximately 74-miles south of Oahu, HI. The crew set off from Oahu to Maui in order to sell ...
On June 19, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Australian Singlehander Rescued After Being Being Boarded by Pirates

(Daily Mail UK) – Tadeusz Nowicki, 70 was sailing his sailboat Hoopla last month off the coast of Bali when his vessel was boarded by 10 pirates. After ...
On June 19, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Slower Ship Speeds Saves Whales

(gCaptain) – Fifteen shipping companies joined in a program from May through November, 2019 in an initiative to cut air pollution and protect endangered whales around San Francisco ...
On June 19, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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A Labor of Love, the Restoration of a 90-year old Sailboat

Cynara is a classic sailing yacht built in Britain in 1927. She is the oldest vintage yacht in Japan and her restorers are determined to bring her to ...
On June 19, 2020 / By Sandy Parks