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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
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Multimedia Performers At Sea with Nowhere to Land

(BBC News) – Grey Filastine and Nova Ruth are musicians who perform traditional Javanese melodies and contemporary electronic music. They have been using their 1947 schooner, the Arka ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Family of Three Living on Uninhabited Island in the Bahamas

(Eyewitness News, Bahamas) – The Royal Bahamas Defense Force is looking into the circumstances of a family of three living on an uninhabitied island in the Bahamas. The ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Coast Guard Alerted to Explosion Onboard 54-Foot Sailboat

(KSBY News) – The Coast Guard and Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported explosion aboard a 54-foot sailboat with two on board the vessel. The two ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Three Turkish Sailors Believed to Be Held in Eritrea

(Hurriyet Daily News) – Three Turkish sailors aboard their catamaran for a circumnavigation are believed to be held by soldiers and taken to an undisclosed location in the ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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U.S. Flagged Cargo Carrier Rescues Singlehander

(mysailing.au) – A 67-year old man was rescued off his 38-foot sailboat, the Miss Lily, nearly 500 miles south, southwest of Dutch Harbor, AK this week. The man ...
On June 12, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Salty Dawg Sailing Association Helps Hundreds of Sailors Leaving the Caribbean to Head North

A number of sailors have been stuck on their boats due to the pandemic sweeping the world. Islands were closed to visitors, flights canceled and the hurricane season ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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An Unplanned Tall Ship Adventure

(Newsweek) – Sailboats have been stuck in harbors around the world due to the coronavirus and one ship in order to make it home, had to sail 10,000 ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks