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Virgin Islands Reopening to Tourists

(Caribbean Journal) – The USVI Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte has announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands is now opening its doors to tourists. They have set in place ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Pandemic Hits Isolated Islands

(AP News) – The coronavirus has managed to affect areas far and wide. Even people living on isolated islands are being infected and those islands in particular may ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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The Mariana Trench Marks the Deepest Spot in the Ocean

(Scientific American) – As you sail across the Pacific Ocean, near the island of Guam you can sail across the deepest spot in the ocean. How deep? About ...
On June 5, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Sixty Years Marks First Crossing of a Catamaran From New York to Wales

James Wharram and two crew sailed their 40-foot catamaran Rongo, across the Atlantic, arriving in North Wales September 30, 1959, the first time for a catamaran. It was ...
On May 29, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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San Francisco Coast Guard Station Rescues Three Off 30-Foot Sailboat

Last week the Coast Guard out of sector San Fransicso rescued three sailors off Freedom, a 30-foot sailboat. The boat was in rough seas and experiencing steering issues ...
On May 29, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Drug Deal Gone Wrong

(my sailing au) – While on patrol in April, 2019 the Coast Guard came across the sailboat Mandalay traveling north 225 miles off Newport, OR in international waters. ...
On May 29, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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One Year Later, Mr. T Still Being Tracked

May 7, 2019 Mr. T, a 200 pound loggerhead turtle was released after being treated at the turtle hospital in Marathon, FL. In this past year he has ...
On May 29, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Sailor on the Front Line

(Chesapeake Bay Magazine) – Rachel Hartley, a nurse from Virginia, along with her husband Taylor sailed their 50-foot Beneteau, Turning Points from their berth at home to One15 ...
On May 29, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Did You Know? Ten Phrases Originating From Sailing

The American Sailing Association has put together a list of ten phrases that stem from sailing. From a “clean bill of health”, “by and large”, “hand over fist” ...
On May 22, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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One Confirmed Dead Off Grounded Yacht

(7 News AU) – During heavy weather a 12-meter sailboat washed up along a beach in Queensland, Australia. A body has been found in the ocean and police ...
On May 22, 2020 / By Sandy Parks

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