The Department of Defense unexpectedly decided in June that it’s Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, which has been sharing vital weather data with scientists for 40 years, will stop ...
On July 9, 2025 / By George DayOn September 10, 1982, three passengers aboard a light aircraft crashed into the sea off the Canadian Maritimes. They were able to deploy their life raft and they ...
On June 24, 2025 / By George DayOn Tuesday of this week, American singlehanded offshore sailor Erica Lush arrived in Bermuda from Newport in four days and 18 hours to finish third in her class ...
On June 18, 2025 / By George DayOn Tuesday morning, June 4, 2025, two traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, departed Hilo, Hawaii for the long passage south to French Polynesia. The voyage is ...
On June 10, 2025 / By George DayWhen Oyster Yachts launched hull number one of the new 595 two years ago, a modern Rob Humphries design, they already had 16 orders for the 60 footer. ...
On June 4, 2025 / By George DayOn April 30, Daedalus Yachts founder Michael Reardon announced that he and his company had acquired Catalina Yachts and its sister company True North. The announcement signals both ...
On May 22, 2025 / By George DayIt’s the first full week of May and time for our annual update on what the coming hurricane season in the Atlantic and Pacific have in store for ...
On May 7, 2025 / By George DayIn the past few weeks, we have had several items in Cruising Compass on high latitude sailing, including a survey a few weeks ago that revealed that a ...
On April 30, 2025 / By George DayIn 2025, the French Wauquiez Yachts is celebrating its 60th anniversary and marking the event with the introduction of one it’s most innovative and even revolutionary designs. The ...
On April 24, 2025 / By George DayThe sailing world lost one of its most popular and visionary members on March 31, 2025 when Garry Hoyt passed away at the age of 93 in his ...
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