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What Causes Seasickness and Some Suggestions to Ease Your Symptoms
Seasickness can put a damper on any sailing you do and as with anything, it helps to have an understanding of what causes the discomfort so you can ...
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Thoughts on Preparing for Your First Atlantic Crossing
Yachting World’s Elaine Bunting asks delivery skippers, charter pros and some first time Atlantic crossing skippers about taking those first steps to crossing the Atlantic. When to cross, ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Tartan Has a New Deckhouse Sloop, the 455
Tartan Yachts and designer Tim Jackett spent a long time speaking with Tartan owners and have come out with the Tartan 455, a deckhouse sloop with a large ...
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Dock Talk 0
Into the Ice: German Icebreaker Polarstern to Sit Locked in Ice for One Year
(NPR) – Scientists are getting ready to freeze an icebreaker into the ice for a year in order to better understand the Arctic. With hundreds of researchers involved ...
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Governor Cuomo Announces Multi-Million Dollar Project for NYC Waters
(riverkeeper) – Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York recently announced the “Revive Mother Nature” Initiative. The goal of the initiative is to improve water quality, enhance marine life ...
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Dock Talk 0
81 Years This Week Since the Hurricane of ’38
This week marks the 81st anniversary of the Hurricane of ’38, one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit New England. The hurricane struck through Long Island and New ...
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Dock Talk 0
Photographer Captures This Photo of a Great White in Front of a Sailboat
Mike Lemery, a wildlife filmmaker and photographer was on Cape Cod along with his fiance when he heard a woman scream for people to get out of the ...
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The Former U.S. Presidential Yacht Ready to Start Its Next Chapter
(Waterway Guide) – For the past four years the U.S. presidential yacht, Sequoia, has been sitting on the hard in Virginia. This week, engineers, yacht designers and special ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
U.N. Climate Report Asserts World’s Oceans in Deep Trouble
I am a sailor. I have spent my life, both personally and professionally, in boats sailing the oceans of the world. In the last 20 years or so, ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Crumb-Covered Poached Eggs
You love eggs but may want to try something a bit different. This recipe from Epicurious serves up a poached egg, with a crunchy crust. Think of a ...
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