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Elan Launches New Porsche-Designed 46 Footer

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On January 8, 2021 / By Sandy Parks
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Canals of Venice Running Clear

(Post Magazine) – There is not much in the Good News department of the Coronavirus so its nice to recognize one bit of silver lining. Venice, Italy is ...
On March 27, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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Strange ‘Dead Zone’ Found Under the Sea of Oman: No Oxygen, No Life.

Author Colm Gorey penned the article below for The Silicon Republic about a strange phenomenon that has been discovered that is both fascinating and alarming. “A group ...
On May 2, 2018 / By George Day
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“Ghost” Fishing Gear Clogging World’s Oceans is Having Catastrophic Effect, Report Says

We have sailed across the Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans twice and on the long offshore passages we have seen lots of lost or abandoned fishing gear. We ...
On March 14, 2018 / By George Day
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Sailing to the Pacific Ocean’s Trash Vortex

In his new book, Junk Raft, Marcus Eriksen discovers a sea filled with tiny particles of harmful plastic. In the summer of 1997, sea captain and surfer Charles ...
On August 22, 2017 / By George Day
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Youth Regatta Achieves Platinum Level Clean Regattas Certification

Sailors for the Sea announced today that the Secor Volvo Fishers Island Sound Race is the first youth regatta in the world to achieve Platinum Level Clean Regatta ...
On August 1, 2017 / By Administrator
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Make Sure your Sunscreen is Reef Friendly

A love of tropical watersports combined with the risk of sunburn and skin cancer translates into an estimated 6,000 to 14,000 tons of sunscreen lotion released onto coral reefs ...
On July 12, 2017 / By Administrator
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If You Drop Plastic in the Ocean, Where Does it End up?

Modeling shows that ocean currents can concentrate slow-degrading debris in certain parts of the world’s oceans, leading to so-called ‘garbage patches’. It is estimated that between four and 12m metric ...
On July 4, 2017 / By Administrator
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5 Things Sailors Can Do to Make for a Healthier Environment

Everyone needs to think about the world we live in as something we should collectively protect and keep clean – a sailor’s task is to keep a particular ...
On June 6, 2017 / By Administrator
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Round-the-World Boat Race Doubles as Pulpit For Environmental Causes

The American sailors CharlieEnright and Mark Towill have already completed one lap around the world by leading a team to the finish of the last Volvo Ocean Race ...
On March 23, 2017 / By Administrator