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Cruising Cuba: The Clearing-In Experience

Cruising Compass is pleased to have received dispatches this winter from cruiser Sissy Puedes in Cuba and will be sharing them over the coming weeks! Here’s the second installment… In Cuba, ...
On February 18, 2015 / By Administrator
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Turkish Visas Put Restrictions on Cruisers in Turkey

Cruisers in Turkish waters are facing more difficulties because a new, confusing law regarding Residence Permits. Visitors’ Visas to Turkey for cumulative visits of up to 90 days in a ...
On February 18, 2015 / By Administrator
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Australian Sailors Narrowly Avert Death Off Nantucket

In January, Reg and Jason McGlashan paid USD $10,000 for the 43-foot sailboat Sedona off eBay with the intention of sailing her to Australia less than two months ...
On February 18, 2015 / By Administrator
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Canadian Sailor Returns to Turkish Home After Surviving Arctic Ice, Atlantic Hurricanes Aboard Homemade Boat

A hero’s welcome greeted Erkan Gursoy as he motored his peculiar sailing craft into the Turkish port of Çanakkale: Flowers, ceremonies, VIP dinners, TV appearances and “more flowers.” In ...
On February 17, 2015 / By Administrator
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Galapagos Islands Imposes Stricter Environmental Inspections

Noonsite.com is reporting that cruisers planning to enter the Galapagos Islands recently have become subject to tighter inspection policies upon arrival. All yachts planning to visit the Galapagos Islands ...
On February 17, 2015 / By Administrator
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Strictly Sail Miami Has Started: Check Out the Schedule of Seminars and Get a Discounted Ticket

Strictly Sail Miami started today at 10 a.m. and closes Monday, February 16 at 6 p.m. There is plenty to see and do at this year’s show, and the ...
On February 12, 2015 / By Administrator
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Cruising Cuba: Will this be the year?

Cruising Compass has received some great cruising stories and images from Cuba and will be sharing them over the coming weeks. Here’s the first installment… Every winter, European ...
On February 12, 2015 / By Administrator
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VOR UPDATE: Leg 4 Begins and the Fleet Splits

Team Brunel skipper Bouwe Bekking sits in front of the nav desk, face warm with the glow from the illuminated screen. “New Zealand is down here,” he gestures, ...
On February 11, 2015 / By Administrator
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Sail On Ted Irwin

Renowned yacht designer and builder Ted Irwin (left) passed away in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday, February 7 after a long battle with cancer. Irwin is a legend in ...
On February 11, 2015 / By Administrator
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How Much of a Danger Are Shipping Containers Lost at Sea?

When you are offshore and looking at empty water stretching all around, the odds of running into something barely visible seem very slim. Yet the hazard is common ...
On February 11, 2015 / By Administrator