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Family Trying to Pick Up the Pieces after Rescue from Sinking Catamaran

Arranging to fly his family home to Queensland, Australia, was not how Alf Meads was supposed to spend his Thursday. He was supposed to be in the Bahamas ...
On January 22, 2015 / By Administrator
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Divers Think They’ve Found the ‘Holy Grail of Great Lakes Shipwrecks’

In mid-1679, out there somewhere in the waters of Lake Michigan, the first full-sized sailing ship to ever hit the waters of the Great Lakes vanished, taking with it ...
On January 21, 2015 / By Administrator
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Spanish Maritime & Navigation Rate Affecting Cruisers in the Canaries

Very briefly, the majority of costs incurred by the Spanish Maritime Safety and Rescue Agency (Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima (SASEMAR)) were being found to be covered ...
On January 21, 2015 / By Administrator
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Coast Guard and Marine Corps Rescues Two Sailors and a Dog

U.S. Coast Guard and Marine Corps helicopter crews rescued two people and a dog Sunday from a grounded sailboat near Beaufort, North Carolina (watch video). Watchstanders at Coast ...
On January 21, 2015 / By Administrator
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Life After Cruising and the Habits That Stick

Here’s a nice article from Spinsheet.com on returning home from an extended cruise… In all the reading I’ve done about living the cruising dream, I haven’t often read ...
On January 15, 2015 / By Administrator
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Rescuing Ben Ainslie from a boat? Stranger Things Have Happened at Sea

It was great to see Ben Ainslie sailing past Necker Island as he enjoyed his honeymoon with his delightful new wife Georgie Thompson. Seeing as Ben is one ...
On January 14, 2015 / By Administrator
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Indonesians Help Shipwrecked Couple on Remote Tropical Island

An Australian yachtsman who lost a treasured boat at sea has described his rescue off a remote Indonesian tropical island as a “sweet and sour experience”. Shaun Sims, ...
On January 14, 2015 / By Administrator
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Ocean Cruising Club Announces 2014 Awards Winners

The Ocean Cruising Club (The OCC) has announced the recipients of the OCC Awards for 2014. Each year the OCC recognizes the achievements of ordinary individuals doing extraordinary ...
On January 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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A Cruising Guide to the ABCs 2.0 Now Available

FreeCruisingGuides.com announced the release of the 2nd (English) edition of A Cruising Guide to the ABCs by Frank Virgintino. It is downloadable now as a PDF at www.freecruisingguides.com. ...
On January 8, 2015 / By Administrator
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VOR UPDATE: Tough Leg 3 is Underway

“No one wants to be the first or the last to gybe.” Andrew Cape jokes through the Inmarsat iSat phone from the middle of the Arabian Sea. Team ...
On January 8, 2015 / By Administrator

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