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  San Francisco: Fire at Pier 29 Won't Affect Nearby AC Activities

  A four-alarm fire heavily damaged a historic pier building on San Francisco’s waterfront Wednesday, June 20th, but the blaze won’t interrupt construction of nearby America’s Cup facilities, official ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Man Dies After Falling Overboard During Sailing Race

  A Revere, Mass man died after falling overboard from a sailboat taking part in a Boston Yacht Club race Saturday, June 16th. Joseph Sampson of Revere lost his ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Why Knot?

  “Many of us look to get back to some simpler truths, some basic ideas of what is important and what is not. Many of us feel the strong ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Virtual AIS Beacon

  The new and innovative Virtual AIS Beacon™ addresses the need to make hazards at sea visible when costly physical infrastructure is not appropriate or is impossible to deploy. ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Heaving-To: The Ocean is Your Parking Lot

  By Andrew Cross For centuries, heaving-to has been the most reliable trick in a sailor’s arsenal for “parking” a sailboat at sea.  Throughout that time, sailing vessels have ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Dinghy & Emergency Lighting from Navisafe

  The new Navi Light 360˚ is a cost-effective, super bright LED light that is visible in darkness up to 5nm. Its high burn time, small size, waterproof qualities ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  America's Cup Newport Begins!

  Narragansett Bay and Newport, RI are alive with the America’s Cup experience this week. The America’s Cup World Series kicked off on June 23 and will run through ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  4th of July Boating Events in Florida

  Florida By Water has released the 2012 list of places where you can view fireworks from your boat. So far, more than 30 locations have been submitted by ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Plastic in Our Playground

  The ocean is our playground. We sail on it, we swim in it, we fish from it, and without it we wouldn’t have 60-80% of the world’s oxygen…so ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator
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  Kannad Marine SafeLink R10 Survivor Recovery System

  Overall Winner of the 2012 Pittman Innovation Awards. West Marine 2012 Top 6 Product. The Kannad Marine SafeLink R10 SRS (Survivor Recovery System) is worn on a lifejacket ...

  On June 26, 2012 / By Administrator