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Friday, August 26, 2011
Artemis Ocean Racing Rick Tomlinson

New Events, Innovations and Faster Yachts Help the Sport Unfurl Its Sails

By William Lyons, Dow Jones & Co, Photo: RORC/Rick Tomlinson   In the crowded waters off the Isle of the Wight, within a fathom of the starting line

August 26, 2011
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Volvo Ocean Race organizers cancel plan to race off the coast of Somalia
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Volvo Ocean Race organizers cancel plan to race off the coast of Somalia

[youtube width=”600″ height=”506″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO073dcrcy4 Go figure… I can’t imagine the decision to

August 18, 2011
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, August 16, 2011
rambler phaedo
Incidents

RAMBLER 100 Rescue Images and Interview with skipper George David [VIDEO]

Rambler 100 skipper George David is interviewed this morning following the dramatic capsize of his yacht and successful rescue of his crew.

August 16, 2011
Total Views: 54

Monday, August 15, 2011
rambler 100 fastnet rock
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RAMBLER 100 CAPSIZES AFTER LOSING KEEL: All 21 crew accounted for [BREAKING NEWS]

  Photo: Daniel Forster/Rolex Rambler 100, holder of the transatlantic record and one of the favorites to win this year’s Fastnet Race, capsized

August 15, 2011
Total Views: 847

Sunday, August 7, 2011
yacht dismasted by oil tanker hanne knutsen
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Idiot of the Month: Sailboat Dismasted by 120,000 ton tanker off Cowes

Sir, just because you are racing doesn’t alleviate your requirement to obey the rules of the road. Seriously, you’re an embarrassment to the sport

August 7, 2011
Total Views: 260

Thursday, July 28, 2011
TP52 vs tanker
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We’re All Going To Die – One Race Committee’s Plan to Kill Sailboaters

Not sure why you would start a professional yacht race when an oil tanker was clearly heading toward the race course, come on Audi MedCup race committee,

July 28, 2011
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, March 2, 2011
USCG issues warning to U.S. registered yachts and sailing vessels in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean
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USCG issues warning to U.S. registered yachts and sailing vessels in Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean

WARNING TO: U.S. Registered Yachts and Sailing Vessels The U.S. Coast Guard strongly advises against all operation of and travel by U.S. yachts and sailing

March 2, 2011
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
WSJ: Pirate attacks leave round-the-world sailors with tough choices…
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WSJ: Pirate attacks leave round-the-world sailors with tough choices…

Days before the Quest set off on its doomed trek across the Indian Ocean, Bill Rouse, a Texan attempting to sail around the world, made Quest owner Scott Adam

February 24, 2011
Total Views: 103

Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Go Sail A Rust Bucket – 10 Reasons Why
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Go Sail A Rust Bucket – 10 Reasons Why

Each year hundreds of cadets graduate America’s Maritime Academies looking for a Third Mate job with the country’s best shipping companies. Polar

December 29, 2010
Total Views: 922

Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Interesting

UAV technology to help British sailing team by predicting weather

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has been a popular topic of discussion here at gCaptain and has been associated with a variety uses ranging from

December 8, 2010
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Ripping up the English Channel – from Tom Weaver – designer of the Eastport 32
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Ripping up the English Channel – from Tom Weaver – designer of the Eastport 32

Tom Weaver commented on our article we posted last night featuring his Eastport 32 powerboat design. It turns out Tom was at the helm of Playstation when the

November 3, 2010
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Offbeat

Interesting, er, Sailboat of The Week – The sinking sailboat

This is not your typical boater in distress! Love love, the brain child of artist Julien Berthier, is a floating sculpture made from an actual sailboat that

November 2, 2010
Total Views: 463

Ship Design

The Eastport 32 – a powerboat for sailors

I just returned from a few weeks in Annapolis, Maryland where I had the opportunity to catch up with my friend Tom Weaver, a career yachtsman with more

November 2, 2010
Total Views: 184

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Interesting

Navy Offshore Sailing Wins the MacMillan Cup

The United States Naval Academy won the MacMillan Cup Intercollegiate Regatta this past weekend in convincing fashion with 6 bullets in 8 races.  This regatta

October 27, 2010
Total Views: 30

Friday, October 1, 2010
Offbeat

Pirates? And a busted head gasket…

By Rob Almeida – 8 March 2006 It was quite a day out here in the Gulf of Aden, the 600-mile stretch of ocean separating Somalia and Yemen, but

October 1, 2010
Total Views: 44

Friday, September 24, 2010
Interesting

The Gulf Stream Doesn’t Disappoint – an offshore sailing adventure

By Nat Spencer Two summers ago, after the finish of the 2008 Newport-Bermuda Race, three of my buddies and I were delivering a 45-foot Swan back to Newport,

September 24, 2010
Total Views: 13

Saturday, September 18, 2010
Interesting

Dodge Morgan (1931-2010) – The passing of an American sailing icon

Associated Press When I was a kid, I remember being mesmerized by  a 2-hour TV special about a man who spent 150 days sailing his 60-foot sailboat, American

September 18, 2010
Total Views: 52

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Incidents

FOUND: 16 Year Old Solo Sailor in Deep Trouble Far From Help

Photo By Richard Hartog, AP UPDATE: According to the latest reports, Abby Sunderland, the 16 year old Californian attempting a solo sailing trip around the

June 10, 2010
Total Views: 72

Friday, September 18, 2009
Offbeat

Millionaire Held “Hostage” Aboard Yacht

Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a>

September 18, 2009
Total Views: 4

Friday, June 26, 2009
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Cittia De Salerno Rescue – Incident Photo Of The Week

This week’s incident photo of the week is the rescue of the sailboat Cittia De Salerno’s captain, Gianfranco Tortolani, on the USA to UK segment of

June 26, 2009
Total Views: 4
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