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How the 2026 Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race Played Out in the San Juan Islands
How the 2026 Girts Rekevics Foulweather Race Played Out in the San Juan Islands

The 2026 Girts Rekevics Memorial Foulweather Race started precisely at 09:30 from a line set between the Anacortes refinery dock...

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March 18, 2026
Great Vallejo Race 2026: Bay Racing Route, Harbor Logistics and Visitor Guide
Great Vallejo Race 2026: Bay Racing Route, Harbor Logistics and Visitor Guide

The two-day Great Vallejo Race on May 2–3, 2026 typically deploys over 200 yachts, requiring coordinated race-committee vessels, spectator boat...

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March 18, 2026
How Pumpout Nav Maps Sewage Pumpouts, Dump Stations and Floating Restrooms for Boaters
How Pumpout Nav Maps Sewage Pumpouts, Dump Stations and Floating Restrooms for Boaters

California’s >1,100 miles of coastline and hundreds of navigable rivers mean that even small volumes of sewage from recreation boats...

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March 18, 2026
Electronic start systems reshape Etchells racing and event logistics in San Diego
Electronic start systems reshape Etchells racing and event logistics in San Diego

The Vakaros RaceSense starting system enforces electronic detection of premature starts and requires registered devices when used by race management,...

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March 18, 2026
Contender Sailcloth founder Guus Bierman — industry milestones and sailing legacy
Contender Sailcloth founder Guus Bierman — industry milestones and sailing legacy

Contender Sailcloth's logistics network connected production in the Netherlands with a distribution hub in Fall River, Massachusetts, servicing regatta venues...

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March 18, 2026
How New Zealand’s proposed alcohol-license changes could transform yacht and community clubs
How New Zealand’s proposed alcohol-license changes could transform yacht and community clubs

New Zealand’s proposed amendment to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act would permit community and sporting clubs to apply...

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March 18, 2026
How tightened lifejacket rules could change small-boat safety and local boating tourism
How tightened lifejacket rules could change small-boat safety and local boating tourism

In the United States, federal maritime safety regulations require that all children under 13 years old wear a U.S.

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March 18, 2026
Miami’s 99th Bacardi Cup — race logistics, class winners, and visitor tips
Miami’s 99th Bacardi Cup — race logistics, class winners, and visitor tips

Race organizers activated five race committees, two spectator exclusion zones, and staggered launch windows to handle 175 boats across Biscayne...

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March 18, 2026
How SDYC turned the canceled San Diego–Puerto Vallarta Race into a three-day ocean series
How SDYC turned the canceled San Diego–Puerto Vallarta Race into a three-day ocean series

When the 2026 San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race was canceled days before the start, San Diego Yacht Club redeployed...

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March 18, 2026
Why web-based boater and traffic exams often fail to produce safer behavior
Why web-based boater and traffic exams often fail to produce safer behavior

The California Boater Card uses chapter-based online modules with timed study pages and multiple-choice exams, but these controls do not...

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March 18, 2026
MacGregor 26 — Practical Versatility and Why It Divides Sailors
MacGregor 26 — Practical Versatility and Why It Divides Sailors

The MacGregor 26’s 1,200-pound water ballast system drains before hauling and reduces trailering weight enough to make launching and retrieving...

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March 18, 2026
How Milano Cortina 2026’s Women Athletes Shaped Sport, Resilience, and Local Travel
How Milano Cortina 2026’s Women Athletes Shaped Sport, Resilience, and Local Travel

Milano Cortina 2026 scheduled athlete transport and venue operations across alpine slopes and urban stadia while women accounted for 47%...

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March 18, 2026