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How a 129-Pound Sunfish Win in Miami Shaped Five Decades of Challenge
How a 129-Pound Sunfish Win in Miami Shaped Five Decades of Challenge

At the 1975 World Sunfish Championship off Miami, the race committee at Kings Point Yacht Club managed a starting sequence...

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February 24, 2026
Logistics and Local Impact of the Bermuda Short-Handed Return Race from Bermuda to Newport
Logistics and Local Impact of the Bermuda Short-Handed Return Race from Bermuda to Newport

The Bermuda Short-Handed Return (BSHR) starts on June 28, 2026, with competitors navigating approximately 635 nautical miles from Bermuda to...

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February 24, 2026
Sealed Letters and Maritime Mail: The Capture of Galatée and the Correspondence That Waited
Sealed Letters and Maritime Mail: The Capture of Galatée and the Correspondence That Waited

In 1758 the French postal service continued to forward civilian correspondence addressed to sailors captured by the British Royal Navy,...

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February 24, 2026
2026 Sunfish Class Membership Renewal: Fees, Steps and Member Benefits
2026 Sunfish Class Membership Renewal: Fees, Steps and Member Benefits

Renewal processing for the International Sunfish Class Association (ISCA) requires completion of online verification and payment steps on sunfishclass.org; members...

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February 24, 2026
New IOC eligibility framework and its logistical impact on Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sailing
New IOC eligibility framework and its logistical impact on Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Sailing

Organizers have preallocated athlete quotas, berth assignments and shore-side transport corridors for the Los Angeles 2028 sailing events, with Long...

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February 24, 2026
Why quality boats remain unsold and what that means for coastal tourism
Why quality boats remain unsold and what that means for coastal tourism

Marina operators report that average slip turnover has lengthened to several months or more, with spotless hulls, freshly serviced engines...

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February 24, 2026
How a Calabrian Family Shipyard Turned Ranieri International into a Global Yachting Name
How a Calabrian Family Shipyard Turned Ranieri International into a Global Yachting Name

Ranieri International operates a 35,000 m² production site plus a 12,000 m² marine base in the Gulf of Soverato, with...

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February 24, 2026
How Spinlock’s 15 L and 25 L compressible roll-top bags trim volume and protect boat gear
How Spinlock’s 15 L and 25 L compressible roll-top bags trim volume and protect boat gear

On many coastal cruisers and weekender yachts, locker capacity can be measured in single-digit hundreds of liters, making even a...

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February 24, 2026
Oryx 47 LX: sea trial performance, layout and why it stretches the fisherman category
Oryx 47 LX: sea trial performance, layout and why it stretches the fisherman category

At the Qatar Boat Show sea trials the Oryx 47 LX was tested with a triple Mercury Verado V12 outboard...

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February 24, 2026
How Alex and Daria Blackwell’s simple geometry trick makes estimating anchor scope effortless
How Alex and Daria Blackwell’s simple geometry trick makes estimating anchor scope effortless

If your bow height is 5ft above the water and you want a 5:1 scope, you should see about 25ft...

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February 24, 2026
Sailing the Amalfi Coast: A Weeklong Naples-to-Positano Route
Sailing the Amalfi Coast: A Weeklong Naples-to-Positano Route

Naples' main passenger terminals at Beverello and Mergellina, plus private marinas in Sorrento and Capri, provide year-round berthing and refuelling...

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February 24, 2026
Island Packet 40 — Practical Full-Keel Cruiser Guide for Offshore Voyaging and Charter Use
Island Packet 40 — Practical Full-Keel Cruiser Guide for Offshore Voyaging and Charter Use

The Island Packet 40’s 4'8" draft, 22,800 lb displacement and 10,000 lb internal lead ballast dictate marina berth selection, lifting/transport...

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February 24, 2026