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Celebrate 2025 Sailing Successes at Royal St George Yacht Club Awards Night
Celebrate 2025 Sailing Successes at Royal St George Yacht Club Awards Night

The Royal St George Yacht Club will present its Annual Sailing Awards on Saturday, 7 March, recognising standout performances from...

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March 17, 2026
Electrical bonding of seacocks: practical risks, inspection tips and maintenance
Electrical bonding of seacocks: practical risks, inspection tips and maintenance

On commercial and charter vessels a single corroded seacock can disrupt schedules, trigger port detention and increase maintenance logistics; routine...

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March 17, 2026
Practical Ways to Restore and Maintain Your Boat Canopy for Smooth Sailing
Practical Ways to Restore and Maintain Your Boat Canopy for Smooth Sailing

After every coastal trip, rinse canopy zips, studs and frames with freshwater and re-lubricate moving parts to prevent salt-induced corrosion...

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March 17, 2026
Skippers Announced for 2026 Ficker Cup in Long Beach Harbor
Skippers Announced for 2026 Ficker Cup in Long Beach Harbor

The Ficker Cup fleet will race on eight chartered Catalina 37 type boats supplied by the organizing authority, with match...

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March 17, 2026
Tracing Grisette: From San Francisco Bay Sailing to Renovation at Chantier du Guip
Tracing Grisette: From San Francisco Bay Sailing to Renovation at Chantier du Guip

Grisette is currently at Chantier du Guip in France undergoing structural and rigging restoration, and the shipyard is cataloguing provenance...

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March 17, 2026
Pacific Cup Supply Chains, Lauducci Family Crossings, and a Honolulu Jail Story
Pacific Cup Supply Chains, Lauducci Family Crossings, and a Honolulu Jail Story

Racing Rule 41 and port-clearance windows directly dictate Pacific Cup departure plans: boats cannot accept outside assistance at sea, so...

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March 17, 2026
Blake Oberbauer’s Route from Youth Sailing to Dartmouth Team Life
Blake Oberbauer’s Route from Youth Sailing to Dartmouth Team Life

Dartmouth Sailing operates on a rigorous calendar: four weekly on-water practices, weekend regattas across New England, and early-morning conditioning sessions—an...

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March 17, 2026
How UK Part 1 Yacht Registration Protects Ownership and Supports International Yacht Operations
How UK Part 1 Yacht Registration Protects Ownership and Supports International Yacht Operations

UK Part 1 registration records a vessel’s full chain of title, permits maritime mortgage entries and produces documentation routinely accepted...

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March 17, 2026
How Directeck retooled teak sourcing under RBUE rules and geopolitical shifts
How Directeck retooled teak sourcing under RBUE rules and geopolitical shifts

RBUE 995/2010 requires importers to perform formal due diligence on timber shipments, and in 2018 Directeck’s imports underwent inspection by...

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March 17, 2026
Falcon’s Second Century: Racing, Restoration and Coastal Cruises
Falcon’s Second Century: Racing, Restoration and Coastal Cruises

Moving a 46ft 6in classic yacht like Falcon between the East Coast restoration shed and West Coast regatta harbors requires...

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March 17, 2026
2026–27 Classic Yacht Regatta Guide: Dates, Ports and Highlights
2026–27 Classic Yacht Regatta Guide: Dates, Ports and Highlights

For the Cowes Week Bicentennial Regatta (1–7 August 2026) organisers and local authorities have already confirmed a plan to allocate...

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March 17, 2026
How to Obtain an Oregon Boating Safety Education Card: Requirements and Practical Advice
How to Obtain an Oregon Boating Safety Education Card: Requirements and Practical Advice

Oregon requires anyone operating a motorized vessel with more than 10 horsepower to carry a Boating Safety Education Card; this...

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March 17, 2026