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How a Delivery Crew Abandoned Ship 280 Miles Off North Carolina: The End of Magic Bus
How a Delivery Crew Abandoned Ship 280 Miles Off North Carolina: The End of Magic Bus

At roughly 280 miles off the North Carolina coast, the catamaran Magic Bus experienced a cascading systems failure: both engines...

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March 11, 2026
Mexican Olympic Sailors Unite for the New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship in Newport
Mexican Olympic Sailors Unite for the New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship in Newport

Newport Harbor will host 20 IC37 keelboats from September 12 to 19, 2026, requiring coordinated berth assignments, charter logistics, shore-side...

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March 11, 2026
Toliva Shoal 2026 — Course Details, Fleet Battles and Practical Tips for Visitors
Toliva Shoal 2026 — Course Details, Fleet Battles and Practical Tips for Visitors

The 38-mile Toliva Shoal course on February 14, 2026 departed from Budd Inlet, routed north through Dana Passage, rounded Johnson...

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March 11, 2026
Essential February Updates for Sailing Gear: Performance Jacket, CXr Furler, and GARMIN GPSMAP® 9213xsv
Essential February Updates for Sailing Gear: Performance Jacket, CXr Furler, and GARMIN GPSMAP® 9213xsv

For coastal passages in the Pacific Northwest and similar regions, efficient stowage, quick-access pockets and reliable furling systems are logistical...

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March 11, 2026
Sausalito’s Spaulding Marine Center: Hands-On Boat Trades and Waterfront Culture
Sausalito’s Spaulding Marine Center: Hands-On Boat Trades and Waterfront Culture

Spaulding Marine Center operates a working boatyard on the Sausalito waterfront, running a year-round schedule of vessel maintenance, public events,...

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March 11, 2026
Latitude 38 Spring Crew List Party at Golden Gate Yacht Club, San Francisco
Latitude 38 Spring Crew List Party at Golden Gate Yacht Club, San Francisco

Golden Gate Yacht Club at 1 Yacht Rd provides public parking near the stone lighthouse and limited guest dock access;...

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March 11, 2026
Relocation and Rasmus Malin's Triumph at the 2026 DN World & European Championships
Relocation and Rasmus Malin's Triumph at the 2026 DN World & European Championships

The championship caravan relocated across borders twice: after unsafe ice and deep cracks at Norrköping’s Kalmaren Bay, organisers moved 120...

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March 11, 2026
Biograd Opens Spring Melges 24 Series with Mandatory Vakaros Equipment and International Fleet
Biograd Opens Spring Melges 24 Series with Mandatory Vakaros Equipment and International Fleet

From 27 February to 1 March 2026 the Biograd event requires every competing Melges 24 to carry the Vakaros RaceSense...

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March 11, 2026
Howth Yacht Club Frostbites: Races 11 & 12 Recap and Local Sailing Scene
Howth Yacht Club Frostbites: Races 11 & 12 Recap and Local Sailing Scene

A building westerly breeze combined with a flooding tide forced race officials to fine-tune course layouts and shorten Race 2...

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March 11, 2026
2026 Finn World Masters at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron — Day 3 Summary
2026 Finn World Masters at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron — Day 3 Summary

With 107 Finns from 16 countries on the start line, race management scheduled two make-up races to recover Tuesday's postponed...

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March 11, 2026
Inside the Class40 Fleet: Boats, Builds and 2026 Race Targets
Inside the Class40 Fleet: Boats, Builds and 2026 Race Targets

Class40 teams have shifted winter bases and revised supply chains—boat handovers, Caribbean winter training windows and assembled part inventories are...

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March 11, 2026
Optiorange 2026 Preview: Valencia Hosts 412 Young Sailors from 30 Countries
Optiorange 2026 Preview: Valencia Hosts 412 Young Sailors from 30 Countries

The regatta fleet of 412 Optimist dinghies will require coordinated shore berths, four launching ramps and a flotilla of safety...

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March 11, 2026