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Honoring Daniel Rugg: Navy Veteran, Sailing Coach, and Family Man
Honoring Daniel Rugg: Navy Veteran, Sailing Coach, and Family Man

Funeral services for Daniel Rugg will be held Monday, April 13, 2026, at 1030 at the US Naval Academy Chapel,...

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February 24, 2026
How Harken’s Speed Grip&Go Changes Winch Handling on Charter Yachts
How Harken’s Speed Grip&Go Changes Winch Handling on Charter Yachts

At 254 mm in length and 605 g in weight, the Harken Speed Grip&Go directly affects stowage planning, weight budgeting...

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February 24, 2026
Women’s Winter Invitational Regatta 2026: Racing, Hospitality, and San Diego Weather
Women’s Winter Invitational Regatta 2026: Racing, Hospitality, and San Diego Weather

La Playa Cove will stage short-course fleet racing in J/22s on February 14–15, 2026, with a fully subscribed fleet of...

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February 24, 2026
Fremantle SailGP Crash: Damage, Repairs and What It Means for Spectators and Local Tourism
Fremantle SailGP Crash: Damage, Repairs and What It Means for Spectators and Local Tourism

Three F50s entered the Perth event weekend after a concentrated international repair effort spanning New Zealand, Australia and England, following...

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February 24, 2026
Logistics, Victories and Legacy: Paul Cayard & Laura Grondin as 2025 Rolex Honorees
Logistics, Victories and Legacy: Paul Cayard & Laura Grondin as 2025 Rolex Honorees

Over 100 Star Class entries required coordinated transport, crane lifts and marina berthing to stage the 2025 World Championship, and...

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February 24, 2026
Building Delos 2.0: A Refined Dinghy Lifting System for the Delos Explorer 53
Building Delos 2.0: A Refined Dinghy Lifting System for the Delos Explorer 53

The dinghy lifting system on Delos 2.0 uses dual 12 mm Dyneema slings, a 1,200 kg electric winch mounted aft...

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February 24, 2026
Practical navigation skills for cruisers: charts, apps, and human intelligence
Practical navigation skills for cruisers: charts, apps, and human intelligence

A misplaced chart zoom level in 2014 sent VO65 Team Vestas Wind onto the Cargados Carajos Shoals even though the...

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February 24, 2026
Biras Marina strengthens North Sound as a superyacht destination in the British Virgin Islands
Biras Marina strengthens North Sound as a superyacht destination in the British Virgin Islands

Biras Marina in North Sound now functions as a purpose-built superyacht facility with deep-water access, shore power, on-site refuelling and...

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February 24, 2026
Curated Nautical Reads and Podcasts to Fuel Your Next Sea Adventure
Curated Nautical Reads and Podcasts to Fuel Your Next Sea Adventure

Convoys supplying Scapa Flow during WWII faced extreme transit constraints: Arctic routes increased loss rates, ice hazards shortened survival windows...

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February 24, 2026
Spring Break Angling in the Florida Keys: Where to Go, Who to Hire, and What to Catch
Spring Break Angling in the Florida Keys: Where to Go, Who to Hire, and What to Catch

Key West International Airport served over 1 million visitors in 2025, and surveys indicate roughly 40% of those visitors go...

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February 24, 2026
Excel Fusion+ by Marlow: a lighter, easier-to-splice line for high-performance boats
Excel Fusion+ by Marlow: a lighter, easier-to-splice line for high-performance boats

Switching to a line built around a Dyneema D12 SK78 pre-stretched core reduces elongation and simplifies on-deck logistics by shortening...

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February 24, 2026
Updated Marine Navigation Tips and Electronics Practices for Safer Voyages
Updated Marine Navigation Tips and Electronics Practices for Safer Voyages

For coastal and offshore passages, relying on a single GNSS fix without parallel crosschecks increases the likelihood of positional mistakes;...

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February 24, 2026
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