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messingaboutinboats.typepad — OK, I have bastardized Woody Allen's quote that "90% of life is just showing up" but it felt apt regarding racing. I am a bit of a tart when it comes to racing and I have trouble settling down. Last year I raced on four boats: a  J24,...

messingaboutinboats.typepad — Since we launched Cadence for the season, we have been plagued by an electrical issue. We're sailing along, minding our own business and suddenly, everything shorts-out. The chartplotter and VHF flicker on and off, sometimes die. The voltmeter at the panel shows the batteries down below 8 volts. We switch everything...

nytimes — Chinese state news media said gunmen seized three boats with 29 sailors aboard and were demanding ransom.

dailyboater — Vin Pica discusses THE RULES, and the basics of preventing collisions on the water... Guest blog by Vincent Pica Chief of Staff, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo © Andrew Canepari / Nautical Sites Media Every boater has (hopefully) heard of the rule of "red, right, return" meaning to keep...

torresen — One of the easiest ways to lose a sailboat race is to not communicate clearly. Whether its with other boats on the course, as we talked about in Week 11, or within your own boat, any words between sailors should be concise, effective and with the other sailor’s interest in...

dailyboater — Vin Pica waxes poetic about the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea... Guest blog by Vincent Pica Chief of Staff, First District, Southern Region (D1SR) United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo Courtesy of The U.S. Coast Guard Over 125 years ago, Captain Eldridge set to poetry the most essential aspect of the Rules of...

torresen — MUSKEGON, MI – Cost savings on waterfront restoration on a dozen sites along Muskegon Lake’s south shore will allow for more environmental work to be done this summer. Dave Alexander | Muskegon ChronicleThe city of Muskegon-owned land below Lakeshore Drive will have shoreline restoration work done this summer. The $10 million National...

torresen — Down To The Wire — Ryan DeVos Wins East Coast Championship West Palm Beach, Fla. – Two more crazy races were conducted in Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday leaving Ryan DeVos on Volpe with winning America’s Cup helmsman Ed Baird as tactician and crew of Scott Nixon, Sam Rogers, Mike Hill,...