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Billionaire Takes Sanctioned Super Yacht Into International Waters

Sanctioned billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, who had cleverly saved his warship like $300 million superyacht, from getting seized by hiding it in Dubai for more than two years has finally taken his yacht out in the open and is now sailing off to a mystery destination.

‘A Floating Piece of History’: How the Gucci Family Restored This 214-Foot Sailing Yacht

Allegra Gucci’s first palpable memory was aboard her family’s sailboat, the 214-foot Creole. As she recalls growing up, the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht formed a playful cocoon for water fights, running along hundreds of feet of teak decks, swallow dives into the ocean, and, at peak performance, adrenaline rushes as the boat thundered at full sail in the Mediterranean.

Florida teens washed out to sea have prayers answered by boat named ‘Amen’

The two seniors at Christ Church Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, decided to hit the beach with a group of friends in St. John's County on a senior skip day two weeks ago when the day of fun almost turned deadly. The pair jumped in the water at Vilano Beach, but made the mistake of trying to swim farther than they were able.

Sailor Cole Brauer Is Making History as the First U.S. Female to Race Solo Across the Globe: ‘It’s a...

Fifteen-foot waves crashed over the deck of Cole Brauer’s 40-foot racing yacht, First Light, in the turbulent Indian Ocean as she tried to maintain her balance in the cramped cockpit in the stern.
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Key Lime Sailing Club – A Secluded Key Largo Hideaway

A Sail & Stay Vacation in the USA Tropics... AND... Your stay includes FREE 22' sailboat with rental! For more than 30 years this has been the go-to vacation place for sailors, boaters and people who like to get away to exotic locations. This place is an easy to reach, Hard to forget family-owned resort that provides guests with cozy, self-contained cottages and an array of complimentary water activities, ensuring an unforgettable waterfront vacation.​ The resort features a variety of charming cottages, each with a distinct "old Florida Keys" ambiance. From the...

Why I Don’t...

Roger Taylor seems to inspire many small boat single-handed sailors in UK. I might be very wrong, but just he doesn’t do that for...

Kathy Brandel and...

This From The Salty Dog Sailing Association (Input from the family after the Salty Dog Report) On Wednesday, February 21, the Salty Dawg Sailing Association...

Doris & Steve...

Introduction by Beth Oliver “Sailing changed my life,” is the most often heard statement in the Offshore Sailing School display each year at the US...

Hawaii Hit or...

I spent the first few years living aboard based out of The Portofino Marina in Redondo Beach, California. And, about every other year, I...

I’M A PIRATE…SORT...

What is a pirate? The Greek root of pirate is peirates, "one who attacks." The Wikipedia definitions of pirate is: "Someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation." Synonyms: buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover. A second definition is "Uses or reproduces (another's work) for profit without permission, usually in contravention of patent or copyright." Oh well, perhaps I'm not a pirate then, but another definition is "Someone who behaves in an immoral or illegal way." Well, I try to avoid plagiarism, but I've been known to be naughty!

Dismasted – After...

So here I am after over 4 decades sailing, and I just had my first dismasting.  What fun! Last night, (Sunday, February 4th 2024) Northern...

Last Sail

As we all know all things come to an end someplace along the line.  And if you really think about it, life is  like...

What An Amazing...

I’ve always felt that the schooner rig was much underappreciated rig in most of Europe. This is the best fore and aft rig for a larger sailing ship. It goes well both upwind and down. One book in my collection I’ve just re-read called ‘The last Schoonerman’ by Joe Russell reminded me of that. It probably quite unknown book here. But I knew about Lahave river in Nova Scotia having delivered a replica Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter from there.