As the school mid-term break nears an end and the weather normally become less reliable for water activities, we see one of the final training days in the waters off Dun Laoire in Dublin Bay. Today it is a...
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Alinghi announced on August 5th the UAE will be the location of the next America's Cup Race. The race is to be held on February 10, 2010. UPDATE: August 5th, on Alinghi catamaran unvailed posted on NP in July....
Now age 17, Zac Sunderland just sailed in to Marina del Rey, California, completing a year sailing solo around the world. Catch the news as it breaks. Read his blog here: EXCERPT: A year and a half ago, he...
UPDATE: August 5th, source http://genevalaunch.com Update 3 10:35 Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The next America’s Cup race, the top event in the sailing world, will be held starting 8 February 2010 in Ras...
Southbound Net is Alive and Well! Southbound Net now has it's own website...you can find it by either Googling for Southbound Net and looking for the link to it - or by clicking here. Here are the coordinates:...
The crew of the Sea Shepherd prepare to launch a nighttime sneak attack on a whaling vessel. New episodes of Whale Wars air Friday nights at 9PM e/p only on Animal Planet.
http://animal.discovery.com/tv/whale-wars/
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Crew members of the Sea Shepherd board a Japanese whaling vessel after using a speed boat to catch up. New episodes of Whale Wars air Friday nights at 9PM e/p only on Animal...
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Don’t let a bout of seasickness ruin your fishing trip or cruise! According to Seaworthy Magazine (published by the Boat Owners Association of the United States): “Whenever he encountered a seasick sailor,...
Richard Branson gets ready for another world record attempt this time the Transatlantic sailing record. The 100-foot boat 'Virgin Money' will be co-crewed by Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie and Mike...
The devastating Cutty Sark blaze was caused by an overheating vacuum cleaner, according to reports today. Apparently guards failed to notice that the vacuum cleaner was running, and it burst into flames."Lazy guards failed to spot a running vacuum on the Cutty Sark which...
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Great Britain's Christine Ohuruogu ran a stunning 400metres to catch up the the front runners from a slow start to a tremendous powerhouse finish, as she pounded around the last turn to breast ahead...
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A two square kilometer oil slick, apparently from a ship, is 30 miles away from the Olympic sailing venue of Qingdao, the Epoch Times reports. The oil is arriving just weeks after the venue's extreme algae festival."A two square kilometre oil slick has been discovered about...
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In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity...
"Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg used to bristle about how Apple was crowned a wireless success without earning the title. But with Apple announcing it sold 1 million 3G iPhone in just three days, the AT&T/Apple...