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Solo sailor rounds the Americas

Solo sailor Matt Rutherford, sailing for Americans with disabilities, returned to Maryland in April following a solo, 27,000 miles nonstop circumnavigation of the Americas

by Twain Braden

How much water is on Earth?

If you put all the water on earth in one place, how big would it be?

by Tim Queeney

Get a boat loan, help a tall ship

BankNewport is pledging to donate funds to Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Island (OHPRI), the foundation that is working to build a sail training vessel for Rhode Island.

by Tim Queeney

New Coast Guard signaling device

Rather than fire M16 tracer rounds the Coast Guard is using a new shotgun based flash/bang round

by Tim Queeney

Tracking data shows Ensenada racer ran aground

SPOT satellite data shows the boat's course taking it directly onto the rocks.

by Tim Queeney

Ensenada Race deaths remain a mystery

Four sailors were killed and their sailboat destroyed while on the Newport/Ensenada Race

by Tim Queeney

Panama Canal rates expected to rise

The Panama Canal Authority has approved a proposal to raise the toll rates on the canal

Rescue at sea raw video

Coast Guard video of the rescue of two injured Clipper 11-12 Race sailors

by Tim Queeney

Fascinating wind animation

A cool website that shows National Weather Service wind data in animated form across the U.S. mainland.

by Tim Queeney

Atlantic Cup aiming for carbon neutral status

According to race organizers the 2012 Atlantic Cup (Charleston/New York/Newport) will be run as the first carbon neutral sailing race.

by Tim Queeney