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UK: Working Group Formed to Review Entanglements with Fishing Gear
Getting caught on buoys marking nets or pots, has been a perennial problem for yachtsmen. As a result a consortium of UK Maritime agencies have got ...

Published 7 years ago, updated 6 years ago

UK: Finding a solution for the disposal of old and abandoned boats
End of lifeboats abandoned on swinging moorings and in waterways are a growing problem in the ...

Published 7 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Portrait of a Cruiser – Eric and Tamara Barto
On the 8 December 2018, Eric and Tamara Barto completed their circumnavigation having successfully sailed 45,000 NM since 2008, visiting 49 ...

Published 7 years ago, updated 6 years ago

USA: Small boat Skipper charged in offshore incident
A Maine-based boat owner is facing Federal charges of "misconduct, negligence and inattention to duties" after losing a crew member overboard on ...

Published 7 years ago, updated 6 years ago

Small Caribbean Island’s Waste Management: How Cruisers can Help
Waste management is a problem for all the small islands in the Caribbean, one that only gets worse during the sailing season as hundreds of yachts a ...

Published 7 years ago, updated 1 year ago

USA: How does the Government shutdown affect the cruising community?
The U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection provide services to pleasure boat users - find out what's different during this period of ...

Published 7 years ago, updated 6 years ago