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More Articles from Cruising & Sailing Information: MORE RESOURCES: Site: Yahoo! News Search Results for cruising sailing Ironman Journal: The Long Run (The Capital Times) Editor's Note: Brett Hulsey, our self-deprecating "Fat Guy Turned Ironman," reviews his performance in Ironman Wisconsin, in which he competed on a media entry on behalf of The Capital Times for the fourth straight year. The seventh Ironman Wisconsin dawned on Sunday with a clear sky and beautiful weather for the 2,200 athletes, 3,500 volunteers, and tens of thousands of spectators. The good ... Becoming a better boater (Greenwich Time) This column usually focuses on race reports and racer profiles. But this time, we feature educational opportunities geared toward improving "on the water skills. Rise in Outbound Travelers Boost Growth in the Vacation Cruises Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Rising consumer income levels, increasing popularity of tour packages, favorable pricing schemes, convenient booking processes, and introduction of technologically advanced cruise liners are major factors driving the demand for vacation cruises across the world. Cruising for the weekend (Miami Herald) Arrive at least 90 minutes before sailing time. Speed up the boarding process by submitting your passport number and other information online in advance. New role for Russian yacht (Albany and Great Southern Weekender) THE yacht used by Russian Fedor Konyukhov to sail around Antarctica promoting the first international sporting event to be based out of Albany has left for New Zealand. Scooter Blues (Nashville Scene) You would think someone riding a praying mantis-like vehicle the color of a strawberry milk shake?in glaring daylight, no less?could make it through workday traffic without cheating death. Not in Nashville, where rising gas prices and the attendant popularity of pump-friendly scooters... Betty Magnusson Named First Woman Commodore Of Monomoy Yacht Club (The Cape Cod Chronicle) Since its inception in 1937, Chatham?s Monomoy Yacht Club has had two dozen commodores, all men. Chatham resident Betty Magnusson, elected in early September, is commodore number 25 and the first woman to hold the club?s highest rank. Another Day In Maxi Paradise (Nautica) Day four of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup started late, but did not come up short on excitement or entertainment, especially in the Cruising Division. Eigth time round (Yachting Monthly) Saito Minoru who was awarded the Cruising Club of America's Blue Water Medal in 2007, is about to go off round the world solo, non- stop for the eigth time, this time westabout, at the age of 74. OPINION: Ensuring a safe passage through Gulf of Aden (The New Straits Times) With Malaysian merchant shipping imperilled off the Horn of Africa, CHEAH KONG WAI of the Maritime Institute of Malaysia surveys the options available in protecting our vessels, cargoes and crews from pirates. Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (> required at line 14, column 29) in /home/.hellodolly/jsteiner64/scholarlyarticles.org/cruising-sailing/magpierss/rss_fetch.inc on line 238 Site: Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/.hellodolly/jsteiner64/scholarlyarticles.org/cruising-sailing/inc/rss.php on line 26 |
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