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Safe Passenger Limits and Load Calculations

The U.S.

6 min·6 Mar

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Navigating River Hazards: Upstream and Downstream Risks

After heavy runoff, navigational channels often shift and shoals can accumulate several feet of silt within days, affecting launch ramps, berth selection, and fuel logistics for charter and rental operators who service inland waterways and coastal marinas.

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5 min·6 Mar

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Intracoastal Waterway: Routes, Risks and Planning

The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) comprises roughly 3,000 miles of federally maintained channels, canals and protected passages, with segments managed by the U.S.

6 min·6 Mar

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Curium Tops Globe40 Leg 2 in a Photo-Finish

The second leg of the GLOBE40 covered 8,420 nautical miles and ended with the three leading boats finishing within nine minutes of each other after 29 days and 22 hours at sea, underlining how route logistics, wind shadows around islands, and local currents at the approach to Reunion Island determined the podium.

5 min·6 Mar

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Port Phillip Classic Cup — Day Two Highlights

An 8‑knot southerly set the tone for Race One on Port Phillip, switching to a consistent 12–14 knots with a gusty, windward approach for Race Two and the addition of a temporary wing mark for the second heat.

4 min·6 Mar

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Sailing the Coast: From Santo Stefano to Valencia

The delivery passage from Santo Stefano al Mare to Valencia required precise logistical planning: roughly 900 nautical miles covered in ten days, multiple marina reservations, fuel top-ups via jerry cans and fuel docks, and a calculated transit of the Gulf of Lion and its Mistral-prone corridor.

6 min·6 Mar

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Baglietto Sells Custom 48m Explorer Yacht

Baglietto’s hull number 10277 will be delivered as a 48‑metre explorer built to Ice Class 1D with a naval architecture optimised for more than 5,000 nautical miles range and hull refinements claimed to reduce fuel consumption by up to 30%, a specification aimed squarely at long‑range, high‑latitude cruising and complex logistical operations.

6 min·6 Mar

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Early Marine Supply Shopping: Tips, Products, and Deals

With carrier capacity tightening and holiday cutoffs moving earlier each year, marine stores are already adjusting inventory allocations to meet increased demand for boat repair, cleaning, and maintenance supplies before peak winter boating downtime.

5 min·6 Mar

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Elan Reveals New Carbon SixtyFive to Eighty Range

Elan will restart yacht production with a focus on three carbon-epoxy models ranging from 65 to 80 ft (20–24 m), keeping tooling on standby after a production pause and scheduling the first hull to hit the water in early 2027 — a move that immediately alters supply-chain, transport and marina planning for ultra-light displacement performance yachts.

6 min·6 Mar

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How to choose the right crew for your next passage

Crossing a busy coastal lane or Biscay requires attention to provisioning, berth reservations, fuel logistics, and a clearly assigned watch schedule before leaving the marina.

6 min·6 Mar

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Dubai Marina Celebrates UAE Flag Day 2026

Dubai Marina coordinated a series of flagged yachting movements along its coastline on UAE National Flag Day 2025, using established berth rotation, AIS channels and harbor pilot protocols to stage ceremonial sail-pasts while maintaining routine marina operations and safety zones for commercial traffic.

5 min·6 Mar

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Essential Spares for Offshore Sailboat Cruising

A failed fuel lift pump on a modern common-rail diesel can strand a cruising yacht 120 nautical miles from the nearest marina; selecting spares according to failure probability and operational consequence is what keeps a passage on schedule and safe.

6 min·6 Mar