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Winter White Perch: Where and How to Catch Them

New Jersey saltwater regulations allow a 25-fish bag limit on white perch with no minimum size, and winter marina access, ramp conditions and tide windows heavily influence when and where anglers can launch and retrieve small boats safely.

6 min·3 Mar

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Five Founding Teams Back New America’s Cup Model

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Naples port authorities have already indicated berth allocations, marina upgrades and customs facilitation plans to host the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup, as five founding teams commit to a new governance structure intended to stabilise race scheduling and logistics across future cycles.

6 min·3 Mar

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Orange Bowl Youth Regatta Faces New Safety Scrutiny

More than 700 youth sailors will race in Coconut Grove from December 26–30 across four courses in Biscayne Bay, with six classes scheduled to compete under the banner of the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, hosted by Coral Reef Yacht Club since 1946.

6 min·3 Mar

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FYI Yachts 2026: Fleet Movements and Holiday Reflections

During 2025 FYI Yachts coordinated multiple vessel deliveries, managing port clearances, sea trials, customs documentation and berthing logistics across several US and European marinas to ensure new owners received their yachts on schedule.

6 min·3 Mar

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ClubSwan 28 — Compact Grand-Prix Performance

At 2,600 pounds displacement with a 6‑foot L‑shaped keel and a rapid launch time of under four hours for an experienced crew, the ClubSwan 28 changes regatta and transport logistics by enabling easy trailerability and rapid event turnarounds for one‑design fleets.

6 min·3 Mar

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Jimmy Buffett’s Explorer Yacht DoubleYou Goes to Auction

DoubleYou is currently berthed in Fort Lauderdale and scheduled for a 24-hour no-reserve online auction run by G3 Auctions starting on September 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM, with a current minimum bid of $1.2 million.

6 min·3 Mar

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How Stargazer Became a True Kid Boat

More than 20 children sailed aboard over 20 southbound vessels during the 2024 Baja Ha-Ha, forming impromptu flotillas that coordinated anchorage, provisioning and shared water-safety duties while transiting the Sea of Cortez and Pacific waypoints.

6 min·3 Mar

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High-Speed Boats: Risks, Training, and Safe Operation

On many coastal waterways and inland channels, posted speed limits range from 5–30 knots depending on harbor zones and no-wake areas; commercial speed restrictions often require vessels to reduce to less than 10 knots within marinas and anchorage approaches.

5 min·3 Mar

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Jose Manuel Lamarque on Ocean Memory

Publishers coordinated coastal distribution via road haulers and regional port hubs to stock bookstores nationwide in time for the book's release on October 23, 2025, ensuring the 232-page volume reached maritime cultural centers and seaside retailers simultaneously.

5 min·3 Mar

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Creac'h lighthouse seeks safe mercury alternative

The Fresnel optic at Creac'h lighthouse weighs 17 tonnes, rotates on a mercury bath that must be decommissioned while ensuring uninterrupted signalling to vessels in the Iroise Sea; a formal call for expressions of interest (AMI) runs from 22 December 2025 to 22 March 2026 to identify feasible replacement solutions without switching off the light.

6 min·3 Mar

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Ice Yachts Honored with Altagamma Speed Award

Production logistics at the Salvirola shipyard prioritize vertical integration: more than 75% of turnover from exports, in‑house control of lamination and assembly, and a supply chain optimized for advanced carbon composites to deliver high-performance sailing yachts between 52 and 80 feet on competitive lead times.

5 min·3 Mar

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Lalabe: A 35m Family-Oriented Van der Valk

The 35.31m aluminium hull of Lalabe delivers a certified 299GT of internal volume across four decks, supports accommodation for eight crew and multiple guest cabins, and is driven by twin 1,450hp MAN V12 engines with SCR systems compliant with IMO Tier III and EPA 4 regulations.

6 min·3 Mar