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Mastering the Bowline for Safe Mooring

Mastering the Bowline for Safe Mooring

At busy marinas and charter docks, planners account for a bowline’s typical retention of 60–70% rope strength, so provisioning and line selection must factor a 30–40% efficiency loss when relying on bowlines for short-term mooring, towing, or rescue operations.

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March 13, 2026
US Boater Card and Legal Requirements 2026
US Boater Card and Legal Requirements 2026

As of 2026, most U.S.

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March 12, 2026
How to Obtain a California Boater Card
How to Obtain a California Boater Card

As of January 1, 2025, every person operating a motorized vessel on California waters must possess a California Boater Card,...

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March 12, 2026
How to Secure a Texas Boater Education Card in 2026
How to Secure a Texas Boater Education Card in 2026

As of 2026, anyone born on or after September 1, 1993 must carry a state-approved boater education certificate and a...

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March 12, 2026
Getting Your Missouri Boater Identification Card
Getting Your Missouri Boater Identification Card

Missouri requires anyone born after January 1, 1984 who operates a motorized vessel on state waters to carry a valid...

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March 12, 2026
How Fast Hypothermia Hits During a Yacht Charter
How Fast Hypothermia Hits During a Yacht Charter

On a 40‑foot charter yacht located 2 nautical miles offshore with a tender doing 20 knots, the fastest realistic pickup...

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March 12, 2026
Boarder Bob: Whistler’s Cult Comic from the 1990s
Boarder Bob: Whistler’s Cult Comic from the 1990s

Snowboard Canada Magazine relied on timely courier logistics to move each 11 x 17 hand-drawn Boarder Bob strip from Whistler...

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March 11, 2026
Akasa Air begins flights from Guwahati’s upgraded terminal
Akasa Air begins flights from Guwahati’s upgraded terminal

Akasa Air operated the inaugural Mumbai–Guwahati–Mumbai service from the new terminal at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) on 22...

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March 11, 2026
Greenland’s transport upgrades fuel a new tourism season
Greenland’s transport upgrades fuel a new tourism season

United Airlines inaugurated direct Newark–Nuuk services in June 2025, operating more than 300 passengers weekly and delivering roughly 4,500 American...

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March 11, 2026
Radisson and MBD Announce Master Franchise for India
Radisson and MBD Announce Master Franchise for India

Under the new Master Franchise Agreement, MBD Group will assume business development, management and franchising responsibilities for Radisson Collection and...

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March 11, 2026
Stone Water by Zuper debuts multi-layered pool destination
Stone Water by Zuper debuts multi-layered pool destination

Stone Water by Zuper in Karjat comprises 126 rooms, two indoor banquet halls, a poolside lawn and a large river-facing...

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March 11, 2026
Himalayan O₂: Tehri Lake festival expands winter tourism
Himalayan O₂: Tehri Lake festival expands winter tourism

Road and lake access around Tehri Lake will be managed with temporary traffic diversions, designated parking zones and coordinated shuttle...

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March 11, 2026
AI VoiceBot Goes Live for Spain–Ireland Visa Mission
AI VoiceBot Goes Live for Spain–Ireland Visa Mission

BLS International has activated an AI-powered VoiceBot to support the Spain–Ireland visa mission, operating 24/7 and delivering instantaneous replies to...

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March 11, 2026
Israel and India Step Up Bilateral Tourism Cooperation
Israel and India Step Up Bilateral Tourism Cooperation

The Israel Ministry of Tourism has allocated 4 million NIS to expand activities in the Indian market and to advance...

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March 11, 2026
Delphi World Money: Q3 Turnaround and Outlook
Delphi World Money: Q3 Turnaround and Outlook

In Q3 FY26, increased cross-border corporate travel bookings and higher forex and remittance volumes along India–Southeast Asia–Middle East corridors materially...

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March 11, 2026
Indian arrivals to Israel set to recover to 2019 levels
Indian arrivals to Israel set to recover to 2019 levels

Israel aims to restore Indian visitor arrivals to roughly 69,000 by 2027, driven by the planned resumption of direct routes...

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March 11, 2026
Sri Lanka strengthens engagement with Indian travel trade in New Delhi
Sri Lanka strengthens engagement with Indian travel trade in New Delhi

SriLankan Airlines maintains scheduled services from multiple Indian cities to Colombo, serving as the primary transport backbone that underpinned the...

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March 11, 2026
Malaysia records surge in Indian arrivals ahead of VM2026
Malaysia records surge in Indian arrivals ahead of VM2026

With over 240 weekly flights linking India and Malaysia and continued visa-free entry for Indian nationals, Malaysia recorded more than...

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March 11, 2026
Greece achieves record inbound travel and receipts in 2025
Greece achieves record inbound travel and receipts in 2025

Inbound travel rose 5.6% in 2025, reaching 37.98 million visitors and generating travel receipts of €23.6 billion, while EU arrivals...

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March 11, 2026
Medical Value Travel: India’s Policy Shift
Medical Value Travel: India’s Policy Shift

Coordination across ministries, regulatory authorities, accreditation agencies and state governments has been intensified to streamline medical value travel, with officials...

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March 11, 2026
Rapid rise in foreign pilgrims to UP’s Buddhist circuit
Rapid rise in foreign pilgrims to UP’s Buddhist circuit

Kushinagar International Airport’s operationalisation is directly linked to Kushinagar accounting for roughly 300,000 of the 440,000 foreign pilgrims who visited...

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March 11, 2026
UK enforces mandatory Electronic Travel Authorisation
UK enforces mandatory Electronic Travel Authorisation

From 25 February, travellers from 85 countries who currently enter the United Kingdom without a visa must hold an Electronic...

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March 11, 2026
Navi Mumbai Airport Implements Biometric DigiYatra
Navi Mumbai Airport Implements Biometric DigiYatra

Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) activated biometric DigiYatra e-gates at its terminal, enabling contactless passenger processing for the first ceremonial...

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March 11, 2026
Blizzard Shuts Roads, Cancels Flights Across the Northeast
Blizzard Shuts Roads, Cancels Flights Across the Northeast

Snow fell at rates of 2–3 inches per hour across a broad corridor from New York through Massachusetts, producing whiteout...

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March 11, 2026
MakeMyTrip’s Corporate Travel Reaches USD 1 Billion
MakeMyTrip’s Corporate Travel Reaches USD 1 Billion

MakeMyTrip’s corporate travel division recorded over USD 1 billion in gross bookings in 2025, serving more than 4 million corporate...

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March 11, 2026