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Warning - exceptionally high tides expected.

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:42:27 +0200
This is an "early Warning" to keep an eye on your yacht that is on a walk on or chain mooring over the period of the 18th to 20th March as exceptionally high spring tides are expected over this period.

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2007/2008 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:26:52 +0200
"Durban 2010 and Beyond" Wins 1st Leg - Durban 2010 and Beyond has won the second race of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race from La Rochelle to Salvador da Bahia. Crossing the finish line at 15:45 UTC the South African team have gained the maximum 10 points by winning the first ocean crossing and the result has moved them to the top of the overall leader board from their fifth place position at the end of Race 1.

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Cruising in Brazil.

Thu, 24 May 2007 14:06:03 +0200
Sailing the Coast of Brazil? New East Coast Yachting Centre Announced. Phillipe Fessard an experienced French sailor, has opened a new yachting centre at Praia do Jacaré, on the Rio Paraiba behind the port of Cabedelo, close to Joao Pessoa, (World Port Index No. 12710, 6 58'S., 34 50'W.). The buoyed channel to Cabedelo is well marked for either day or night entry, with a least depth of more than 8 meters. It is located on the trade wind trans-ocean, trans-equatorial route from Europe and Africa.

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Caribbean or Bahamas - where to keep a yacht?

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 13:25:38 +0200
This is a somewhat general question but where would be a good place to moor a yacht - the Bahamas or in the Caribbean? When I say good, I mean a combination of relatively cheap-to-fly- to, close to an airport, relatively cheap and safe to moor a sailing yacht that is also a good cruising destination.

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Give the Gift of a Malibu Boat

Tis' the season to give your family a ... Malibu boat?

Malibu Boats and participating dealers nation-wide seem to think so as they celebrate Christmas 2008 with the Malibu Boats Rockin�...

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