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British couple film terrifying moment pod of killer whales attacks their 45ft yacht off the Spanish coast

British couple film terrifying moment pod of killer whales attacks their 45ft yacht off the Spanish coast

  When killer whales attack: British couple film terrifying moment a pod of Orcas attack their 45ft yacht and take a bite out of the rudder off the Spanish coast Graeme Walker, his wife Moira and friend Stephen Robinson were sailing when they were attacked A group of three killer whales targeted their 45ft yacht […]

Garmin outage: how safe is online navigation? online navigation

Garmin outage: how safe is online navigation?

  July’s Garmin outage left Navionics customers unable to access online navigation services including downloading charts. We talk to the cyber security firm Red Sky Alliance about the safety of online navigation systems The Garmin outage in July caused disruption to many of its online services. The firm was the victim of days-long cyber attack, […]

Montgomery, Baird in America’s Cup Hall of Fame

Montgomery, Baird in America’s Cup Hall of Fame

The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame revealed Peter Montgomery and Ed Baird are the Class of 2021 inductees of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. They will be formally inducted in March 2021. The America’s Cup Hall of Fame has inducted over ninety individuals since its founding in 1992. Candidates eligible […]

Yacht Racing. Earning a start the old fashioned way yacht racing

Yacht Racing. Earning a start the old fashioned way

  by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News My dad had this ritual while yacht racing, and the instructions for the crew were quite specific. Once the race began, it was to be announced, “Nice start, Tom!” I can’t recall if bad starts earned that remark, but I also can’t recall any bad starts, and when […]

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