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Pacific Rigging was started in 2010 by John Hansen. John is a dedicated ...

Adventure long distance rower Lia Ditton departed San Francisco Bay a week ago in her attempt to set a new record
for the 2,200+ mile crossing to Honolulu. Her voyage has already been fraught with danger, the latest being
a large shark that seems attracted to her ...

Story by Michael Ellis

The native Americans called them the Islands of the Dead and never set foot on them, at least not earthly feet. The first European to see them was the Portuguese explorer, Cabrillo, employed by Spain sailing off the coast in 1542. But the first human to actually walk on the island was Francis Drake. After spending five weeks on the Point Reyes peninsula during the summer ...

Tip & Shaft Report



How Macif ended François Gabart’s Ultim programme
15 June 2020
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Ultim
The announcement came as a bombshell last week, a bolt from the blue because it was so unexpected. French insurance giants Macif ended their Ultim programme when the new trimaran which they own is due to sail in a year’s time. So, why this decision? ...

Give it your best shot! ...

By Craig Ritchie IBI News

The news this week that BRP Inc. has elected to exit the outboard engine business and discontinue building product under its Evinrude nameplate closed the book on a brand that helped drive boating into the modern era.

Ole Evinrude, a Norwegian emigrant to the United States, is widely credited with the invention of the world’s first practical outboard ...