Breath of life
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On July 3, 2001 Peter Muilenberg inadvertantly sailed his 50-foot gaff ketch aground on the rocky shore of Great Inagua, Bahamas. The Muilenbergs tried desperately to salvage the boat, and finally found an operator to pull the ketch off the rocks. The boat was fully renovated after seven weeks of preparation work in the Bahamas and four months in a Miami boatworks.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2003
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No guarantees
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A man discusses his ignorance in using unreliable meteorological predictions of storm and hurricane paths when he sets sail despite warnings of possible a hurricane. A tropical storm comes into his path but he is able to circumnavigate the hurricane by going in an opposite direction.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 1996
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Passage to Palermo
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A couple of sailors encountered problems with tunny nets while on their way to Palermo, Sicily. Fortunately, the old-fashioned underwater configuration of their 42-foot boat allowed them to pass through the obstruction.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 1996
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