Maybe you live in a cold climate and dream of a career on warm tropical seas. Or, perhaps the Caribbean is home, but you’re stuck behind a desk and yearn to work on one of the yachts that cruise by …
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Calling all recreational boating safety education providers! Large or small, national or local, all are invited and encouraged to use the recently-released 160-page comprehensive “How-to” Guide for Recreational Sailboat instruction, the most complete set of information and tools available. …
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Small regattas are nothing new in the Caribbean. What is possibly trend-setting is intentionally creating a small regatta that caters to one-class of competitors. ‘Boutique Regatta’ is a term coined by Puerto Rico’s veteran race officer and regatta organizer, David …
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Think submarine and picture the utilitarian confines of a militaristic watercraft. Not so on the Neyk Submarine, the first luxury submarine to feature an interior from the private jet industry. Netherlands’ builder Ocean Submarine has teamed up with global experts …
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What’s the next best thing to paddleboarding? A paddleboard with a sail! Sharie Seibert says this popped up in her mind a few years ago like the proverbial cartoon light bulb. “I was paddling in Magen’s Bay when off …
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The Caribbean boasts all the components for some of the best sailing in the world: ever-blowing tradewinds, water, water everywhere and boats of all types. Yet, on many islands, younger generations have moved away from seafaring trades. This has led …
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Reggae and rum are only half the fun of Caribbean regattas. Out on the water, there’s serious racing by teams with strictly planned campaigns, strategically prepared boats and skillfully trained crew. A wonderful example of one of the best this …
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She started selling insurance with no marketing budget, $10 worth of business cards and a door-to-door approach back in 2002. Today, Maria Karlsson, president and broker, not only celebrates the 15th anniversary of her successful company, the Fort Lauderdale, …
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More people know him by name rather than by face. That’s because Tim Wright is generally behind the lens instead of in front of it, aboard his 12ft, 15HP rib with signature shovel-crafted tiller extension that allows him to stand, …
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The South Florida marine industry just became richer in talent thanks to a partnership between Fond du Lac, Wisconsin-headquartered recreational engine manufacturer, Mercury Marine and the Universal Technical Institute’s Marine Mechanics Institute in Orlando, Florida. In July, Jacob …
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Sailorman, the landmark marine equipment store formerly on State Road 84 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has moved five blocks south to a new location at 3000 South Andrews Avenue. “When my father was ready to retire, he decided to sell …
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Want to purchase up-market liquor, tobacco and perfumes duty-free in South Florida? No problem. Just head to stores which do just this at locations like the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Want to buy a foreign-flagged yacht in this city nicknamed …
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She studied and worked in Europe and Australia, owned and operated businesses in her native California and served as chef and chief stewardess on luxury yachts for the past seven years. These life experiences, combined with a degree in business …
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Good vibes and great skills led the team aboard Incognito to win the Mikie Pigott Jr. Memorial Classic, hosted out of Nelson’s Dockyard on June 2nd. However, when it came to the team defending its top boat title in the …
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A spectacularly rich history that’s instantly recognizable by its colonial wall and fortress stronghold, both visible when approaching by sea, is just one reason to put Cartagena, Colombia, on your ‘must-visit’ destination bucket list. Other enticing reasons include location, below the …
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The spectacular catch and release of two blue marlin and four white marlin on the third and final day of fishing in the 23rd International Billfish Shootout in Cap Cana, Dominican Republic, is the come-from-behind feat which earned the sport …
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High school and college sailors from the U.S. Virgin Islands took their territorial pride to the national level by earning championship titles and impressive individual awards at major regattas on the U.S. mainland this spring. Specifically, the Antilles School Sailing …
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The ability to communicate while inshore just got easier. Concord Marine Electronics launched its partnership earlier this year with Marine Data Solutions, providers of the MDS 101 Mobile Wireless Router. This now guarantees cost-effective 4G LTE Internet and communication service …
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Maintenance? Click. Fuel delivery? Click. Cleaning, captains and more? Click, click, click. IGY Marinas, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has collaborated with Boatyard, a mobile application (app) that enables boaters to schedule services by mobile phone. The company now …
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St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. A total of five blue marlin released in three days of fishing earned Doña Lucy the top boat prize in the 45th annual USVI Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament (ABMT). Incredibly, the San Juan, Puerto Rico-based …
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