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DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS TO AFFECT THE BVI WATERS
Monday, 18th March, 2008 – A cold front moving across the local area is producing scattered showers and gusty winds. This cold ...
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| Year of the Reef |
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Cold Corals
The International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability, and to motivate people ...
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| End of Season? |
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Wait for the Summer Loving
There was a time when the start of hurricane season marked the end of tourist season, particularly in chartering throughout the islands. But the fact that there has not...
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| Water Safety |
Know Your Limits
Drowning is death by suffocation that occurs after being submerged in water. Near drowning is survival or temporary survival that lasts longer than the 24-hour period after submersion. For every drowning, there are four near drownings.
Most drownings occur within a short distance of safety and can be prevented. There are different types of drown...
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| Edge |
 | Coach's Corner: Rules of the Road
I often wonder what it would be like to drive on roads with no stop signs, no lines, no speed limits, and maybe just no laws at all. A bunch of cars racing around, bumping, hitting people and, of course, yelling at each other. Then I think back to some of the sailboat races in which I’ve participated over the years and I think: &ld...
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| Informative Broker |
 | Selling: You Have to Spend Money to Make Money...
Or not! You could simply sell your boat as seen yourself without the aid of a broker and manage the whole project yourself… but seller beware! As your own broker, your lack of training and experience as well as incorrect networking could come back to haunt you and cause you endless headaches.
It’s perfectly accep...
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| BVI Swell Time |
 | A winter storm throws monster waves at the north shore
Warnings were given—swells to 25 feet or more, anchorages closed out, beaches eroding, humans and animals likely swept out to sea—and sailors responded. During the recent weather event of March 18-22, the most notable aspect was the lack of drama. While there was a dramatic rescue off Sandy Cay and some hairy moments aro...
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| Bubbling Crewed |
 | …Or, The Romance of the Chartered Yacht
How enticing it all seems when you’re first reading the brochure welcoming you to the beautiful catamaran “Cat Poo II” and its charming crew, Rodney and Fiona. He’s a former Navy man who used to run a small destroyer and whose interests vary from deep-sea diving to hot-air ballooning. She’s a former OR nurse with deg...
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| Skippers Tips |
 | Speak Like a Sailor: A Multilingual Guide to Nautical Talk
Although the world seems continually to be shrinking, language differences are still an issue when participating in a specialized sport such as sailing.
Sailors in the know come from all over the world to take advantage of the incredible conditions that exist throughout the waters of the British Virgin Islands. ...
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