Sailing NewsSailing News continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Robbery suspect shot at Lake Fairview Marina- June 27, 2008 Police Swat Team members shot and killed a robbery suspect at Lake Fairview Marina at U.S. Highway 441 and Lee Road in Orlando on Thursday afternoon. The marina specializes in sailboat sales and repair. According to reports, police have been searching for violet robbers targeting local businesses and got a tip the marina would be next.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/robbery-suspect-shot-at-lake-fairview-marina?fromrss=... 133-foot schooner runs aground near Shaw Island- June 27, 2008 The Washington state ferry Sealth helped remove 27 people from a 133-foot historic sailboat that ran aground at Orcas Island on Monday, the Coast Guard said.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/133-foot-schooner-runs-aground-near-shaw-island?fromr... Boating and lightning - a fatal attraction- June 22, 2008 I'd much rather be on the water sailing this Sunday morning, but instead I'm sitting at the computer thinking and writing about sailing. Severe thunderstorms are a few hours away and I'm not taking the chance of being on the lake with a lightning rod of a mast. So perhaps it's a good time to talk about lightning and protecting your crew and vessel.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/boating-and-lightning-a-fatal-attraction?fromrss=1 Let's go sailing! Better yet, let's not and say we did...- June 20, 2008 I was just in San Francisco and went down to the bay to watch the big boats sail.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/lets-go-sailing-better-yet-lets-not-and-say-we-did?fr... EPA regulation and the permit police- June 17, 2008 With the specter of the EPA permitting system for regulation of ballast and discharge water on recreational boats beginning Sept. 1, Chicken Little has been doing a lot of squawking lately. I would like to report that the sky is not falling.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/epa-regulation-and-the-permit-police?fromrss=1 Disabled sailor starts solo trip- June 16, 2008 Hilary Lister was finally towed out of Dover harbour a week late A record-breaking quadriplegic sailor has set off from Dover on a solo round-Britain trip in sea conditions described as "ideal". Hilary Lister, ...http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/disabled-sailor-starts-solo-trip?fromrss=1 Shipwrecked sailor in Falmouth- June 16, 2008 In the five years since it opened the National Maritime Museum Cornwall has had its fair share of interesting visitors, but not many of them can claim to have survived for over 100 days lost at sea.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/shipwrecked-sailor-in-falmouth?fromrss=1 How I Got This Body: 'I like going fast'- June 16, 2008 CONTACT US If you or someone you know would be a good candidate for "How I Got This Body," e-mail us at bodystartribune.com and include your name, age, contact information and an explanation of your fitness ...http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/how-i-got-this-body-i-like-going-fast?fromrss=1 Ship repairman blames keel design for sinking- June 14, 2008 The sailboat that sank last week after capsizing was drydocked in 2007 for keel repairs after running aground, said a man whose company repaired the vessel.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/ship-repairman-blames-keel-design-for-sinking?fromrss... Capsized sailboat recovered in Gulf of Mexico- June 12, 2008 T GALVESTON, Texas - Salvage experts have recovered a racing sailboat that sank in the Gulf of Mexico last week, killing one crew member and leaving five survivors adrift at sea for 26 hours.http://www.topix.net/sailing/2008/06/capsized-sailboat-recovered-in-gulf-of-mexico?fromrss... |