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Murder and fraud on trial

August 14th, 2019

A federal judge began hearing testimony this week regarding an $85,000 boat insurance claim — the latest in a family

August 6th, 2019

by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt It’s popular to say how sailing is a gender neutral sport. Sure, some boats require different

June 11th, 2019

Here are some update regarding the waters we play on and protections for those that use them: • Florida passed

March 28th, 2019

Sailing allows us to disconnect from urban life, and while trash in the water and reckless powerboat drivers can disrupt

January 14th, 2019

by Charles Fort, BoatU.S. For many years, BoatUS has warned against the dangers of boating while under the influence of

January 9th, 2019

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (January 9, 2018) – Camden (ME) charter boat captain Rick Smith is free after a federal

January 9th, 2019

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (January 9, 2019) – Two crewmembers of the 43-foot sailboat Cimarron (above) testified in federal court

January 9th, 2019

(January 9, 2019) – The mother of a teenage boy living in Suffolk County of Long Island (NY) has filed

December 10th, 2018

Rick Smith had never met David Pontious before he agreed to welcome the man aboard his sailboat, Cimarron, in October

November 5th, 2018

A German shipping company, MST Mineralien Schiffahrt Spedition und Transport GmbH (MST), pleaded guilty and was sentenced November 2 in