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The cruising season officially opened on Banderas Bay on Friday, December 12, with the grand reception by Riviera Nayarit Tourism for cruisers at the chic Eva Mandarina beachfront restaurant and bar in La Cruz.
One of the best things about the coming of the new year is that it symbolizes a new beginning, and thus inspires us to assess our priorities and set personal goals for the coming months. 
Sea Scouts practiced jumping into the water of San Francisco Bay in a lobster suit (aka Gumby suit) as part of a safety clinic held at Coast Guard Station Yerba Buena Island just south of the Bay Bridge.
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The splendid schooner Eros transits Panama Canal locks in company with a massive container ship.
Those 5,000-ft mountains in the background make it unlikely this is a photo of Florida. 
Although the body of former Bay Area sailor Tom Kardos still has not been found, many more details have emerged regarding the lead-up to the capsize of his boat, Seven Sisters, in Mexico’s Gulf of Tehuantepec late last month.
This is what a Swan 90 looks like, although we’re not sure she’s the model owned by our mystery multiple boat owner. 
The notch taken out of Lakota’s starboard ama should be easily repairable. But we can only imagine what would have happened if she’d been traveling at the record-setting speeds that she is capable of.
The most recent photo of the beached Team Vestas Wind Volvo Ocean 65 shows that the boat is still in one piece.
If you give the ‘gift of sailing’ to a friend or loved one, he or she will be happy as a toddler with a shiny new toy. 
Chris White believes in light, performance catamarans. Even so, his 57-footer was a little too heavy to lift.
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