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U.S. Boats Scuttled from Cuba Billfish Tournament

MIAMI—At the last minute, the U.S. State Department squashed year-long plans for the first team of U.S. anglers and their 40 U.S. flagged sport-fishing boats to participate in the annual

FUBAR Founder Proposes Sail Rally to Mexico
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FUBAR Founder Proposes Sail Rally to Mexico

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains MARINA DEL REY — Del Rey Youth Foundation is coordinating a feasibility study for a new sailing event to be held mid-November 2014. The cruise, for

Mexico Cruising 101: What to Know Before You Go
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Mexico Cruising 101: What to Know Before You Go

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Right now, more than 4,000 West Coast recreational boaters — commonly referred to as “yatistas” — are preparing to head south this fall into Mexican waters.

Panama Canal Transit Fees to Increase Oct. 1
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Panama Canal Transit Fees to Increase Oct. 1

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains PANAMA — Fees charged for all vessels that transit the Panama Canal are scheduled to increase dramatically on Oct. 1, so cruisers planning to “switch oceans”

FUBAR-Style Cuba Cruise Planned for Spring 2013
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FUBAR-Style Cuba Cruise Planned for Spring 2013

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains MARINA DEL REY — Circumnavigator and filmaker Bruce Kessler of Del Rey Yacht Club is organizing a new powerboat rally in the style of the biennial

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Cruisers Rally Brings Potable Water to Islanders

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains This year’s cruising rally to El Salvador has public service as its goal. A project called “Just Water” is aimed at donating special drinking-water filter kits

Mexico’s Navy Fixes Lights, Intercepts Drugs
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Mexico’s Navy Fixes Lights, Intercepts Drugs

Byline: Capt. Pat Rains Armada de Mexico (the Mexican navy) must have been busy last year. In its monthly Avisos (Notice to Mariners), it reported that during 2011, personnel found