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Baltimore bid to host Volvo Ocean Race in final review
Volvo Ocean Race officials will visit Baltimore on Monday to evaluate a bid to host the only U.S. stop of the 2014-2015 edition of the round-the-world contest known as the Super Bowl of sailing. Volvo officials are expected to begin announcing the ports...
Tags: Grand Prix of Baltimore, Inner Harbor, Annapolis, New York City, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Smooth sailing for Olympic windsurfer Farrah Hall of Annapolis
First, the spot she won on the Olympic team for the Beijing Games was taken away and given to a competitor. Then, after making this year's team, she learned her sport would be dropped from the Games after London. Somehow, Farrah Hall, the sole American...
Tags: Awards and Prizes, Beijing Games, United States Naval Academy, College Sports, Sailing
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Round-the-world sail raises awareness of CRAB, need for donations
Don Backe and Karl Guerra share more than a love for sailing: After their lives were transformed by tragedy, both men used the sport and the organization they now run to regain their sense of purpose. Backe helped found Chesapeake Region Accessible...
Tags: Skin Cancer, Annapolis, Stroke, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autism
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William Warner Staley, decorated veteran
William Warner Staley, a decorated Army Air Forces gunner during World War II who became a mechanical engineer, died of prostate cancer Monday at Pines Genesis Eldercare in Easton.
The one-time Bolton Hill and Pasadena resident was 90.
Born Warner...Tags: Boy Scouts of America, William Warner, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Four years later, Hall's Olympic course seems calmer
Farrah Hall spends most of her life traveling around the world, windsurfing. The pictures and other images she posts on her Facebook page from places like Australia and the south of France seem pretty glamorous, but the reality for the 30-year-old Hall is...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Music, Science, Music, Facebook
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10-month journey ends in Annapolis
More than 300 days had passed since Matt Rutherford pushed out on his 27-foot boat from Annapolis after a quiet send-off. More than 27,000 miles had been navigated to help Rutherford become the first sailor in history to go solo and nonstop around North...Tags: Tom Hanks, Martin O'Malley, Benjamin L. Cardin, Boats, Josh Cohen
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Charles Erwin Brookes, CEO of Davison Chemical
Charles Erwin Brookes, the retired chief of W.R. Grace's Davison Chemical division, died of a heart attack Nov. 1 at the Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla. The longtime Gibson Island resident was 86.
Known as Charlie, he was born in Orange, N.J. His...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Boy Scouts of America, International Travel, Hobbies, Roland Park
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Crossing an ocean at the end of the season
Special to Tribune NewspapersLike migratory birds, cruise ships regularly shift from one part of the world to another as the seasons shift -- from the Caribbean to Europe or South America or from Alaska or the West Coast to Asia or the South Pacific, for example. These usually...Tags: Crystal Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, Disney Cruise Line
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Recent cruise deals
The Washington PostWith Alaska Sea Adventures, save $500 per person on select Inside Passage cruises aboard the eight-passenger M/V Alaska Adventurer. For example, a July 5-11 Focus on Whales cruise round trip from Petersburg, Alaska, starts at $3,700 per person double,...Tags: Cruises, Azamara Cruises , The Washington Post, Celebrity Cruises, Sailing
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Staying afloat in 2009
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVacationers who hit the high seas in 2009 will find a treasure-trove of bargains - and that's not all. At least 14 new ships, including the world's biggest behemoth and two intimate luxury vessels, plus innovative facilities and more U.S. departures,...Tags: Natural Disasters, Royal Caribbean International, Los Angeles Times, Festive Events, Sailing
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Theme cruises go with the flow
Theme cruises allow passengers to immerse themselves in their passions and interests. Jazz, antiques, baseball -- you name it -- there is a cruise vacation that seemingly deals with the topic. The cruises allow passengers to pursue their common passions...Tags: Bill Russell, Cruises, Halloween, Star Sailing, McDonald's
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Ship profile: Norwegian Majesty
The Norwegian Majesty's nine decks of intimate settings and lively atmosphere is popular with many local cruise fans who will be sad to see it make its final sailing from Baltimore in August. In 2008, Norwegian Cruise Lines sold the ship to an operator in...Tags: Cruises, Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Dining and Drinking, Personal Service, Restaurants
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