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The Baltimore Blast re-signed Andrew Hoxie, one of the keys to their run of playoff success in the Major Arena Soccer League.
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Five teams from Emilia’s Acrobatics & Gymnastics Club in Laurel took first place and secured United States national team slots at the U.S. Acrobatic Gymnastics national team trials Dec. 7 in Kearney, Mo.
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Harry Legum, who teaches fitness to sailing buffs, has heard the query before. What do sailors need to know but how to swim?
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Claude D. Boycott, a noted Chesapeake Bay sailmaker who served in the Merchant Marine during World War II, died Sept. 16 from renal failure at his St. Michaels home. He was 95.
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The program grew exponentially in 2017 and when it returns this year for its third summer, 100 to 120 children are expected to take part in the program through which they will learn to sail, according to Rick Wahl, president of the Youth Sailing Program.
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Frostbite sailing is for the "adrenaline junkie" sailors who can't stay indoors. With temperatures hovering in the 30s, sailing might not seem like a sane idea, but to frostbiters, winter is the ideal time to get out on the water.
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Patricia O. Skinner, a former registered nurse and homemaker who enjoyed sailing, died Friday from complications from an infection at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 79.
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The Washington Wizards will retire Phil Chenier's No. 45 on March 23 before the Wizards' game against the Denver Nuggets. Chenier played nine seasons with the
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Susan R. Tate, a Millerville homemaker who enjoyed sailing and horseback ridingied Wednesday from complications of a steoke at Lorien of Elkridge Nursing Home. She was 81.
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Children in Harford County should be taught how to swim, the younger the better, but certainly no child should leave middle school without learning. Safety around the water is a must in a community with so many opportunities to be in and on the water.
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A visit to this tiny bayside town is a trip back in time.
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Overview of Havre de Grace City Council meeting: Hutchins Park tent debate, HdG Alliance MOU renewed, update on BGE's two-year gas line replacement project and praise for workers who fixed a major water main break.
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Anne Arundel County and Annapolis Police Departments spent the weekend sailing with kids.
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Six guests joined the professional crew setting sails, hauling lines and lugging cannons across the deck as the schooner Pride of Baltimore II made its return
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Digest: Towson football to play The Citadel in 2018, 2019
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A junior crew from Anne Arundel County will compete in the J105 class against regional, national and international teams in the Helly Hansen National Offshore One Design Regatta, held Friday to Sunday at Annapolis Yacht Club.
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Maryland women's lacrosse sweeps weekly Big Ten awards
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Henry M. "Morrie" Paschall III, a retired financial security analyst who raced sailboats and flew airplanes, died Jan. 15 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at his Piney Neck home near Rock Hall. He was 87.
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William A. Hoffman Jr., retired vice president of human resources at MedStar Harbor Hospital and an avid bay sailor, died Monday from heart failure at Future Care of the Chesapeake in Arnold. He was 88.
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Baltimore County — with 200 miles of waterfront, half a dozen wineries and acres of horse country — spends $125,000 each year on its tourism promotion office. But an infusion of money approved by the County Council will give the Office of Tourism and Promotion more than six times that amount next year.
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How to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors in cold weather.
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With cannons blasting and sails and flags unfurled, the Pride of Baltimore II returned to port Thursday from a four-month, 8,000-mile voyage-- during which the crew welcomed thousands of visitors aboard and won a series of races in the Great Lakes.
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Francis Xavier McGeady, 77, a marine contractor and engineer who worked in the redevelopment of Baltimore harbor, died of pancreatic cancer June 14 at his Severna Park home.
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Thomas Donaldson, who during his lifetime had various careers as an educator, government administrator and sailing enthusiast, died May 8 from complications of dementia at the Stoddard Baptist Nursing Home in Washington. He was 94.
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The Blast defeated the host Chicago Mustangs, 10-5, on Monday night to clinch the Major Arena Soccer League's Eastern Division title.
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Daniel Francis Smeragliuolo, 59, a former Boys' Latin School associate dean who enjoyed sailing, ended his life Dec. 27 at his Chautauqua, N.Y., home.
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John F. "Jack" Quinn, a Marine Corps machine gunner who later led the Naval Academy offshore sailing team, died of heart complications on Sept. 21 at a hospital in Easton. He was 89.
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The two were paired together on Saturday as part of the Sail For Justice program that includes eight juvenile offenders, from Los Angles to Boston, some of whom have been arrested numerous times, and are learning to sail. After weeks of training, the team will compete next month in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, a sailing race that spans 2,700 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean.
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US Lacrosse announced the 2016 US Lacrosse Boys' Youth Rules on Thursday, including points of emphasis that promote safety and sportsmanship.
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Douglas G. Tilton, a co-founder of Open Air Wear, manufacturers of high performance sports apparel who was the author of a handbook that was distributed to patients' families at the Maryland Shock Trauma Center, died of colon cancer.
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When Kevin Riefenstahl started sailing lessons at BaySail Sailing School last year, he was hooked.
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"For me, I've spent lots of time on the water and had lots of long days on the water but never had done anything that was a point-to-point trip like this," Lance Hinrichs said.
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Two Broadneck High School juniors with a passion for environmental science and a flair for filmmaking have taken top honors in an international student-video contest.
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Harry C. "Jack" Hull III, a retired financial consultant and an accomplished yachtsman who enjoyed competitive sailing and ocean racing, died April 5 at his Cleveland home of cancer. The former Annapolis resident was 68.
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Paul C. Hagan, a veteran Baltimore advertising executive who brought his creative genius to such legendary Maryland-based companies as the old National Brewing Co., Martin Marietta and McCormick Spices, died Feb. 15 at his Mays Chapel home of a massive heart attack. He was 83.
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Minneapolis skipper Hap Fauth has steered Bella Mente to two IRC 1 class victories at the Quantum Key West sailing regatta off the Florida Keys
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Terry Hutchinson of Annapolis was named Wednesday as US Sailing's 2014 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year.
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Milton K. "King" Hill Jr., a well-known Baltimore trial attorney who enjoyed sailing the Chesapeake Bay, died Sunday at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 87.
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A handful of companies, on the Eastern and Western shores, design and build custom boats that are worthy of any body of water. But, thanks to their creators' deep knowledge of the area, these yachts are especially at home in the bay.
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A handful of companies, on the Eastern and Western shores, design and build custom boats that are worthy of any body of water.
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The organization hoping to attract the 2024 Summer Olympics to the Washington region unveiled a website, logo and 17-member leadership team on Thursday that included Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank. Gov. Martin O'Malley offered his preliminary backTing, but the extent of Maryland's role – and potential financial commitment – remained largely undefined.
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The weekend begins on Wednesday nights in Annapolis with the blast of a starting gun. That's when dozens of sailboats jockeying in the Severn River harbor head to the starting line for the Annapolis Yacht Club's Wednesday night races, a summer tradition in this waterfront community since the 1960s.
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Sailing in light air, midshipman Duncan Mamer skippers Navy 44 to victory on corrected time in biennial Annapolis-Bermuda Race
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