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This installment of Cruising World Roundtable brings together our editors & West Marine’s Zach Grover and Brian Obolewicz to discuss the vast array of sailing equipment and services one can find in West Marine stores across the country.

Start shopping online at westmarine.com or find a store near you: westmarine.com/store-finder.

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BUT don’t get overwhelmed by the statistics. There is a way you can help fix this mess.

Marine debris impacts sailing more than any other sport. It destroys our playground, interrupts our racecourse, and kills marine life.

How can we stop 8 million tons of plastic from getting to the ocean?

It won’t be easy, but nothing in life worth doing is. One thing we know for certain – we need to stop plastic pollution at the source. Of the top 10 items found globally on beaches during the International Coastal Cleanup, 8 are plastic and are all single-use items likely only needed for a few seconds. This includes plastic beverage bottles, straws, bottle caps, grocery bags and food wrappers. If plastic is made to last forever, why do we use it to make items that are only needed for a few minutes. Along with switching to reusable items at your home and on your boat, we can join forces to work with our sailing clubs, local governments and even our favorite watering holes to get them to follow suit. The ocean needs leaders like you to stand up against plastic pollution.

Take action now – so we can get back to sailing!

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Held in the pristine waters of Penobscot Bay, the Camden Classics Cup celebrates maritime heritage with classic and spirit-of-tradition yachts. With exhilarating racing, a parade of sail, and lively onshore parties, this video showcases the spirit of the event. Visit www.camdenclassicscup.com for more information on next year’s event. Category

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“Uncharted Waters” explores what happens out of the spotlight’s glare for 11 athletes on their way to Rio with the US Sailing Team Sperry. While the world focuses on one race, the real story is what it takes just to get to the starting line. Giving up friends, family and school while going into debt to dedicate yourself to an obscure sport. Training alone in a makeshift gym in your garage. Recovering physically and emotionally from brutal injuries. Hoping your fate is certain while knowing that everything could change in an instant. Here are those stories:

Features US Sailing Team Sperry athletes: Paige Railey, Caleb Paine, Annie Haeger, Briana Provancha, Paris Henken, Helena Scutt, Rick Doerr, Brad Kendell, Hugh Freund, Sarah Everhart-Skeels and Cindy Walker.

Presented by Sunbrella® in partnership with the US Sailing Team Sperry.

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What happens when a dream is finally realized after years of sacrifice and struggle?

Can the journey be as rewarding as the destination if an athlete’s dream of competing on the world’s stage falls short? These are a few of the themes that Uncharted Waters, a documentary following athletes on the US Sailing Team Sperry, will explore in the final year of their journey toward a spot on the team that will compete against the world’s best in August. The full film will launch online at http://uncharted.sunbrella.com/ and here on Sailing World’s website on July 4th. In the meantime, check out the preview for the documentary.

US Sailing Team Sperry athletes included in Uncharted Waters are:

• The Outsider: Caleb Paine, San Diego, Finn Men’s Heavyweight Dinghy
• Woman Power: Sarah Everhart-Skeels, Tiverton, R.I., and Cindy Walker, Plymouth, Mass., SKUD-18 Paralympic Class
• The Head and the Heart: Paris Henken, Coronado, Calif., and Helena Scutt, Kirkland, Wash., 49er FX
• Team No Filter: Annie Haeger, East Troy, Wisc., and Briana Provancha, San Diego, Women’s 470 Two-Person Dinghy
• Last Chance: Ricky Doerr, Clifton, N.J., Brad Kendell, Tampa, Fla., and Hugh Freund, South Freeport, Maine, Sonar Paralympic Class
• Unfinished Business: Paige Railey, Clearwater, Fla., Laser Radial One-Person Dinghy

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We checked out the damage caused by Hurricane Joaquin, a category four storm that hit the islands hard just seven months earlier. After many months, San Salvador and Long Island have recovered well from the storm. People are back in their homes, hotels are completing renovations and most businesses have their doors open. Life, thankfully, is getting back to normal for both residents and visitors.

Learn more about sailing the islands of the Southern Bahamas.

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Learn more about sailing the islands of the Southern Bahamas.

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From Reichel/Pugh: Reichel-Pugh’s next project to launch will be the 130′ Custom Racer/Cruiser with naval architecture and engineering completed in-house. The yacht is in the final stages of production at Baltic Yachts in Finland and last month was brought out of the shed to have the lifting keel fin installed. The high-strength lifting keel fin, bulb and carbon fiber keel trunk were engineered and manufactured in Italy by APM.This marks yet another successful collaboration between Reichel-Pugh and Milan-based designers Nauta Yachts, who were responsible for Exterior Styling and Interior Design. The yacht will launch later this month, to be delivered this summer.

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