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announced the eight people who will make up its 2014 class of inductees into the National Sailing Hall of Fame. The inductees are, yachtsman, historian and senior statesman of the sport Henry H. “Harry” Anderson, Jr. (Newport, Rhode Island/Mystic, Connecticut); mathemati- cian and navigator Nathaniel Bowditch (Salem, Massachusetts); boat builder and U.S. Olympic Sailing Team boatwright Carl Eichenlaub (San Diego, California); broth- ers Olaf Harken and Peter Harken (both Pewaukee, Wisconsin), respectively, boat builder and sailing hardware designer; naval architect and prolific writer L. Francis Herreshoff (Bristol, Rhode Island/ Marblehead, Massachusetts); 1960 5.5 Metre Olympic Gold Medalist and boat builder George O’Day (Brookline, Massa- chusetts/Dover, Massachusetts); and Grand Prix yachtsman John B. “Jim” Kilroy (Marina del Rey, California), the recipient of the NSHOF’s first Lifetime Achievement Award.


Inductees are American citizens, 45


years of age or older, who have made sig- nificant impact on the growth and devel- opment of the sport in the U.S. in the cate- gories of Sailing, Technical/Design and Contributor (coach, administrator, sailing media). Nominations of non-citizens were also considered if they influenced the sport in the U.S., and posthumous nomi- nations were also accepted. The undertak- ing to recognize Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing is central to the mission of


the NSHOF which was formed in 2005 and has completed phase one of its plan to establish a permanent facility on the his- toric waterfront of Annapolis, Maryland. The Lifetime Achievement Award will


induct an American citizen, 55 years of age or older, who has had consistent involvement in sailing for a majority of his or her life and had success in the sport while also becoming successful and achieving noteworthy stature in a non- sailing career. The 2014 class of inductees will be for-


mally celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 28. The invitation-only Induction Ceremony will be held at the Detroit Yacht Club and is sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. and Condé Nast. For more on the Inductees, visit: hallof-


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Mexico says North Korean ship damaged coral reefs


MEXICO CITY (AP) — A North Korean ship dam- aged nearly an acre (0.4 hectare) of coral reefs when it ran aground off Mexico’s Gulf coast earlier this month, Mexican officials said. Mexico’s Environment Department said


the ship Mu Du Bong crushed parts of 250 coral patches, including Elkhorn coral, which is considered an at-risk species in Mexico. The Mu Du Bong ran aground on reefs outside the Gulf coast port of Tuxpan on


July 14. Deep gashes in the coral were revealed


after he ship was hauled off the reef by port personnel, who had to unload fuel oil to refloat the ship. The reefs are in an area that is off-limits for shipping traffic. It is unclear whether the government


plans to fine the ship’s owner or crew or file charges. The ship remains anchored in the port


of Tuxpan, along with its captain and about 30 crew members. The North Korean embassy has been asked to post a 10-million peso ($770,000) bond for any damage assessment.


Dive team shows its value with June rescue


LAKESIDE, Ore. (AP) — It’s a heartbreaking scene straight out of a Hollywood movie — a family trapped inside a sinking boat, desperately trying to stay afloat in the last pocket of air.


In real life, that scenario


all too often ends in tragedy. But June 12, Lakeside


Fire and Rescue managed to pull off the miraculous: the successful rescue of five peo- ple, including a 2-year-old child, from an overturned sailboat in


Tenmile Lake. Shortly after dispatchers sent out the call of the capsized boat, firefighters had two of the boat’s five passengers safely out of the water. The men told firefighters there were


three more people still trapped inside. Personnel on the scene quickly called


out all available divers. While firefighters kept watch on boats


from the surface, and a Coast Guard heli- copter circled overhead, Dive Chief Bob Hood and fellow diver Capt. James Walker entered the water. As they approached the capsized sail-


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in huge trouble — we need to go now,’” Hood said.


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found two women and a 2-year-old infant crammed into an air pocket that was no more than 3 feet wide. As he made his way back to the surface with the child, he briefly got caught in the sailboat’s rigging. There was just enough slack for him to get to the surface and hand the child to Walker. The crew of one of the nearby fire boats pulled the two to safety via Walker’s tether line. After Walker cut Hood free of the


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boat’s rigging, the pair repeated the oper- ation twice more. In short order, all five of the boat’s occupants were accounted for, with four sent to Lower Umpqua Hospital for mild hypothermia.


Man turns shrimp boat into Spanish ship replica


ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — A St. Augustine man has turned his old shrimp boat into a replica of a 450-year-old Spanish ship. The St. Augustine Record reports Dan


Holiday has created the replica of the Spanish caravel El Espiritu from the shrimp


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boat Apple Jack. He plans to display the replica ship at


the St. Augustine Municipal later this month. The plan is for the replica ship to take


part in upcoming anniversary celebrations for the city, which was founded in 1565.


BoatUS Sea Scout National Flagship Award goes to Sea Scout ship from Arlington, VA


ARLINGTON, VA,– Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) awarded its 12th Sea Scout National Flagship Award to the Arlington, Virginia based Sea Scout Ship 1942, S.S.S. Dragonlady. The Sea Scouts and their adult leader


Tom Ballew, the skipper of Ship 1942, accepted the award in a ceremony held at Solomons, Maryland. Keith Christopher, national director for BSA Sea Scouts, pre- sented the Flagship trophy on behalf of BoatUS. This is the second time Ship 1942 has received this prestigious award – it earned its first Flagship Award in 2007 and is considered the “hometown” Ship by nearby BoatUS National Headquarters staff.


Ship 1942 was founded in 1992, is


sponsored by St. George’s Episcopal Church and is one of the most active ships on the East Coast. Like all Sea Scout units, Ship 1942 uses boats, seamanship and nautical skills to develop character and leadership qualities in young people, ages 14 to 20. To earn the Flagship recognition, the ship and its crew compiled an impressive record of accomplishments, with 68 days of on-the-water activities last year, includ- ing a nine-day summer cruise, plus hun- dreds of hours of community service proj- ects and numerous other achievements. For more information about Sea Scouting, visit seascout.org.


Nearly 400 paddlers take to water to break record


LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Nearly 400 paddlers launched their canoes and kayaks at the same time Aug. 3 in what organizers say may have been a record-breaking event in New Hampshire. The simultaneous launch of 396 boats in less than 15 seconds was part of LakeFest 2014: Raft-a-Palooza at Weirs Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee. The current Guinness World Record for the largest number of kayaks and canoes launched at the same time was set in Tasmania last year with 308 boats. LakeFest officials will now seek official certification from Guinness. Organizers also had hoped to top the 2,099 boat record for the largest raft of canoes and kayaks but fell short. The festival was a fundraiser for NH


Lakes, which works to protect lakes and their watersheds through advocacy and education.


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