For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. But why is it called Labor Day? Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since …
Saturday Corrected Time Cumulative Race Results (Long Coarse Race 1) Conditions: Light 2-13 mph 1. RUWEIDA 2. MINK 3. ROGUE 1st – USA R/3 – RUWEIDA V – R Class (Starling Burgess) Joseph Huber – CRF 30.7 – 05/Sep/15 – 16:25:13 – Elapsed Time: 0:01:05:13 – Corrected Time: 0:00:51:58 2nd – D 3 – MINK …
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The flow of refuse isn’t floating around at random — it’s also forming massive, nearly invisible garbage “islands” at five places in the oceans. Scientists don’t know how big they are because an estimated 70 percent of the trash sinks, and much of it is tiny bits of non-biodegradable plastic floating out of sight just …
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September 5-6, 2015 – Fort Adams State Park Fifty-one yachts have gathered in Newport, Rhode Island to determine who will win this years North American Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge. In 1980, a group of New England yachtsmen founded the Classic Yacht Regatta in Newport, Rhode Island, to raise awareness of the glorious classic yachts that …
Luxury yacht manufacturer Palmer Johnson Yachts LLC said Wednesday that it is closing its production facilities in Sturgeon Bay because of dwindling sales and competition from overseas. The closures will result in the loss of about 100 jobs. The closure affects facilities at 128 Kentucky St. and at 1023 Egg Harbor Road in Sturgeon Bay, …