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On a voyage to Australia last June, the schooner Nina, shown here in 1962, vanished in waters cloaked in uncertainty.

Tasman’s Taunting Sea

Year in and year out, there may be more fearsome and daunting bodies of water than the Tasman Sea, the broad expanse of blue aqua separating New Zealand and Australia known to sailors in those lands as “the Ditch.”

The crew in New Zealand, before leaving for Australia

A Cruising Mother’s Plea

Robin G. Wright believes her daughter, who was aboard the schooner Nina which vanished off of New Zealand in June, is still alive.

Ted Hood

Eight Bells: Ted Hood

Designer, builder, sailmaker, and America’s Cup winning skipper — Ted Hood held all those titles in a remarkable career that covered every aspect of the sport of sailing. Ted passed away Friday at the age of 86.

Schooner Nina

Schooner Nina Missing

Nina, with a crew of seven, is overdue on a Tasman crossing. The ship was last heard from June 4.

Sailboats at the Renaissance Regatta

CBC Renaissance Regatta

Community Boating Center in Providence, RI will host its “Renaissance Regatta” annual fundraiser to benefit inner-city sailing programs on July 18. Sponsors are invited to

On a voyage to Australia last June, the schooner Nina, shown here in 1962, vanished in waters cloaked in uncertainty.

Tasman’s Taunting Sea

Year in and year out, there may be more fearsome and daunting bodies of water than the Tasman Sea, the broad expanse of blue aqua separating New Zealand and Australia known to sailors in those lands as “the Ditch.”

The crew in New Zealand, before leaving for Australia

A Cruising Mother’s Plea

Robin G. Wright believes her daughter, who was aboard the schooner Nina which vanished off of New Zealand in June, is still alive.

Ted Hood

Eight Bells: Ted Hood

Designer, builder, sailmaker, and America’s Cup winning skipper — Ted Hood held all those titles in a remarkable career that covered every aspect of the sport of sailing. Ted passed away Friday at the age of 86.

Schooner Nina

Schooner Nina Missing

Nina, with a crew of seven, is overdue on a Tasman crossing. The ship was last heard from June 4.

Sailboats at the Renaissance Regatta

CBC Renaissance Regatta

Community Boating Center in Providence, RI will host its “Renaissance Regatta” annual fundraiser to benefit inner-city sailing programs on July 18. Sponsors are invited to

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