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News · 30 Oct 2026

What a new report on yacht-to-yacht rescues teaches skippers

A new Cruising Club of America report on yacht-to-yacht rescues includes Kirsten Neuschäfer's account of small kit items that would have made a rescue easier, and why she values theoretical understanding.