The global recession is having some unanticipated consequences for sailors. In the USA the Coast Guards, Fire Brigades and Harbormasters are joining forces to educate liveaboard sailors about the dangers of staying aboard their boats in winter instead of seeking other shelter during the icy months.

St. Petersburg, Fla. (October 19, 2008) - During a voting process that took nearly six weeks, US SAILING members voted to fill three positions on the organization's Board of Directors. The voting process was completed earlier today during the organization's Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla.

St. Petersburg, Fla. (October 17, 2008) - US SAILING, national governing body for the sport of sailing, has presented Hugh Elliot of Alexandria, Va., with the Gay S. Lynn Memorial Trophy for his outstanding contribution to sailors with disabilities and the sport of disabled sailing over a sustained period of time. The award presentation was a surprise for Elliot, who had not been told he had been selected to receive the award, the country's only award of its kind for disabled sailing.

NEWPORT, N.C. - A U.S. district judge sentenced a Newport, N.C., man to 60 months probation on Sept. 16, and the court imposed restitution in the amount of $45,292.78 for a false distress call that resulted in search and rescue efforts from multiple agencies.

For Jim Nelson, Sunday started as a normal day on Green Bay, part of Lake Michigan, one of the Great Lakes of North America. 'I just wanted to do a little sailing. I've been a sailor a long time,' the 56-year-old Wisconsin man said.