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Sail-Training Trips: People Wing and Honolulu Women

sail-training trips: While some people wing it, experts recommend thoroughly understanding what you're getting into and being as prepared as possible taking lessons, having emergency and navigational gear, and packing more than enough food, according to Toronto Star. Read more U.S. navy rescues two Honolulu women, dogs who were lost at sea for months John Neal, who with his wife, Amanda, conducts sail-training trips and seminars through their company, Washington state-based Mahina Expeditions, said crossing oceans is easier than it's ever been. But earlier this week, the U.S. Navy rescued two women adrift in the Pacific Ocean about 900 miles off Japan, at sea for months after their sailboat became disabled. He cites modern instrumentation and sail-handling systems as examples. And most of them make it, and the rest you never hear of. react-text 149 Sailors from the USS Ashland approach a sailboat with two Honolulu women and their dogs aboard as they are rescued after being lost at sea for several months while trying to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti. /react-text Mass Communication Specialist 3r / The Associated Press The women had left Hawaii in May in hopes of reaching Tahiti and exploring islands in the south Pacific. Article Continued Below So it's not uncommon to have people who are very new to sailing take off and literally sail around the world, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.