What everyone knows about trade winds is that, within this region and since the early days of Atlantic sailing, they have blown ships from east to west with surprising ease.

从有人在大西洋上航海的早期开始，人们就知道所谓的“贸易风”会把船只一帆顺风地从东方送到西方。

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Morning Star Alliance aims at elevating the level of sailing events in Asia-Pacific region to international scale.

星海联盟致力于将亚太地区以及全球的帆船赛事带到一个新高度。

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One shipping company announced last month it would bypass the region altogether, sailing instead around the Cape of Good Hope and adding thousands of kilometers to its voyages.

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The attack came amid a wave of hijacking of vessels sailing on the Mekong which were blamed on gangs operating in the notorious drug-trafficking region.

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