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    • Cruising News
      Cruising News
      August 6, 20254

      The Newport International Boat Show Is Almost Here – Cruise on By, September 11-14, 2025!

      March 25, 20254

      Thoughts on Boat Handling, Docking and Mooring for Couples

      March 25, 20254

      Mustang Introduces Award Winning Atlas PFD That Does It All

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      Boat Reviews
      January 10, 20254

      In-Depth Look at the Highfield 290 and 310 Dinghies

      January 9, 20254

      Aluminum Garcia 45 Exploration Is Amazing

      January 8, 20254

      A Quick Peek at the Tartan 445 Motorsailer

    • Boat Show Preview
      Boat Show Preview
      August 6, 20254

      The Newport International Boat Show Is Almost Here – Cruise on By, September 11-14, 2025!

      October 3, 20234

      Annapolis Sailboat Show 2023: 19 New Multihulls Previewed

      September 6, 20234

      2023 Newport International Boat Show Starts Today

    • Seamanship
      Seamanship
      March 25, 20254

      Thoughts on Boat Handling, Docking and Mooring for Couples

      December 10, 20244

      Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

      November 20, 20244

      Anatomy of a Tragedy at Sea

    • Chartering
      Chartering
      January 6, 20254

      Owning a Boat in a Charter Fleet

      December 12, 20244

      Charter in Puerto Rico. Enjoy Amazing Food, Music and Culture

      November 6, 20244

      With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?

    • Electronics
      Electronics
      March 25, 20254

      Is ORCA the Nav System to Replace Chart Plotters?

      December 10, 20244

      Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

      June 4, 20204

      AIS Mystery: Ships Displaced and Strangely Circling

    Cruising News

    Boat Show PreviewCruising NewsFeatured NewsNews and Notes August 6, 2025

    The Newport International Boat Show Is Almost Here – Cruise on By, September 11-14, 2025!

    Blue Water SailingCaptain's LogCruising NewsFeatured NewsSeamanship March 25, 2025

    Thoughts on Boat Handling, Docking and Mooring for Couples

    Bill BiewengaCruising NewsGear March 25, 2025

    Mustang Introduces Award Winning Atlas PFD That Does It All

    Blue Water SailingCruising NewsFeatured NewsGear March 25, 2025

    American Sailing to Present Live Webinar on Cooking at Sea

    Cruising NewsElectronicsGearNews and Notes March 25, 2025

    Is ORCA the Nav System to Replace Chart Plotters?

    News from Around the Cruising World

    Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. Featured News. News and Notes. August 6, 2025

    The Newport International Boat Show Is Almost Here – Cruise on By, September 11-14, 2025!

    One of the largest and most prestigious in-water events in the Northeast, the expanded Newport International Boat Show spans more than 17 acres of Newport’s iconic […]

    Blue Water Sailing. Captain's Log. Cruising News. Featured News. Seamanship. March 25, 2025

    Thoughts on Boat Handling, Docking and Mooring for Couples

    Having sailing something like 60,000 miles with my good and patient wife, Rosa, aboard our Mason 43 Clover and our Jeanneau 452 Limin, we can look […]

    Blue Water Sailing. Cruising News. Featured News. Gear. March 25, 2025

    American Sailing to Present Live Webinar on Cooking at Sea

    Cruising News. Featured News. Gear. March 25, 2025

    All Binoculars Are Not Equal. Here’s How to Find the Best Set for You

    Cruising News. Featured News. February 11, 2025

    French Shipping Company Launches World’s Largest Sailing Cargo Ship

    Cruising News. Electronics. Featured News. Seamanship. December 10, 2024

    Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

    Moorings

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    Bill Biewenga Offshore

    Bill Biewenga. Cruising News. Gear.

    Mustang Introduces Award Winning Atlas PFD That Does It All

    By George Day

    Mustang Survival’s latest inflatable PFD, the Atlas 190 DLX Hammar incorporates everything the highly respected marine safety company has learned about PFDs over the last three […]

    Bill Biewenga.

     “Get the Grab Bag!”

    By George Day

    The time to consider what you would need and want in your grab bag is when you don’t need it. The time is now. Of course, […]

    Bill Biewenga.

    I Awoke to the Crew Calling “The Bilge Pump Won’t Stop!”

    By George Day

    Problems come in many forms and manifestations.  Generally speaking, it’s better to address them earlier rather than later, and that’s certainly true when it comes to […]

    CSJ

    Videos

    March 25, 2025

    DYI Installing a Dickinson Diesel Heater on Your Boat

    The Craziest Thing We Ever Did
    In-Depth Look at the Highfield 290 and 310 Dinghies
    Aluminum Garcia 45 Exploration Is Amazing
    Revolutionary Rigid Dinghy from Mantus Marine Does It All
    Classy, Swedish Arcona 50 Gets Yachting World Review
    Introducing the New Twin-Keel, Deck Saloon Sirius 40DS
    Dragonfly 31: Best Small Cruiser I’ve Ever Been Aboard?
    The X-Yachts XC-47 May Be the Ultimate Couple’s World Cruiser
    New 2024 Bavaria C50 Tour with Yacht Broker Ian Van Tuyl

    BWSS

    Boat Reviews

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. January 10, 2025

    In-Depth Look at the Highfield 290 and 310 Dinghies

    By George Day
    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. January 9, 2025

    Aluminum Garcia 45 Exploration Is Amazing

    By George Day
    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. January 8, 2025

    A Quick Peek at the Tartan 445 Motorsailer

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured Video. January 7, 2025

    Revolutionary Rigid Dinghy from Mantus Marine Does It All

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. December 5, 2024

    Classy, Swedish Arcona 50 Gets Yachting World Review

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News. December 3, 2024

    Introducing the New Twin-Keel, Deck Saloon Sirius 40DS

    ATM

    Mack

    Chartering

    Blue Water Sailing. Chartering. January 6, 2025

    Owning a Boat in a Charter Fleet

    BWS caught up with multihull experts Steven and Estelle Cockroft, who run the website www.catamaranguru.com, to discuss the pros and cons of owning a yacht in […]

    Chartering. December 12, 2024

    Charter in Puerto Rico. Enjoy Amazing Food, Music and Culture

    Chartering. Cruising News. Featured News. November 6, 2024

    With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?

    Blue Water Sailing. Chartering. Cruising News. October 12, 2024

    Sailing Phuket and Discovering Thailand

    Chartering. Cruising News. September 12, 2024

    World Sailing Adventures

    Seamanship

    Blue Water Sailing. Captain's Log. Cruising News. Featured News. Seamanship. March 25, 2025

    Thoughts on Boat Handling, Docking and Mooring for Couples

    By George Day

    Having sailing something like 60,000 miles with my good and patient wife, Rosa, aboard our Mason 43 Clover and our Jeanneau 452 Limin, we can look […]

    Cruising News. Electronics. Featured News. Seamanship. December 10, 2024

    Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

    By George Day

    By Bob Osborn   After years of thinking about upgrading the house bank to lithium on Pandora, our 2007 Aerodyne 47 sloop, we decided to move […]

    Cruising News. Featured News. Seamanship. November 20, 2024

    Anatomy of a Tragedy at Sea

    Cruising News. Seamanship. October 26, 2024

    Fitting Out

    Columns & Blogs. Navigation. Seamanship. October 13, 2024

    Steering By Any Other Means

    Seamanship. October 6, 2024

    Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy

    Columns & Blogs

    Columns & Blogs. Navigation. Seamanship. October 13, 2024

    Steering By Any Other Means

    By Bill Biewenga

    Problems come in assorted flavors. When they strike your steering system, you need to have a backup plan that will work. Lashing the head door to […]

    Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. December 18, 2019

    Theft in Turtle Bay, Mexico. The Outboard’s Gone

    By George Day

    Andy and Jill Cross, with their two young sons Porter and Magnus, are full time cruisers. They spent the last year and a half in Alaska […]

    Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. Seamanship. February 27, 2019

    Beyond the Blowouts

    Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. September 25, 2018

    Wintering in the Great Land

    Columns & Blogs. Seamanship. May 30, 2018

    Fire

    Columns & Blogs. Maintenance. May 11, 2018

    The Year of the Refit

    Boat Show Preview

    Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. Featured News. News and Notes. August 6, 2025

    The Newport International Boat Show Is Almost Here – Cruise on By, September 11-14, 2025!

    By George Day

    One of the largest and most prestigious in-water events in the Northeast, the expanded Newport International Boat Show spans more than 17 acres of Newport’s iconic […]

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. October 3, 2023

    Annapolis Sailboat Show 2023: 19 New Multihulls Previewed

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. September 6, 2023

    2023 Newport International Boat Show Starts Today

    Blue Water Sailing. Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. October 20, 2022

    Notes From the Annapolis Sailboat Show 2022

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. September 12, 2022

    2022 Fall Boat Show Preview: 15 New Cruising Monohulls

    Blue Water Sailing. Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. October 15, 2019

    2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

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    Electronics

    Cruising News. Electronics. Gear. News and Notes. March 25, 2025

    Is ORCA the Nav System to Replace Chart Plotters?

    By George Day

    Many of us who have dedicated chart plotters on our boats or multifunction displays (MFDs), also have charting and routing apps on out phones and tablets […]

    Cruising News. Electronics. Featured News. Seamanship. December 10, 2024

    Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

    Cruising News. Electronics. June 4, 2020

    AIS Mystery: Ships Displaced and Strangely Circling

    Electronics. December 17, 2019

    Holiday Sales. Garmin Marine Stuff up to 20% Off

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