Cruising Shot of the Week
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Cruising Shot of the Week 0Beavertail Lights, Jamestowm Rhode Island
This picture of Beavertail Light, Jamestown, Rhode Island was taken by Carol Conner who lives and cruises out of ...
Just Cruising With George Day
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Just Cruising with George Day 0The Importance of Keeping a Log
In this digital, app-driven age, the idea of keeping a log book on your boat in which you manually ...
Up Front
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Dock Talk 0Further Thoughts on Using a Weather Router on Passages
Dick and Ginger Stevenson are extemely experienced offshore cruisers. They also make a point of passing on the knowledge ...
Mack
Leisure
Dock Talk
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Boat Reviews 0
Return of an Icon, Tartan Yacht’s Introduces All-New 27-Foot Sloop
Sixty-five years ago, Tartan Yachts based in Ohio on the shore of lake Erie came out with their first boat, the Tartan 27. The Sparkman & Stephens dessin ...
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Dock Talk 0
Survey of the Week
Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks. ...
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Dock Talk 0
Mindbender
Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers. When the moon has a golden ring around it, what weather change ...
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Dock Talk 0
Cruising Sloop Sunk by Sperm Whales in Tasman Sea
As we have reported over the last few years, orca whales have been attacking and sinking sailing vessels off the coast of Portugal and Spain. But, now it ...
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Dock Talk 0
Tech Talk: Understanding Diesel Engine Blow-By
Diesel engines on sailboats often suffer from too little use than too much since, as sailors, we enjoy switching the beast off as soon as we get free ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Oyster Launches New Luxury C60 Cruising Cat
Here’s a news blast that will set the multihull alight. Oyster Yachts, the respected builder of luxury, blue water monohulls is launching a new 60-foot cruising catamaran. The ...
Carbon Cat
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Survey Question of the Week
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Question of the Week 0Survey of the Week
Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge ...
BOAT REVIEWS
Return of an Icon, Tartan Yacht’s Introduces All-New 27-Foot Sloop
Sixty-five years ago, Tartan Yachts based in Ohio on the shore of lake Erie came out with their first boat, the Tartan 27. The Sparkman & Stephens dessin ...
WHAT’S NEW AT BLUE WATER SAILING THIS WEEK
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Boat Reviews 0Return of an Icon, Tartan Yacht’s Introduces All-New 27-Foot Sloop
Sixty-five years ago, Tartan Yachts based in Ohio on the shore of lake Erie came out with their first ...
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Mindbender 0Mindbender
On a Mercator Projection map or chart, why does Greenland look so much larger than it actually is? ...
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Question of the Week 0
Survey of the Week
Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge ...
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Just Cruising with George Day 0
The Importance of Keeping a Log
In this digital, app-driven age, the idea of keeping a log book on your boat in which you manually ...
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Dock Talk 0
Survey of the Week
Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge ...
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Dock Talk 0Mindbender
Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers. When the moon ...
LAUNCHES
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Boat Reviews 0
Dutch Builder Contest Introduces 63CS Couple’s Cruiser
Now in it’s 60th year, the Dutch boat builder Contest Yachts recently announced that it has completed the design work and specifications for their new 63CS sloop. The ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Innovative Wauquiez 55 Center-Cockpit Cruiser
Wauquiez, the venerable French boat builder, has not introduced a new model since it launched the 42 in 2018. And, when it did go public with the new ...
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Boat Reviews 0
New Solaris 55 to Mark Builder’s 50th Anniversary
Solaris Yachts in Italy is celebrating its 50th anniversary in business by launching a brand new version of their popular Solaris 55. The new design, drawn by Soto ...
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Boat Reviews 0
LM 46: Cold-Molded Comfort, Modern Performance
There’s something about Maine-built boats that sets them and their owners apart. It has to do with tradition, honesty and a deep commitment to craftsmanship. It is no ...
TECH TALK
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0Tach Talk: Diesel Diagnostics for Marine Engines with Hiccups
It’s a calm morning so you are motoring to you next destination. All is going well until you feel ...
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Dock Talk 0Is the New CayCube a Better Mouse Trap?
We’ve been in dozens of cruiser gatherings –in cockpits, on beaches, in raft ups—and inevitably at some point the ...
COOL THINGS TO DO
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Cool Things to Do 0The 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 ...
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Cool Things to Do 0Do You Want to Sail to the Caribbean with the Salty Dawgs This Fall? June 24 Webinar Tells You How
Plans are well underway for the Salty Dawg Sailing Association’s 2025 Caribbean Rally. This year will mark the 15th ...
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Cool Things to Do 0Sail Caribbean Teaches Life Skills as Well as Seamanship
This is a bit of a plug for an ASA summer program for teens but we know the program ...
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Cool Things to Do 0Race to Alaska Changes to Biennial Format in 2026
The Race to Alaska, known as R2AK, announced in March that the engineless sailing event from Port Townsend, WA ...
Charter Chatter
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Boat Reviews 0Lagoon Launches Mighty Mite Family Cruiser
The Lagoon 380 was one of the most popular cruising cats ever built. For several years the company tried ...
BOAT RAT’S TIP OF THE WEEK
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Tach Talk: Diesel Diagnostics for Marine Engines with Hiccups
It’s a calm morning so you are motoring to you next destination. All is going well until you feel ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0Solo Sailor Shares Modifications that Make His Boat Safer and Easier to Sail
If we own our boats long enough and spend a lot of time aboard sailing and cruising, then most ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0Refitting in Trinidad
By Bob Osborn After 17 years of hard use, Pandora, our 2007 semi-custom, Roger Martin designed 47-foot sloop was ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0Problems with Paint Application Q & A
The Bottom Paint Store takes on questions regarding the application of paint. Questions, and answers,include insufficient adhesion, insufficient flexibility, ...
FOR THE HUNGRY CREW
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For the Hungry Crew 0Easym Healthy Baked Salmon
(lecremedalacrumb.com) – All you need to have the start of a healthy dinner is salmon fillets, olive oil, garlic, ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0Baileys S’mores
Welcome to 2024 and why not let the celebration continue a little bit more. This recipe from baileys.com makes ...
MINDBENDER
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
On a Mercator Projection map or chart, why does Greenland look so much larger than it actually is? ...
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