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Cruising Shot of the Week

Thanks to Ken Bircher for this shot of Majestic Spirit hangin’ out in a sweet anchorage near Palma Majorca. Do you have cool shots from your cruising adventures? Send them to me at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com Only a Sailor The boat is … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Thanks to Christie and Matt Butcher for this shot of Kaleo resting in a beautiful ribbon of blue water at Warderick Wells, Bahamas. Do you have cool shots from your cruising adventures?  Send them to me at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com Sail Together … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Thanks to Pete Williams for this shot of his Herreshoff ketch, Sandpiper, recently crossing Bass Strait en route to Flinders Island. Do you have cool shots from your cruising adventures? Send them to me at cruisingcompass@bwsailing. For Love of the … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

I love to see shots of sailboats actually sailing! Thanks to Frost Gardner for this spinnaker shot while on a trip in the Bahamas Do you have cool shots from your cruising adventures?  Send them to me at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. Please, … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Thanks to Beverly Parsons for this beautiful shot of Kastellorizo, Greece. Do you have cool shots from your cruising adventures? Send them to me at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. Knockin’ About in Boats It was a picture perfect sailing day on Narragansett Bay. … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

In preparing a boat for cruising it seems like to-do-lists never end.  Cruising sailors are gluttons for punishment though, we love listing and organizing and the more we get into boat projects the more the lists grow and the less … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

The Fourth of July is almost upon us, which means the summer cruising season is in full-swing. Cruising opportunities abound this time of year, whether it’s a sunset cruise and fireworks show with friends, a long weekend cruise to your … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Welcome to Cruising Compass! As CC’s new editor, I look forward to bringing you news and notes, tips and tricks, and other sailing gems to help you become better, more aware and involved cruising sailors.  As an introduction, here is a photo … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Thanks to Lew Sacks (s/v Magic Too) for this double rainbow shot in Port Superior, WI after a storm blew through. Got a cool cruising shot?  Send it to us at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Sunsets are usually a dime-a-dozen, but this one taken by Diane Gorch (s/v Sinbad, on the right) in Bonaire was too good to pass up! Got a cool cruising shot to share? Send it to us at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Liveaboard cruisers and veteran BWS readers Diane Gorch and Randy Robinson enjoyed a stopover in Les Saintes, Guadeloupe aboard their yacht, s/v Sinbad. The duo started their journey last August from Tawas, MI and made the crossing from Morehead City,NC … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Elcie, a 62′ aluminum catamaran by designer David DeVilliers of Auckland, New Zealand sits outside of Rachel’s Bubble Bath at the north end of Compass Cay in the Exumas on Mother’s Day. Photo taken by Jeff Adelman and submitted by … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

The s/v Sea Monkey enjoys a moment of solitude anchored in Frys Harbor at Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands. Submitted by Brandon Priest of Santa Barbara, CA. Got a cool cruising shot to share? Send it to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com.

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Cruising Shot of the Week

The last Cheoy Lee 42-foot schooner still afloat, the Lady Galadriel, enjoys the views in Newport, RI. Submitted by Dean Cycon of Orange, MA. Got a cool cruising shot to share? Send it to us at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com.

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Cruising Shot of the Week

After a three week passage from the Galapagos, the two Norwegian boats Villvind and Vagabond Virgin arrived in this beautiful bay of the Marquesian island Fatu Hiva. Submitted by Sverre Erik Henriksen, s/v Vagabond Virgin of Stavanger, Norway. Got a … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Ahhh, the cruising life! A short sail from Little Harbor, Jost Van Dyke landed the Gomez family in Green Cay Spit where they resisted a nap in the cockpit and enjoyed going ashore to snorkel inside the reef. Submitted by … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

A gorgeous sunset in Formentera, Balearics captured by Andrea and Franc Carreras, founders of SeaKnots.com. Got a cool cruising shot to share? Send it to us at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com.

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Cruising Shot of the Week

The s/v JULIA returns home to San Francisco after a six year circumnavigation. Submitted by skipper Larry Jacobson. Got a cool cruising shot to share? Send it to us at cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com.

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Cruisers aboard the Lady Anja II, a Nexus 600, enjoy the show put on by a pod of dolphins in Table Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Photo taken by Andrea Paarman and submitted by Roger Paarman. Got a cool cruising … Continue reading

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Cruising Shot of the Week

Graham Danvers shot this pick while racing as crew on the s/v Magic, a 39 foot Sparkman & Stephens, out of the Sandringham Yacht Club in Australia. Danvers is also a member of the Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club in South … Continue reading

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