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Cruising in the Time of War

On Tuesday of this week, the U.S. Pentagon announced that a U.S. submarine has sunk a Iranian destroyer in the Indian Ocean just south of Sri Lanka as ...
On March 4, 2026 / By George Day
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New Beneteau First 60 Pushes the Design Envelope to the Limit

When Groupe Beneteau decided to create the all-new First 60, which is the largest boat in the First line, they turned to Italian designers Biscontini Yacht Design with ...
On February 25, 2026 / By George Day
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Bahamas Fee Increase Depresses Visiting Cruising Fleet by 40%

This looks like a repeat of the fable about killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Last July 1, the Bahamas Tourism Board enacted significant increases to ...
On February 18, 2026 / By George Day
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New Linjett 36: A perfect Couple’s Cruiser from Sweden

The Swedish company Linjett is a boutique builder with roots deep in Scandinavian yachting traditions. Think of builders like X-Yachts or Najad or Hallerg Rassy or Sweden Yachts ...
On February 16, 2026 / By George Day
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Third Annual Race to Mero During 2026 Dominica’s PAYS Yachting Week March 21 to 27

By Hank Schmitt You may ask, where is Mero and why is there a race to go there? Mero is a very small beach community on the West ...
On February 11, 2026 / By George Day
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The BVI Still Plagued by Crime Wave Against Cruising and Charter Boats

As we reported last fall, the Caribbean Safety and Security Net (CSSN) issues an annual report on criminal and security incidents involving cruisers throughout the Caribbean. To our ...
On February 11, 2026 / By George Day
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ATN’s Gale Sail for Heavy Weather Sailing

Even with accurate weather forecasting and long-range weather models, from time to time those of us who go to sea will encounter heavy weather. This is particularly true ...
On January 22, 2026 / By George Day
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Is Electric Propulsion Viable for Cruising Boats?

For the foreseeable future, most American sailing cruisers will be running their boats on diesel engines and fossil fuel. That’s just the common-sense fact. For seasonal sailing cruisers, ...
On January 22, 2026 / By George Day
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Elan Launches new Line of Luxury, High Tech Cruisers

Slovenian builder Elan Yacht recently introduced an all-new, high-tech J & J Elan 65 which is the first design in their new luxury line of performance cruising sloops. ...
On January 21, 2026 / By George Day
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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. ...
On January 15, 2026 / By George Day