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  New 2026 Hanse 461 Combines Huge Volume with East Sailing

  I have spent quite a lot of time sailing modern Hanse yachts and have to admit that the German builder has a special knack for combining comfort with ...

  On July 22, 2026 / By George Day
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  Share a Cruising Boat Instead of Owning it Outright?

  In this “sharing economy” several tech entrepreneurs have decided that sharing ownership of a cruising boat, instead of owning outright, might be.an excellent way for cut costs and ...

  On July 22, 2026 / By George Day
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  Ins and Outs of Locking Through Inland Waterways

  For many a cruising sailors, there is strong appeal to exploring the canals of Europe, with the mast down, on the dozens of navigable canals. Leaving the North ...

  On July 22, 2026 / By George Day
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  Hoax Emergency Callers to Coast Guard Risk Prison Time

  So far this this year, the U.S. Coast Guard’s Great Lakes District has recorded 187 false distress calls of which at least three were hoaxes. In a recent ...

  On July 22, 2026 / By George Day
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  Knysna Catamarans Introduces New 55 Footer

  Knysna Yachts, based in the Eastern Cape port city of Knysna, South Africa announced recently the introduction of the new 550 cruising catamaran. The 550 follows in the ...

  On July 15, 2026 / By George Day
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  American Kelsey Pfendler Smashes Solo Rowing Records to Hawaii

  On Friday evening of July 3, American Kelsey Pfendler rowed her 21-foot ocean-going rowboat into Honolulu, Hawaii and completed a remarkable, record-breaking solo adventure across the Pacific Ocean. ...

  On July 15, 2026 / By George Day
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  Cruise Maine with Confidence

  While most sailors agree that Maine is a five-star destination, they also know that challenges exist. The free, online Cruising Club of America Cruising Guide to Maine (https://guides.cruisingclub.org) was ...

  On July 9, 2026 / By George Day
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  Bermuda Bound: Long Live The Rock!

  The SDSA adopts a new Bermuda strategy to the Caribbean and the Azores by Bennett Kashdan and Ronna Benjamin Whether you are contemplating your first offshore passage or ...

  On July 8, 2026 / By George Day
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  Mindbender

  What do five short blasts of a ship’s horn tell you?   Send your answers to george@bwsailing.com. A winner will be selected randomly from the correct answers.   ...

  On July 8, 2026 / By George Day
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  Mindbender

  Right of way: Two boats are converging on a collision course. Boat A has Boat B on its starboard side while boat B has Boat A on its ...

  On June 25, 2026 / By George Day