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Dock Talk 0
Island Packet Owners’ Rendezvous: Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Beige sailing yachts and bright green t-shirts dominated the waterfront this past week-end as the 16th Biennial Maine Island Packet Rendezvous hosted by Norm & Mary Pierce of ...
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Dock Talk 0
Surviving the OSTAR’s Perfect Storm: The Full Story of the Racers Rescued in Force 11 Summer Gale
Solo sailor Mervyn Wheatley set out from Plymouth for Newport, Rhode Island on 29 May this year with stirring tunes belting out from his beloved Tamarind, the Formosa 42 ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
What do you call the sail configuration when the mainsail is strapped out on one side and the genoa is poled out on the other as you run ...
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Tech Talk 0
Offshore Communication Comes of Age for the Occasional Passagemaker
Whereas long-term cruisers develop various communication strategies over time, offshore communication has always been a challenge for occasional passagemakers trying to balance cost and need. Once out of ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0
Quick, Easy and Good
(First published in Blue Water Sailing) by Nadine Slavinski Sure, we’d all like to be accomplished galley chefs, amazing and delighting the crew with our ability to whip ...
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Charter Chatter 0
Where Are the Best Snorkeling Spots in the Caribbean?
Grab your fins and get your mask fog-proof ready because we’re kicking our way through nature’s island-hopping paradise to reveal the best snorkeling in Caribbean sailing destinations. But ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Passport 545 Luxury Couple’s Cruiser
The Passport 545 is a much decorated cruising boat with Cruising World’s Boat of the Year and Sail’s Best Boats awards to its credit. The boat started life ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Dragonfly 32
It is not every day I get to go sailing with Cam Lewis, who happens to be one of America’s if not the world’s most accomplished multihull sailors. ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Building an Efficient Deck Layout
The difference between a coastal cruising boat and boats that are set up for offshore sailing lies mainly in the way the deck and sailing systems are laid ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Catalina 425 ‘Circumnavigation’
Previously published in BWS by George Day There is something about a tropical isle on the horizon that calls to me, as it does to just about every ...
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