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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Learn to Get the Most Out of Your Mainsail

Quantum Sails builds sails for cruising boats as well as racing sailboats. In this article they focus on the cruising mainsail. David Flynn of Quantum explains the various ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Boat Reviews 0
A Little Bit of Eye Candy From Royal Huisman

Its boat show season and you’ve been looking at boats you may be interested in purchasing. Here is one not yet built so you can have a say ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
A Study Reports More People Unable to Purchase Homes with Implications for the Marine Industry

Trade Only Today reports on a Wall Street Journal article reporting on families who make six figures. Fewer families than before in this category are able to purchase ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
Hurricane Dorian Continues to Affect the Bahamas

(earther) – Researchers from Watchkeepers Bahamas and Save the Bays have been keeping an eye on the wetlands, pine forests and mangroves of the Bahamas in the wake ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
Around the World One Leg at a Time

(Rugby Observer UK) – Clipper Round the World Race takes people from all walks of life, from novice to experienced sailors and gives them the opportunity to participate ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
Yacht Sinks off Coast of New Zealand. Four Rescued Though One Died After

(mysailing.au) – A 47-foot yacht got caught in bad weather off the coast of Cape Brett, New Zealand. The crew issued a mayday call to the emergency services ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
Winds Up to 40 Knots; Five Sailors Rescued by CG Off Oregon Coast

(KPTV) – This past week the watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Bend (OR) received a call that those aboard a 50-foot sailboat were unable to cross the ...
On October 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Tech Talk 0
iNavX Puts the World of Marine Computing in Your Hands

We used to call the digital chart readers we put on our boats chart plotters because that’s all they did, they allowed you to navigate on a digital ...
On October 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Just Cruising with George Day 0
Highlights from the Annapolis Sailboat Show

There was a spring tide in Annapolis last weekend and when that happens you are glad you are at a boat show because what you really need in ...
On October 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
Dock Talk 0
Young Adventurer On a 27-Foot Sailboat: The World’s His Oyster

Not everyone can hear it, but the call of the sea is something all offshore sailors hear…and many hear it long before they get it together to acquire ...
On October 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks