As the Danish company Gori, which makes Gori Propellors, approaches its 50th anniversary, it’s worth taking a few moments to reflect on just how much the invention of ...
On July 9, 2024 / By George DayIn September 2017, hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean with historic force causing devastation in a swath from Guadeloupe to the Virgin Island and on to Puerto Rico. One ...
On July 9, 2024 / By George DayHank Schmitt will be a familiar name to many Cruising Compass readers. He founded and runs Offshore Passage Opportunities and the NARC Rally. He has made blue water ...
On July 9, 2024 / By George DayThe French builder of aluminum voyaging and expedition yachts, Alubat, announced this spring that the company was developing a new 50-foot raised-deck-saloon sloop designed by Mortain & Mavrikios. ...
On July 9, 2024 / By George DayNow here is something a little different coming from RM-Yachts who builds their plywood and epoxy boats in La Rochelle, France. That’s right, marine plywood and epoxy construction. ...
On June 26, 2024 / By George DayHeaving-to is a time-honored seamanship skill that sailors use to stop their boats when the need arises by backwinding the headsail. Yes, having-to is not something most skippers ...
On June 26, 2024 / By George DayI’ve had the good fortune to have spent two summers cruising the southwest coast of Turkey from Kas in the east to Bodrum in the west and count ...
On June 25, 2024 / By George DayOn May 30, Michael Barlow and his crew were delivering his new, to him, 45-foot sloop Lady Catherine II across the Gulf of Mexico from Key West to ...
On June 25, 2024 / By George DayHutting Yachts is a boat building company from the old school. Based in Holland, the company was founded by Tjerk Hutting in 1975 and he is still chairman. ...
On June 19, 2024 / By George DayWith the 2024 hurricane season only three weeks old, the first storm to grow large enough to be given a name has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
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