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Introducing the New Pegasus 67-Foot Ultimate Couple’s Performance Cruiser

It is not often that we put the words “couple’s performance cruiser” in the same headline as the words “67- foot ultimate.” That’s big boat for a couple. ...
On April 2, 2025 / By George Day
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Standing Watch, and…Who’s Got the Boat?

Two of my favorite offshore passage were crewing for Rick and Julie Palm on the fall runs south from the East Coast to the Caribbean. Rosie and I ...
On March 26, 2025 / By George Day
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Safety Tethers and Hooks are Not All Alike

We’re soon going to be in the spring and early summer migration and offshore event season and so our thoughts turn to the gear we’ll need to be ...
On March 19, 2025 / By George Day
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15 Boats Start Mini Globe Race Around the World

Now here’s something completely different – racing singlehanded around the world in a 19-foot sloop from Antigua to Antigua via Panama and the Cape of Good Hope. That’s ...
On March 12, 2025 / By George Day
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What to Expect from the Coast Guard under New Administration

As with so much else with this new Presidency, the flurry of activity and the barrage of executive orders and high-level firings, creates a kind of fog for ...
On March 4, 2025 / By George Day
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Safety at Sea Seminars Make a Difference

Almost 40 years ago, US Sailing adopted the role as lead provider of Safety at Sea Seminars, which have long been considered the gold standard of safety preparation ...
On February 26, 2025 / By George Day
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US Sailing Announces Winners of the 2024 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards

Last wek, US Sailing announced the winners of the prestigious 2024 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards. Ian Barrows and Hans Henken have been named the ...
On February 19, 2025 / By George Day
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What Will Become of NOAA?

We don’t tend to get into politics in this column since our mission is to entertain and inform cruising sailors about all things to do with the cruising ...
On February 12, 2025 / By George Day
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J/Boats Introduces the New and Formidable J/40

J/Boats of Newport, RI, recently launched the new J/40, which is a sistership to the J/45 that was launched two years ago. It is always news when J/Boats ...
On February 2, 2025 / By George Day
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Significant New Designs Introduced at BOOT Dusseldorf 2025

The huge marine exhibition and boat show that is running this week in Dusseldorf, Germany may be the largest indoor boat show in the world. As this is ...
On January 22, 2025 / By George Day