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Torqeedo’s Travel Outboard

Torqeedo has announced their new travel outboards made for tenders, dinghies and daysailers. With its integrated lithium battery and outstanding efficiency, the Travel is a great alternative ...
On April 12, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Seven Sailing Tips From Longtime Cruiser Patrick Childress

Patrick Childress Sailing Videos #25 explains how to stop those pesky boat leaks on bluewater sailboats with “chinking” around leaking hatches, stopping a leaking port light with a ...
On March 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Your Boat at Your Fingertips

This security app was created by a sailor after his sailboat broke off the mooring and drifted ashore during a winter storm. He has created a surveillance app ...
On March 8, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Med Moor

Mediterreanean mooring is quite common in many parts of the world. It saves dock space as you moor stern-to or bow-on rather than alongside which is more common ...
On March 1, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Shorthanded Sailing with Alan Lucas

Single-handed sailing is filled with the pleasures of self-reliance, responsibility and challenging situations, foremost amongst the latter being the ability to establish a balance between good watch-keeping and ...
On February 21, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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How to Anchor a Boat; A Vital Skill For All Cruising Sailors

It’s no surprise that knowing how to anchor a boat securely is one of the most hotly discussed topics when a group of cruising sailors get together. After ...
On February 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Swan 100 Refit: Fixing a 33-Ton Keel with a Big Crescent Wrench

Lyman-Morse is one of Maine’s leading custom boat builders and runs full service yacht repair facilities in Thomaston and Camden. LM is a certified Swan service center and ...
On February 6, 2019 / By George Day
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Charging Smarter

Wakespeed is a new company founded by experienced electronic designers. They are interested in building equipment that will do a better job of keeping boat batteries charged, from ...
On January 25, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Its All About Me

As well prepared sailors, we often consider how best to prepare the boat, get ready for spring launch, put her away for the winter, or where to head ...
On January 18, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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Navigating Without Electronics

Its easy to forget that people were crossing oceans and arriving successfully at their destinations without electronics. We Are the Mighty points out how the Vikings, Polynesians and ...
On January 10, 2019 / By Sandy Parks

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