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  BoatingOS: A New Operating System for Chartplotters

  Irish marine technology company, Raceix, in association with Beneteau has just announced a new operating system for chartplotters, meant for boaters and sailors alike. The developers of the ...

  On January 24, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Twist in a Knot Affects Performance

  (NPR) – People have been using knots for thousands of years but until now scientists have been unable to explain why some knots work better than others. Now ...

  On January 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Magnetic North Pole Used to Calibrate GPS is on the Move

  (Space) – For the past two decades the earth’s magnetic north pole has been drifting from its  previous home in the Canadian Arctic toward Siberia, crossing the prime ...

  On January 17, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  Two Year Journey for a Government Buoy

  (Norfolk Daily News) – During hurricane Irma in 2017 a government buoy broke free of its mooring in South Carolina ending up Hilton Head. Put back in commission, ...

  On January 10, 2020 / By Sandy Parks
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  The Old Becomes New: Dacron Sails

  Sail technology changes over time and in the recent past, dacron sails have been viewed as being slower than their kevlar and carbon cousins. Recent innovations in dacron ...

  On December 20, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Navigating with Google Earth

  (Yachting Monthly) – Meteorologist Chris Tibbs explains how useful Google Earth can be as you sail in areas far afield. He discusses using satellite imagery from Google Earth ...

  On December 6, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  Replacing Anchor Chain: Watch Video

  Jason and Nikki Wynn live aboard a catamaran and sail around the world blogging about their adventures. In this blog they explain in words, photographs and video why ...

  On November 22, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  B&G Brings Radars for Smaller Sailboats Into the Market

  Brookes and Gatehouse has launched the Halo20+ and the Halo24 for smaller sailboats. Lightweight, compact, pulse-compression radars are ultra fast in providing updates every second. With a range ...

  On November 15, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  How to Decide on the Winch Power You Need

  Cruising boats have winches to help handling sails. Do you know if you have the right size winch for your needs? This article by Brian Toss for Harken ...

  On November 8, 2019 / By Sandy Parks
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  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