January 2004

Living Aboard: But can he cook?
Selecting crew for an offshore rally to the Caribbean

Practical Passagemaker: Rage at Rangiroa Pass
Negotiating-and trying to understand-the treacherous waters of a Tuamotu atoll

Blue Water Boats: The Tartan 4400
BWS's 250-mile sea trial proves that the boat is an elegant player in the world of liveaboard cruisers

Blue Water Classics: Entropy has wings
This Wauquiez Pretorien 35 is a great cruiser and a great value

Classic Passages: New Zealand to Malaysia
Part II of a solo circumnavigation aboard a 27-foot Pacific Seacraft

Coastal Cruising: Crossing the Gulf of Mexico
A voyage from the Florida Keys to the south Texas coast

SPECIAL REPORT: Offshore Navigator
Electronic charts
Atrend twoard standards?
Digital chart support
what about BSB4

Tech Report: Noth the same old grind
Whether bending on the main, trimming the headsail or sending crew aloft, powered winches can make things faster and easier

Seamanship: The first good one
Longtime liveaboards come to terms with a storm