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FEATURED NEWS

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    Learn All About Catamaran Cruising from the Experts

      Beyond the Horizon Insights into Long Distance Cruising Adventures   March 9 – 11   ...

    On February 12, 2018 / By Blue Water Sailing

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Skip Novak’s Storm Sailing Techniques Part 1

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CRUISING NEWS

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    Rough Night to Havana

    Part 2: After a boisterous delivery from Pensacola to Key West, the author and two pals set off in his Catalina 31 with an organized ...

    On April 19, 2018 / By Blue Water Sailing
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    Rough Passage to Havana

    Part One: An American and two Russians get their boat and themselves ready for the fateful cruise to Cuba  (published November/December 2017) In the summer ...

    On April 19, 2018 / By James McFarlane, Jr.
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    Mahina Tiare Sails into the Med

    From Lisbon on the Atlantic coast, they cruise to Gibraltar, the south of Spain and the Balearic Islands  (January/February 2018) Amanda and I had an ...

    On April 13, 2018 / By John Neal
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    Smith Island, The Chesapeake Bay, Is the Last Island Standing

    (published November/December 2017) From the marina in Deltaville, VA on the Rappahannock River, we pounded upwind on Ukiyo, our Catalina 34, through small craft advisory ...

    On April 9, 2018 / By Robert Beringer
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    Lessons and Tales From the Cockpit

    Gaining experience and learning from the experts while enjoying a 850-mile sail aboard Mahina Tiare III  (a photo essay)  (published November/December 2017) The first of ...

    On April 5, 2018 / By Sandy Parks
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    Time After Time

    A concept that is both fixed and fluid aboard a cruising sailboat  (published November/December 2017) When I came on deck at 11 p.m. it was ...

    On April 4, 2018 / By Andy Cross

CHARTERING

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    Sailing Phuket and Discovering Thailand

    An adventurous couple delves into all that Phuket and Phang Nga Bay offer travelers and cruising ...

    On February 9, 2018 / By Eric Vohr
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    Sailing to the Extreme

    Five offshore adventures that will build your blue water skills and may change your life  (published ...

    On January 8, 2018 / By George Day
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    Chartering Around the World

    You can experience the best cruising grounds the world has to offer, one week at a ...

    On January 8, 2018 / By George Day
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    Sailing Schools Will Make You An Old Salt

    Learning to sail is one of life’s great rewards and choosing the right school and the ...

    On January 8, 2018 / By George Day
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    Paradise Found

    A charter in French Polynesia’s Isles Sous les Vents offers wonderful sailing, beautiful anchorages and amazing ...

    On October 27, 2017 / By Bill Biewenga
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    Owning a Boat in a Charter Fleet

    What are the pros and cons of owning a boat in a bareboat charter fleet?  (published ...

    On October 19, 2017 / By Blue Water Sailing

BOAT REVIEWS

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    Moody Deck Saloon 54

    The new Bill Dixon design is a proper yacht that a couple could easily sail around the world  (published March 2018) It was a beautiful ...

    On April 19, 2018 / By George Day
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    Elan GT5

    Built in Slovenia, this new 40-foot Rob Humphries design brings the real meaning of “Gran Tourismo” to the yachting world  (published January/February 2018) It was ...

    On January 10, 2018 / By George Day
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    X Yachts X4 from Denmark

    This thoroughly modern new design is a perfect dual-purpose boat for families who love to both race and cruise  (published August 2017) The term racer-cruiser ...

    On January 8, 2018 / By Zuzana Prochazka
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    Beneteau Oceanis 51.1

    The new Berret-Racoupeau design is a dream to sail—fast, handy, seaworthy and very comfortable  (published January 2018) From the first day that I saw the ...

    On December 21, 2017 / By George Day
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    Meet the Innovative Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440

    The eighth generation of the Sun Odyssey line kicks off a new era for Jeanneau with a boat that is brimming with innovations based on ...

    On November 8, 2017 / By George Day
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    Small Boats, Big Dreams

    It is not the size of your boat that matters, it is the size of your dreams  (published June/July 2017) Back in the Seventies, I ...

    On October 26, 2017 / By Blue Water Sailing

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    Stay in Touch

    “Stay in Touch!” It’s a common enough term, but one that takes on many places and ...

    On April 5, 2018 / By Blue Water Sailing
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    Solar Survival

    Bright ideas to keep you going in any situation  (published Nov/Dec 2017) Watching the drama unfold ...

    On March 9, 2018 / By Heather Francis
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    Essential Upgrades to an Offshore Cruising Boat

    Preparation is the key to happy, safe cruising in a well fitted out cruising boat  (published ...

    On March 7, 2018 / By Blue Water Sailing
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    Ten Years After

    What Worked, What Didn’t  (published October 2017) After 10 years of cruising, we aren’t going home ...

    On March 7, 2018 / By Patrick Childress
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    What’s In Your Ditch Bag?

    (published October 2017) Imagine that your worst nightmare has come true; a catastrophic equipment failure, irreparable ...

    On February 9, 2018 / By Heather Francis
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    Top Ten Items to Have Onboard

    Not necessarily the “big ticket” items but items that have over the years the author has ...

    On February 6, 2018 / By Bill Biewenga

SEAMANSHIP

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    Lessons and Tales From the Cockpit

    Gaining experience and learning from the experts while enjoying a 850-mile sail aboard Mahina Tiare III  (a photo essay)  (published November/December 2017) The first of ...

    On April 5, 2018 / By Sandy Parks
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    The Year of the Hurricane?

    The numbers aren’t all in yet, but we already know that one year does not necessarily make a trend  (published Nov/Dec 2017) For many, the ...

    On March 9, 2018 / By Bill Biewenga
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    Solar Survival

    Bright ideas to keep you going in any situation  (published Nov/Dec 2017) Watching the drama unfold as hurricane after hurricane battered the Caribbean and Atlantic ...

    On March 9, 2018 / By Heather Francis
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    Stop and Go

    Making tough decisions to keep the cruising life afloat  (published October 2017) Sitting on a pebble beach, I poked our fire with a stick while ...

    On March 9, 2018 / By Andy Cross
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    Essential Upgrades to an Offshore Cruising Boat

    Preparation is the key to happy, safe cruising in a well fitted out cruising boat  (published October 2017) When you are getting a boat ready ...

    On March 7, 2018 / By Blue Water Sailing
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    Ten Years After

    What Worked, What Didn’t  (published October 2017) After 10 years of cruising, we aren’t going home any time soon. We are on our way across ...

    On March 7, 2018 / By Patrick Childress

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We also publish Multihulls Quarterly magazine for all those who enjoy sailing modern, spacious catamarans and swift, fine sailing trimarans.

And, every week, we publish the e-journal Cruising Compass, which is your weekly fix of cruising news, technical advice, sailing resources and fun events.

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