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Weather can change in the blink of an eye or slowly over time. But ...
Fear No Horizon: Insurance for World Cruisers & Live-Aboards
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The Jackline Insurance Program by Gowrie Group and IMIS provides cruisers with the insurance protection needed to roam freely and navigate the globe. Customized insurance solutions developed for you by marine insurance experts who understand the cruising lifestyle. Broad coverages available such as: world-wide navigation, approval for living aboard with a crew of two, personal property coverage, mechanical breakdown, ice damage, pollution liability, reef damage liability, loss of use, approval of older yachts, international health insurance, personal liability ashore, and more. The program is managed by IMIS and Gowrie Group, and endorsed by Seven Seas Cruising Association. www.gowrie.com/jackline, jackline@gowrie.com, 800.541.4647
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There are lots of choices but some pretty obvious answers, too (published April 2017) For cruising sailors who like to explore off the ...
How to build an energy system that is robust, reliable and up to the rigors of offshore sailing (published April 2017) For the ...
Do you have what it takes to sail into the sunset? (published April 2017) A cruiser is someone who sails for pleasure without ...
Experienced dinghy sailors take a week off to explore the Maine coast and the wonders of Penobscot Bay (published March 2017) My family ...
Circumnavigators downsize to a smaller cruising boat and find themselves asking , “when is small too small?” (published March 2017) Looking back, Frenchman ...
From secluded creeks to bustling cities the Chesapeake Bay has it all (published March 2017) I grew up sailing dinghies on fickle-winded northeastern ...
Emergency MedEvac from Guatemala Has a Happy Ending
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For nearly 5 years, Larry and Ann Marie lived their dream, sailing the Caribbean islands aboard their 44-foot Island Packet. Their newest destination was the popular harbor along the Rio Dulce River near Livingston, Guatemala. As Larry positioned the vessel just past the sandbar at the mouth of the Rio Dulce, he experienced the sudden onset of a severe headache, the color draining from his face. He suddenly couldn’t focus on his compass and quickly lost consciousness, leaving Ann-Marie to get them into port. She signaled the closest available help — a local man in a motorized dugout canoe…
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Experienced dinghy sailors take a week off to explore the Maine coast and the ...
A charter in the Greek Cyclades Islands puts rainbows to shame (published Dec/Jan 2016-17) ...
Two families explore the wonders and wilds of the Bahamas during an Exuma charter ...
The northern Ionian Sea offers some of the best sailing, cruising and exploring in ...
Ever wonder if sailing school is for you? Here’s what it’s like to spend ...
Every once in awhile, the cruising life hands you very special moments (Published August ...
(published April 2017) When I woke just after dawn and checked the weather app on my phone, I could see we were in ...
The French builder dials in the sweet spot with their new, three-cabin ultra-modern family cruiser, complete with built-in grill (published March 2017) Good ...
Boats have changed and the process of building them has even more so. Beneteau, the world’s largest production boat builder, shares some secrets ...
With the fall boat shows ahead, here’s BWS’s overview of what’s new and interesting in the cruising marketplace among monohulls (published September 2017) ...
BWS joins the crew of the new HH42 to compete in the New York Yacht Club’s 2016 Regatta at Newport and came away ...
With the owner and designer aboard, BWS takes hull number one of the new 425 off on an adventure (published October 2016) There ...
(published April 2017) With sea boots and foul weather gear full of water, I ...
There are lots of choices but some pretty obvious answers, too (published April 2017) ...
(published April 2017) What does an extra knot of boat speed mean under sail? ...
(published April 2017) If you have never pulled apart your sheet and halyard winches, ...
Today’s multi-function displays (MFDs) do so much more than manage charts (published April 2017) ...
Technical and design developments have created sail handling systems that make sailing safer, easier ...
There are a number of options for comfortably running downwind (published March 2017) There is nothing quite so awesome as a warm breeze ...
Mahina Tiare‘s crew settles in for a journey south along the U.S. Pacific coast (published February 2017) March 23, 0115 hrs, 44.53 N, ...
A seasoned offshore sailor and business consultant takes a systematic approach to managing risk for those heading off passagemaking (published February 2017) November ...
Here are the modern tools that sailors use to signal distress at sea (published February 2017) Last November, when the 57-foot cruising catamaran ...
Before heading offshore, take some time to know how your boat responds in various conditions (published October 2016) While sailors often think first ...
All of the weather forecasts from multiple sources indicated a likely and potentially dangerous passage. The real question was whether or not we ...
