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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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In the Gulf of Vietnam, they were chased by pirates and barely got away. Here’s what happened and what they learned (published May ...
Exploring Thailand’s Phang Nga Bay on a 14-day Sunsail charter (pictures by Michaela Urban, published May 2017) I spent a number of years ...
Twenty three boats and a hundred intrepid cruisers joined the Salty Dawg Rally to Cuba (published May 2017) Landing in Cuba is like ...
John and Amanda Neal, aboard their Hallberg Rassy 46, Mahina Tiare, take their expedition crew on a true high latitude adventure on the ...
The pressure cooker, a galley essential? (published May 2017) When we bought Kate I had both boating experience and cooking skills, but had ...
The Danish designed and built trimaran combines comfortable cruising accommodations with exciting sailing performance (published fall 2017) In early June, we had the ...
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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What are the pros and cons of owning a boat in a bareboat charter ...
Exploring Thailand’s Phang Nga Bay on a 14-day Sunsail charter (pictures by Michaela Urban, ...
A late spring cruise aboard a new Dragonfly 28 took the author and his ...
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 Danish designed and built trimaran combines comfortable cruising accommodations with exciting sailing performance (published fall 2017) In early June, we had the ...
A late spring cruise aboard a new Dragonfly 28 took the author and his family on an adventure in and around Denmark’s ‘South ...
(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) ...
(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 ...
In the Gulf of Vietnam, they were chased by pirates and barely got away. Here’s what happened and what they learned (published May ...
John and Amanda Neal, aboard their Hallberg Rassy 46, Mahina Tiare, take their expedition crew on a true high latitude adventure on the ...
Daylight lengthens, and rumor has it that the weather is getting warmer further to the north. It’s time to leave the tropics in ...
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 ...
