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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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    Pirate Attack

    In the Gulf of Vietnam, they were chased by pirates and barely got away. Here’s what happened and what they learned  (published May 2017) “Rebecca, ...

    On October 19, 2017 / By Patrick Childress
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    What Worked, What Didn’t Nine Years Later

    After nine years at sea, we are proof that a cruising sailboat is a maintenance treadmill. But occasionally there is equipment we replace because newer, ...

    On May 24, 2017 / By Patrick Childress
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    What Worked

    After having spent the past eight years crossing oceans on our 40 year old Valiant 40, we have discovered what equipment has given us the ...

    On November 19, 2015 / By Patrick Childress
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    What Worked, What Didn’t

    Gear and personal cruising items that have kept us safe, happy and healthy after six years of world cruising  (published October 2013) Cruising into our ...

    On September 22, 2014 / By Patrick Childress
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    Year 5: What Worked, What Didn’t

    (published October 2012) Setting off from Rhode Island five years ago to sail around the world, we installed a multi-page list of new equipment on ...

    On September 4, 2014 / By Patrick Childress
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    Fenders for Tenders

    Strategies for extending the life of your smallest vessel  (photo essay published July 2012) Inflatable dinghies may look rough and tough, but their skin is ...

    On September 2, 2014 / By Patrick Childress
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    Remasting in the Pacific: Part Two

    From Rust Rises Endurance  (published May 012) After Brick House’s port upper shroud chainplate snapped in a remote area of the Pacific due to internal ...

    On August 19, 2014 / By Patrick Childress
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    Remasting in the Pacific

    Part 1: What goes up should never come down  (published April 2012) From a soft breeze and tropical sunshine, the sudden blast of wind dimmed ...

    On August 19, 2014 / By Patrick Childress

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