CRUISING SHOT OF THE WEEK
Patriot practicing for last month’s Round Ireland Race. photo by John Lubimir
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Just Cruising With George Day
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Just Cruising with George Day 0Cruising in August is the Best
This summer I’ve done a lot of sailing. In late June and July I sailed across the Atlantic on ...
Dock Talk
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Missing on Lake Pontchartrain
Family joins with Cajun Navy in search for Sadie Thibodeaux Sadie Thibodeaux’s family and friends huddled under a gazebo near the U.S. Coast Guard station in Metairie, LA, ...
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A Leap of Faith On Hitching a Ride Across the Atlantic
Have you ever thought about hitching a ride across the Atlantic? Follow along as Dorian Cave writes about his experience on catching a ride. “You’re here to find ...
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Have They Got It Right This Time?
There have been many theories about the ships that have gone missing in the “Bermuda Triangle”. One of the latest is written up here in the Huffington Post Scientists ...
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Alleged $245 Million Cocaine Smuggling Plot
Pehaps sounding more like the beginning of a bad novel, comes this article on a bass guitarist from a 1980s pop band charged with being a ringleader in ...
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Not Only in the Ocean
The oceans are filling with plastic and now it appears that plastic refuse is filling our Great Lakes as well, as written about in Treehugger. Plastic is often ...
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Sargassum: The Seaweed Deluge Hitting Caribbean Shores
When waves of sargassum – a type of seaweed – washed up on Eastern Caribbean shores seven years ago, people hoped it was a one-off. Matted piles swamped ...
SURVEY QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Does your boat have exterior teak trim?
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BOAT RAT’S TIP OF THE WEEK
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0Take the Strain Off Your Anchor Chain
Reduce the load on your anchor and provide for more elasticity of your anchor chain by using a snubber. ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0Top-Down and Bottom-Up Furling Systems
Are you looking into continuous line furling systems? Diego Sosa of sail-world.com has some useful diagrams to help explain ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0Boating Knots
For your summer guests here’s a fun site to help them with their knot tying skills. Move the ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0The Pressure Cooker, a Galley Essential?
by Heather Francis. When we bought Kate I had both boating experience and cooking skills, but had never needed ...
BOAT REVIEWS
Introducing the New Jeanneau Cruising Odyssey 410: Watch Video
To design the Sun Odyssey 410, Jeanneau reached out to long standing design partner Marc Lombard, who was assisted by Jean-Marc Piaton. Together, they delivered on the challenge ...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
U.S. Teacher Rows Across the Atlantic Solo in Record Time
COOL THINGS TO DO
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Cool Things to Do 0World’s Largest Viking Ship Set to Visit U.S. East Coast Ports
The Draken Harald Harfagre is a recreation of what the Vikings would call a “Great Ship”. Begun in 2010, she was ...
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Cool Things to Do 0Safety at Sea Seminar
Davis Island Yacht Club, Tampa, FL is offering a one day, hands-on safety at sea seminar in September. This ...
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Cool Things to Do 0Artisans in Abundance at Maine Boat & Home Show
Everyone expects to see lots of beautiful boats at the annual Maine Boat & Home Show, and with 100 ...
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Cool Things to Do 0Newport Wooden Boat Festival Coming to Orange County, CA
On June 8-10, join the City of Newport Beach and local nautical enthusiasts to celebrate the Newport Beach Wooden ...
TECH TALK
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Tech Talk 0Tips for Making a Med Moor
Brought to you by the good folks at Sunsail, who would know a thing or two about med mooring. Ah, ...
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Tech Talk 0Your Lifejacket May Not Be as Safe as You Think
Three quarters of lifejackets checked the day before the Round the Island yacht race in Cowes, UK were found ...
LAUNCHES
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The New Oceanis 46.1: The Latest Generation Family Cruiser Debuts This Fall
The Oceanis 46.1 is the latest in our range of sailing yachts dedicated to blue water cruising. Based on the wildly successful Oceanis 51.1, she has all the ...
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Guillaume Verdier: The Frenchman Who is Designing the Future of Sailing
Yacht design has evolved rapidly in the last decade with the development of swinging keels, foils, wing sails and much more. And one designer has left his creative ...
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Really Cool New Frers 57-Foot Cruiser Pushes the High-Tech Envelope
The pairing of a world renowned naval architect with a builder whose name is synonymous with some of the fastest and most illustrious racing yachts on the globe, ...
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Joshua class announced for the 2022 Golden Globe Race
The story of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s battle to stay ahead of French yachtsman Bernard Moitessier in the 1968/9 Sunday Times Golden Globe solo round the world Race is ...
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
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Website of the Week 0Sail Cargo is Living the Sustainable Dream
Sail Cargo is a new organization that has set out on the west coast of Costa Rica to build ...
Charter Chatter
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Charter Chatter 015 Tips For An Amazing Sailing Vacation In Croatia
With a magnificent coastline, clear waters and splendid beaches, Croatia lures increasing numbers of visitors for sailing vacations each ...
CRUISING GREEN
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Strange ‘Dead Zone’ Found Under the Sea of Oman: No Oxygen, No Life.
Author Colm Gorey penned the article below for The Silicon Republic about a strange phenomenon that has been discovered that is both fascinating and alarming. “A group ...
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“Ghost” Fishing Gear Clogging World’s Oceans is Having Catastrophic Effect, Report Says
We have sailed across the Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans twice and on the long offshore passages we have seen lots of lost or abandoned fishing gear. We ...
FOR THE HUNGRY CREW
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For the Hungry Crew 0Cooking in the Galley
This article from seriouseats.com will give you ideas on provisioning your boat. The sun slowly melts into the horizon in a ...
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For the Hungry Crew 0Chicken Tikka Masala Thighs
Perfect for cockpit dining this easy-to-make chicken recipe is from simply-delicious-food. Easy chicken tikka masala thighs are a great ...
MINDBENDER
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Mindbender 0Mindbender
What is the law in navigation that states “in the Northern Hemisphere, when you stand with your back to ...
