CRUISING SHOT OF THE WEEK
Sunset at Eleuthera, Bahamas, by Patricia Hamilton
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Just Cruising With George Day
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Just Cruising with George Day 0Classic Cruisers on the Maine Coast
Last weekend, we headed by car to Maine’s Mid-Coast for an annual summer cruising rendezvous of old friends. Some ...
FEATURED POST
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Dock Talk
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Man Caught in Mainsheet Dies at Cowes Race Week
A man in his 60s has tragically died following a racing incident during Cowes Week. As first reported by Island Echo, emergency services rushed to Trinity Landing, Cowes, UK ...
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Have Dreams of Sailing an America’s Cup Boat? Now You Can Own a Smaller Version
(Robb Report) Designer Philippe Briand is known for coming up with some of the wildest, futuristic superyacht concepts (not to mention having designed many famous superyachts). But his ...
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Sailboat Causes Power Outage in Florida Keys
(Miami Herald) A sailboat touched a power line Thursday night near the Seven Mile Bridge in Marathon, FL, knocking out electricity for Lower Keys residents for 15 minutes. ...
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Abandoned Boats Litter the Sacremento Delta
There are hundreds of boats that have been abandoned in the delta causing concerns for the environment and the people who use the waters. SACRAMENTO, CA (CBS13) — ...
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Lucky to Be Alive
Two yachtsmen had to be rescued early Wednesday morning after their vessel collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent. The HM Coastguard reports ...
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Fijian Youth Help Sustain Cultural Practices
“We, as Pacific Voyagers, are on a journey, sailing to an island in the future and navigating by the values of our ancestral past. Our ancestors understood that ...
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Over $100,000 Savings on a 2017 Dufour 512 GL
2017 Dufour 512GL – Original owners moved up to a larger Dufour after only one season, creating an Excellent opportunity for you to own a virtually New boat, Offered at over $100K less than replacement. She is a three-cabin, three-head layout featuring an oak interior. Sail handling is easy with her roller furling genoa, stack pack main and electric winches. Full Raymarine electronic package. Many more added options. Smaller trades considered. Please contact Northstar Yacht Sales (401) 683-9200 for more information or to schedule a private showing. Northstar Yacht Sales
SURVEY QUESTION OF THE WEEK
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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
Blue Jacket 40
Tim Jackett and Bob Johnson collaborate on a performance sloop that redefines the American-style, family cruising boat. For the past 30 years, you could not sail into ...
COOL THINGS TO DO
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Cool Things to Do 0Extreme Docking Contest: Watch Video
If you are in Maryland this weekend, you may want to head on over to the Suicide Bridge Restaurant ...
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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 ...
TECH TALK
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Tech Talk 02018 Hurricane Threat Downgraded
NOAA has revised their prediction for the 2018 hurricane season, expecting fewer storms this season. Conditions in the ...
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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, ...
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 0Sail a Windjammer in Maine
What could be better than spending some time cruising the magical coast of Maine aboard a windjammer? Your ...
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 0Wisconsin Bratwurst
Do you need an excuse to eat something that isn’t perhaps the most healthy for you but tastes great? ...
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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 ...
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 ...
