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The Self Sufficient Cruiser: Tools for Every Job
Canadian Yachting’s answer man outlines all the tools you will need to have aboard your boat for the coming season in order to be self-sufficient. In this ...
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Meet the Wynns: Adventurers, Cruisers, Free Spirits
Jason and Vicki Wynn are an inspiration for anyone who wants to enjoy a free and adventurous life afloat. They are travelers at heart and say they like ...
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Distress Signaling for Cruisers
Here are the modern tools that sailors use to signal distress at sea Last November, when the 57-foot cruising catamaran Leopard flipped over in a violent micro-storm 400 miles north ...
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Staying Safe at Sea
Cruising in the Caribbean is usually peaceful and relaxed. The people of most of the islands are friendly and glad to have cruisers visiting their harbors and spending ...
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Offshore Power Management For Cruising Boats
By Bob Williams How to build an energy system that is robust, reliable and up to the rigors of offshore sailing For the past 30 years we ...
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Bored With the Same Anchoring Techniques? Try a Bahamian or a Forked Moor!
They say cruising is a lifelong pastime and that you never stop learning. Here’s a useful anchoring technique that will make narrow anchorages safer and more secure. ...
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All About Anodes: How to be Well Grounded
The lowly anode or zinc made from one of the least noble metals, plays a royal role in the life of your marine electrical and mechanical systems: Defeating ...
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Work Horse Winches
If you have never pulled apart your sheet and halyard winches, you might be surprised at what simple and elegant machines they are on the inside. Winches are ...
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Modern Sailing Handling Systems
In the last few decades, sail handling has come a long way and it has changed not only how people sail, but how long they can continue to ...
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Zen and the Art of Anchoring
Learning how to anchor securely, easily and without a lot of fuss and bother is really the art of becoming good sailing and cruising partners…here’s Tip Number 1. ...
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