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      Cruising News
      January 25, 20224

      Get Aboard Steve & Linda Dashew’s 78-Foot Aluminum Ketch Beowulf

      January 18, 20224

      NEEL 47 Cruising Trimaran Guided Tour

      January 13, 20224

      Update on the Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda, BVI

    • Boat Reviews
      Boat Reviews
      January 25, 20224

      Get Aboard Steve & Linda Dashew’s 78-Foot Aluminum Ketch Beowulf

      January 18, 20224

      NEEL 47 Cruising Trimaran Guided Tour

      January 10, 20224

      Introducing the All-New Excess 11 Cruising Catamaran

    • Boat Show Preview
      Boat Show Preview
      October 15, 20194

      2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

      February 12, 20194

      boot Dusseldorf Celebrates 50 Years of Being the Greatest (boat) Show on Earth

      September 28, 20184

      Inside the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis

    • Seamanship
      Seamanship
      December 17, 20194

      What if a Sailboat Hits a Whale?!?

      November 6, 20194

      Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy

      October 21, 20194

      Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea

    • Chartering
      Chartering
      January 13, 20224

      Update on the Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda, BVI

      December 17, 20194

      Charter in Puerto Rico. Enjoy Amazing Food, Music and Culture

      November 6, 20194

      With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?

    • Electronics
      Electronics
      June 4, 20204

      AIS Mystery: Ships Displaced and Strangely Circling

      December 17, 20194

      Holiday Sales. Garmin Marine Stuff up to 20% Off

      November 6, 20194

      Vesper Launches Cortex AIS Multitasking Capability

    Cruising News

    Boat ReviewsCruising News January 25, 2022

    Get Aboard Steve & Linda Dashew’s 78-Foot Aluminum Ketch Beowulf

    Boat ReviewsCruising News January 18, 2022

    NEEL 47 Cruising Trimaran Guided Tour

    CharteringCruising News January 13, 2022

    Update on the Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda, BVI

    Boat ReviewsCruising News January 10, 2022

    Introducing the All-New Excess 11 Cruising Catamaran

    Boat ReviewsCruising News January 4, 2022

    Alubat’s New Aluminum Ovni 37 Shoal Draft World Cruiser

    News from Around the Cruising World

    Boat Reviews. Featured News.

    Annual Boat Show Preview: 17 New Cruising Designs for 2022

    During the pandemic, sailboat builders have been hard at work building their lines and developing new designs to meet the unusual demands of this age of […]

    Blue Water Sailing. Cruising News. Featured News.

    Safely Done!

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News.

    The Oyster 565: The Future is Here

    Cruising News. Featured News.

    Missing At Sea. Search for NY Man and His Dog Continues

    Cruising News. Featured News.

    Greta Thunberg Crossing Atlantic on La Vagabonde

    Chartering. Cruising News. Featured News.

    With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?

     

     

    Bill Biewenga Offshore

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     “Get the Grab Bag!”

    By George Day

    The time to consider what you would need and want in your grab bag is when you don’t need it. The time is now. Of course, […]

    Bill Biewenga.

    I Awoke to the Crew Calling “The Bilge Pump Won’t Stop!”

    By George Day

    Problems come in many forms and manifestations.  Generally speaking, it’s better to address them earlier rather than later, and that’s certainly true when it comes to […]

    Bill Biewenga. Cruising News.

    Grab the Life Raft

    By George Day

    The time to think about getting and deploying the life raft is long before it’s ever needed.  Being organized before hand and having emergency equipment accessible […]

    Videos

    January 25, 2022

    Get Aboard Steve & Linda Dashew’s 78-Foot Aluminum Ketch Beowulf

    NEEL 47 Cruising Trimaran Guided Tour
    Introducing the All-New Excess 11 Cruising Catamaran
    Alubat’s New Aluminum Ovni 37 Shoal Draft World Cruiser
    New Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54 is a Pure Performance Cruiser
    Capt. Q Tours the Classic Hylas 47 Bluewater Couple’s Cruiser
    Inside the Classic Hallberg Rassy 49 World Cruiser
    Passport 545 is a Pure Blue Water Cruiser
    New Aluminum, Centerboard Allures 51.9: Pure World Cruiser
    Shoal Draft, Discovery 48 is a Proven Luxury Voyager

    Boat Reviews

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. January 25, 2022

    Get Aboard Steve & Linda Dashew’s 78-Foot Aluminum Ketch Beowulf

    By George Day
    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. January 18, 2022

    NEEL 47 Cruising Trimaran Guided Tour

    By George Day
    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. January 10, 2022

    Introducing the All-New Excess 11 Cruising Catamaran

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. January 4, 2022

    Alubat’s New Aluminum Ovni 37 Shoal Draft World Cruiser

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. December 20, 2021

    New Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54 is a Pure Performance Cruiser

    Blue Water Sailing. Boat Reviews. Cruising News. current. December 17, 2021

    Watch the Creation of the New Oyster 495 Bluewater Cruiser

    Chartering

    Chartering. Cruising News. January 13, 2022

    Update on the Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda, BVI

      By Scott Akerman I was fortunate enough to be cruising around Virgin Gorda’s North Sound last week and dropped in on the Bitter End Yacht […]

    Chartering. December 17, 2019

    Charter in Puerto Rico. Enjoy Amazing Food, Music and Culture

    Chartering. Cruising News. Featured News. November 6, 2019

    With Charter Season Ahead, What’s Up in the BVI?

    Chartering. October 29, 2019

    The Tobago Cays in the Grenadines Are Caribbean Perfection

    Chartering. Cruising News. October 21, 2019

    Bahamas Chartering This Winter: Try the Exumas

    Seamanship

    Seamanship. December 17, 2019

    What if a Sailboat Hits a Whale?!?

    By George Day
    Seamanship. November 6, 2019

    Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy

    By George Day
    Seamanship. Video. October 21, 2019

    Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea

    By George Day

    Patrick Childress addresses a key rule of seamanship that is shared by many professional skippers and veteran offshore passagemakers.

    Columns & Blogs

    Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. December 18, 2019

    Theft in Turtle Bay, Mexico. The Outboard’s Gone

    By George Day

    Andy and Jill Cross, with their two young sons Porter and Magnus, are full time cruisers. They spent the last year and a half in Alaska […]

    Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. Seamanship. February 27, 2019

    Beyond the Blowouts

    Columns & Blogs. Navigation. Seamanship. February 25, 2019

    Steering By Any Other Means

    Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. September 25, 2018

    Wintering in the Great Land

    Columns & Blogs. Seamanship. May 30, 2018

    Fire

    Boat Show Preview

    Blue Water Sailing. Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. October 15, 2019

    2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

    By George Day

    With boat show season just ahead, it is time for BWS to take a look at what is new out there in cruising boats and gear […]

    Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. February 12, 2019

    boot Dusseldorf Celebrates 50 Years of Being the Greatest (boat) Show on Earth

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. Events. September 28, 2018

    Inside the United States Sailboat Show in Annapolis

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. May 11, 2018

    2018 Miami Sailboat Show Preview

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. January 10, 2018

    Elan GT5

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. August 10, 2017

    September Boat Show Preview 2017

    Electronics

    Cruising News. Electronics. June 4, 2020

    AIS Mystery: Ships Displaced and Strangely Circling

    By George Day

    The Maritime Executive newsletter has a story this week of some truly strange anomalies going on with the worldwide AIS system aboard ships and boats of […]

    Electronics. December 17, 2019

    Holiday Sales. Garmin Marine Stuff up to 20% Off

    Electronics. November 6, 2019

    Vesper Launches Cortex AIS Multitasking Capability

    Cruising News. Electronics. October 29, 2019

    Integrel Battery Charger Can Replace a Genset

    Electronics. Navigation. October 23, 2019

    Raymarine Introduces Lighthouse Bermuda MFD Software Update for Sailors

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    Videos

    January 25, 2022

    Get Aboard Steve & Linda Dashew’s 78-Foot Aluminum Ketch Beowulf

    NEEL 47 Cruising Trimaran Guided Tour
    Introducing the All-New Excess 11 Cruising Catamaran
    Alubat’s New Aluminum Ovni 37 Shoal Draft World Cruiser
    New Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54 is a Pure Performance Cruiser
    Capt. Q Tours the Classic Hylas 47 Bluewater Couple’s Cruiser
    Inside the Classic Hallberg Rassy 49 World Cruiser
    Passport 545 is a Pure Blue Water Cruiser
    New Aluminum, Centerboard Allures 51.9: Pure World Cruiser
    Shoal Draft, Discovery 48 is a Proven Luxury Voyager
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