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      New Moody 41 Deck Salon Couple’s Cruiser

      April 12, 20234

      The Revolutionary Jeanneau Yacht 55 Family Cruiser

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      October 20, 20224

      Notes From the Annapolis Sailboat Show 2022

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      2022 Fall Boat Show Preview: 15 New Cruising Monohulls

      October 15, 20194

      2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

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      February 24, 20234

      Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

      July 20, 20224

      Anatomy of a Tragedy at Sea

      December 17, 20194

      What if a Sailboat Hits a Whale?!?

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      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?

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      February 24, 20234

      Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

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      AIS Mystery: Ships Displaced and Strangely Circling

      December 17, 20194

      Holiday Sales. Garmin Marine Stuff up to 20% Off

    Cruising News

    Boat ReviewsCruising News May 10, 2023

    New Xquisite Solar 60 Self-Sufficient World Cruiser

    Boat ReviewsCruising News April 26, 2023

    New Moody 41 Deck Salon Couple’s Cruiser

    Boat ReviewsCruising NewsFeatured News April 12, 2023

    The Revolutionary Jeanneau Yacht 55 Family Cruiser

    Boat ReviewsCruising News March 28, 2023

    New Dufour 37: The Swiss Army Knife of Cruising Boats

    Boat ReviewsCruising NewsFeatured News March 20, 2023

    Nautitech 44 Cruising Cat Combines Cool Sailing Performance with Luxury Living

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    The Revolutionary Jeanneau Yacht 55 Family Cruiser

    Jeanneau is one of those brands that has ever been afraid to turn the world of cruising-boat design on its head and come out with something […]

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    Nautitech 44 Cruising Cat Combines Cool Sailing Performance with Luxury Living

    Cruising News. Electronics. Featured News. Seamanship.

    Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

    Cruising News. Featured News. Seamanship.

    Anatomy of a Tragedy at Sea

    Boat Reviews. Featured News.

    Annual Boat Show Preview: 17 New Cruising Designs for 2022

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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 […]

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    March 20, 2023

    Nautitech 44 Cruising Cat Combines Cool Sailing Performance with Luxury Living

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    Aluminum Garcia 45 Exploration Is Amazing
    Inside the New Jeanneau Yacht 65 World Cruiser
    Nauti Styles Takes uf Aboard the Amazing Xquisite X5 Plus
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    In-Depth Look at the Highfield 290 and 310 Dinghies
    Revisiting the Bavaria C38: A Coastal Cruiser With Blue Water Legs
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    Boat Reviews

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. May 10, 2023

    New Xquisite Solar 60 Self-Sufficient World Cruiser

    By George Day

    Tamas and Sara, founders of Xquisite Yachts, have always been innovators with a ton of cruising experience behind every decision they make. Their boats are technologically […]

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. April 26, 2023

    New Moody 41 Deck Salon Couple’s Cruiser

    By George Day

    Moody Yachts, which is part of the Hanse Group, has long been a builder of pure, couple’s  cruising boats and has also been a pioneer of […]

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News. April 12, 2023

    The Revolutionary Jeanneau Yacht 55 Family Cruiser

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. March 28, 2023

    New Dufour 37: The Swiss Army Knife of Cruising Boats

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News. March 20, 2023

    Nautitech 44 Cruising Cat Combines Cool Sailing Performance with Luxury Living

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. March 15, 2023

    Discover the Aluminum, Go-Anywhere Garcia Explocat 52

    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

    Cruising News. Electronics. Featured News. Seamanship. February 24, 2023

    Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

    By George Day

    By Bob Osborn   After years of thinking about upgrading the house bank to lithium on Pandora, our 2007 Aerodyne 47 sloop, we decided to move […]

    Cruising News. Featured News. Seamanship. July 20, 2022

    Anatomy of a Tragedy at Sea

    By George Day

    The following account was written by veteran cruiser Sheldon Stuchell based on reports from the two crew aboard the cruising boat Escape and official Coast Guard […]

    Seamanship. December 17, 2019

    What if a Sailboat Hits a Whale?!?

    By George Day

    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 Show Preview. Cruising News. October 20, 2022

    Notes From the Annapolis Sailboat Show 2022

    By George Day

    Last week, I had two full days at the United States Sailboat show in Annapolis, MD and got around to see just about all of my […]

    Boat Reviews. Boat Show Preview. Cruising News. September 12, 2022

    2022 Fall Boat Show Preview: 15 New Cruising Monohulls

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

    2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

    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

    Electronics

    Cruising News. Electronics. Featured News. Seamanship. February 24, 2023

    Energy Afloat: Lithium, Solar and Wind Are the Perfect Combination

    By George Day

    By Bob Osborn   After years of thinking about upgrading the house bank to lithium on Pandora, our 2007 Aerodyne 47 sloop, we decided to move […]

    Cruising News. Electronics. June 4, 2020

    AIS Mystery: Ships Displaced and Strangely Circling

    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

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    Videos

    March 20, 2023

    Nautitech 44 Cruising Cat Combines Cool Sailing Performance with Luxury Living

    Discover the Aluminum, Go-Anywhere Garcia Explocat 52
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    Aluminum Garcia 45 Exploration Is Amazing
    Inside the New Jeanneau Yacht 65 World Cruiser
    Nauti Styles Takes uf Aboard the Amazing Xquisite X5 Plus
    Inside New X-Yachts X56 with Yachting World
    In-Depth Look at the Highfield 290 and 310 Dinghies
    Revisiting the Bavaria C38: A Coastal Cruiser With Blue Water Legs
    Inside the New Excess14 Catamaran
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