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    • Cruising News
      Cruising News
      December 4, 20194

      Balance 482: A Perfect Performance Package

      November 25, 20194

      Salty Dawgs Make Landfall in the 2019 Fall Rally to the Caribbean and Bahamas

      November 20, 20194

      The Oyster 565: The Future is Here

    • Bill Biewenga
    • Boat Reviews
      Boat Reviews
      December 4, 20194

      Balance 482: A Perfect Performance Package

      November 20, 20194

      The Oyster 565: The Future is Here

      November 13, 20194

      New Dufour 430: An Essential Family Cruiser

    • 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
      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

      June 5, 20194

      What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!

    • Chartering
      Chartering
      November 6, 20194

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

      October 29, 20194

      The Tobago Cays in the Grenadines Are Caribbean Perfection

      October 21, 20194

      Bahamas Chartering This Winter: Try the Exumas

    • Electronics
      Electronics
      November 6, 20194

      Vesper Launches Cortex AIS Multitasking Capability

      October 29, 20194

      Integrel Battery Charger Can Replace a Genset

      October 23, 20194

      Raymarine Introduces Lighthouse Bermuda MFD Software Update for Sailors

    Cruising News

    Boat ReviewsCruising NewsGallery December 4, 2019

    Balance 482: A Perfect Performance Package

    Cruising News November 25, 2019

    Salty Dawgs Make Landfall in the 2019 Fall Rally to the Caribbean and Bahamas

    Boat ReviewsCruising NewsFeatured News November 20, 2019

    The Oyster 565: The Future is Here

    Cruising NewsFeatured News November 13, 2019

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

    Cruising NewsFeatured News November 13, 2019

    Greta Thunberg Crossing Atlantic on La Vagabonde

    Videos

    November 7, 2019

    Swimming with Sea Turtles in Rarotonga

    Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy
    SV Delos Goes to Sea. First Leg of Their Atlantic Circuit.
    Cruising Tips from Finding Avalon: Atlantic Crossing from Gibraltar
    Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea
    Happy Together Fits Our their New Leopard 50 Catamaran: It’s a Big Job
    In 1964 Frank Dye Sailed a 16-foot Dinghy Across the North Sea
    The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy
    How to Paint Your Boat’s Bottom with Antifouling Paint the Right Way
    Dodging The Huge Mozambique Cyclone, Brick House Sails Down the East African Coast

    Bill Biewenga Offshore

    Bill Biewenga. November 6, 2019

    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. October 28, 2019

    Grab the Life Raft

    Bill Biewenga. October 21, 2019

    The Shroud Just Blew OUt!

    Bill Biewenga. Cruising News. October 12, 2019

    We’re Out of Water!

    Bill Biewenga. Seamanship. June 5, 2019

    What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!

    Boat Reviews

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Gallery. December 4, 2019

    Balance 482: A Perfect Performance Package

    By Sandy Parks

    The new Balance 482 cruising catamaran, designed by Phil Berman of The Multihull Company and Anton du Toit, a South African yacht designer, is the little […]

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. Featured News. November 20, 2019

    The Oyster 565: The Future is Here

    By Sandy Parks

    At the huge boat show in Cannes, France, last September I had the good fortune to be invited to visit with the new owner of Oyster […]

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. November 13, 2019

    New Dufour 430: An Essential Family Cruiser

    Boat Reviews. November 6, 2019

    Hanse 576: Meet the New Uber Yacht from Germany

    Boat Reviews. Cruising News. October 28, 2019

    The New Flagship Catalina 545 Wows the Annapolis Show

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

    2019 Annual Fall Boat Show Preview

    Chartering

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

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

    It has been two years and two month since the horrible hurricanes swept through the Caribbean in 2017 causing death and destruction. The BVI, the world’s […]

    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

    Chartering. Cruising News. October 2, 2019

    In the Wake of the Huricannes: Updates from The Moorings in the BVI

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

    Antigua Sailing Week Wraps Up the Annual Festival of Sailing, Sun and Fun

    Seamanship

    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.

    Bill Biewenga. Seamanship. June 5, 2019

    What If You See Lightning on the Horizon!?!

    By Blue Water Sailing

    It’s 10:00 PM. You’re 200 nm offshore and the cloud cover has been building all day. Lightning is now a regular occurrence.   For years while […]

    Columns & Blogs

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

    Beyond the Blowouts

    By Bill Biewenga

    Without warning, the sudden dull pop of the spinnaker exploding shook us to our feet and into action. Thousands of miles to our landfall and with […]

    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

    Columns & Blogs. Maintenance. May 11, 2018

    The Year of the Refit

    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

    Electronics. November 6, 2019

    Vesper Launches Cortex AIS Multitasking Capability

    By George Day

    Vesper produces one of the most sophisticated AIS devices on the market that can be integrated with most MFD/GPS systems. Recently, the New Zealand-based company introduced […]

    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

    Electronics. May 21, 2019

    The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy

    Blue Water Sailing. Cruising News. Electronics. Gear. Navigation. Seamanship. May 10, 2018

    Navigation Systems for Cruisers

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    Videos

    November 7, 2019

    Swimming with Sea Turtles in Rarotonga

    Riding Out a Storm on the Anchor in Italy
    SV Delos Goes to Sea. First Leg of Their Atlantic Circuit.
    Cruising Tips from Finding Avalon: Atlantic Crossing from Gibraltar
    Sound Advice On Staying On the Boat: Don’t Pee Over the Side at Sea
    Happy Together Fits Our their New Leopard 50 Catamaran: It’s a Big Job
    In 1964 Frank Dye Sailed a 16-foot Dinghy Across the North Sea
    The Simplest, Easiest Man Overboard Locator You Can Buy
    How to Paint Your Boat’s Bottom with Antifouling Paint the Right Way
    Dodging The Huge Mozambique Cyclone, Brick House Sails Down the East African Coast

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