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    Cruising News. Electronics. Navigation. Seamanship. September 14, 2016

    Emergency Signaling Devices

    By Blue Water Sailing

    Today’s sailor has a wide array of devices to call for help in an emergency  (published May 2016) Several years ago during the annual Fastnet Race […]

    Columns & Blogs. Maintenance. Seamanship. Uncategorized. September 9, 2016

    Reaching Into Your Bag of Tricks

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    With enough time and miles at sea, encountering problems and equipment failures is inevitable. Having the original equipment manufacturers’ authorized spares and repair kits onboard is […]

    Cruising News. Editor's Picks. Featured News. Gear. Seamanship. August 30, 2016

    The Great Inflatable PFD Debate

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    Safety at Sea instructor Paul Cunningham helps us to understand the differences between inflatable PFDs, and the pros and cons of manual and auto inflate models. […]

    Cruising News. Navigation. Seamanship. Weather. July 20, 2016

    When To Go

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    Picking a favorable weather window from the east coast of the United States to the Virgin Islands  (published April 2016) The hardest part about the passage […]

    Cruising News. Navigation. Seamanship. Weather. July 20, 2016

    No One’s Forecast Was Correct

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    December of 2015 and the first week of January 2016 will live in the weather records, history books, ships’ logs and personal diaries for the unusual […]

    Cruising News. Navigation. Seamanship. July 19, 2016

    Going with the Flow: Navigating the East Australia Current

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    Funny how the beginning and end of a voyage can parallel each other, even when they’re three years and thousands of miles apart  (published April 2016) […]

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    Doublehanding for the Distance

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    Shorthanded sailing presents both benefits and difficulties. Most of the difficulties can be overcome with a little forethought. Establishing a good watch system lays the foundation […]

    Columns & Blogs. Cruising News. Navigation. Seamanship. July 13, 2016

    The Voyage Starts Here

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    (published March 2016) Standing at the chart table, my buddy Will and I poured over charts of the Northwest coast from Alaska to Oregon. Large and […]

    Gear. Navigation. Seamanship. July 12, 2016

    Making a Visual Commotion

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    A guide to everything you should know about visual communication  (published March 2016) From our boat anchored alone between cities off the Indian River on July […]

    Cruising News. Seamanship. July 12, 2016

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    On paper, crossing the Pacific in one season seemed like a perfectly good plan. But once there, we were like kids in a candy store: everything […]

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