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Mesmerizing Map Shows the Real-Time Weather for Every Place in the

Check out the swirling psychedelic data explosion in this new weather app. Ventusky, which debuted this summer, will show you the weather conditions in real time anywhere in ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Annapolis Boat Show Preparing for Hurricane Matthew

For 47 years, Annapolis has been hosting the Fall Sailboat and Powerboat Show. “The concept of the in water sailboat show was invented in Annapolis in 1970,” president ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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This Woman Quit Her Job And Makes Twice As Much Cruising The World

“Freedom.” That is how Victoria Fine describes her life. In April, Fine left a big job at Slate to launch her own business, Finally, a growth hacking company ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Efficient Sailing: Passage Routing

Behan aboard Totem summarizes her passage routing strategy in this blog post. Very useful information from a seasoned cruiser. Efficient sailing is partly about sail trim and sail ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Why Are Breaking Waves So Dangerous to Yachts?

There have been many examples of yachts making landfall, sometimes to seek shelter, only to find themselves in graver danger on the harbor approach. In 2012, Australian Mini ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Boatsetter to Offer Boat Rentals to Cuba

Boatsetter will be providing boat rentals and on-the-water experiences for researchers, government officials and vacationers wanting to visit Cuba. The team of experts from the boat rental community ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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A History of Sea Going Clockwork

It is almost a generation since 1994, when GPS finally relegated celestial navigation to being just an intermittent, time consuming and relatively inaccurate backup method of position fixing. ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Mindbender

The last black moon in the western hemisphere occurred on September 30, 2016. What is a ‘black moon’? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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Bavaria Vision 46

Last summer, we spent a day in Annapolis, MD with the Bavaria USA team getting a first look at the brand new Bavaria Vision 46. Included in the ...
On October 6, 2016 / By Administrator
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The Yacht Northabout Completes Northeast and Northwest Passages in a Single Season

The yacht Northabout left Bristol, United Kingdom, in June and circled the North Pole in an anticlockwise direction. Its exit from Canada’s Lancaster Sound signaled the successful navigation ...
On September 29, 2016 / By Administrator