Browsing Archive 2016
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A Look Back at the History of the Famous SOS Distress Signal
The SOS distress signal has been a staple for emergency communication for 110 years, and although communications technology is very different now to the days of Morse Code, ...
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Need to Carry More Fuel?
Are you thinking about expanding your boat’s fuel capacity to extend range? Check out these collapsible, on deck and custom fuel bladder tanks and accessories. Watch Here ...
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Vendée Globe: History of North American Skippers
The eighth Vendée Globe, which begins November 6 from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, is the only non-stop solo round the world race without assistance. For the 29 skippers ...
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Mindbender
What is the aft vertical edge of a sail called? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing ...
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Finding Faults
Previously published in BWS by John Tylor. If anything on your boat is run by electricity, sooner or later it will fail. The corrosive combo of salt and ...
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Hanse 575
The new Hanse 575 debuted in September 2014 in America at the Newport International Boat Show last September in Newport, R.I. During the four days of the show, ...
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A Tranformation of Old Sails Into Designer Clothes
You might see an old raggedy used sail, but German fashion designer Jens Werner sees a high-fashion structured trench coat. “No one has ever really done this before,” ...
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Workboat Runs Over Sailboat in Germany
On Sunday October 10th, in the Baltic Sea harbor of Barhöft, Germany, the Danish offshore wind farm service catamaran Achiever struck a Hallberg Rassy sailing yacht, straddling it ...
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Obituary: Great Barrier Reef
This article published in Outside magazine has created quite a bit of buzz recently, both pro and con. The Great Barrier Reef of Australia passed away in 2016 ...
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500-year-old Map of New York Harbor Could Fetch up to $10M
This 1531 map is the first ever map to depict the New York Harbor. Now this is definitely one of those once in a lifetime sort of moments ...
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