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Cruising Catamaran Holed on Uncharted Reef in Thailand

Bob Mott, who runs Charter Catamaran in Thailand has sent us photographs of a cruising catamaran that has been severely holed after a collision with an unchartered reef ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Cruising Cuba: You Can Check Out Any Time You Want….

Cruising Compass is pleased to have received dispatches this winter from cruiser Sissy Puedes in Cuba. Here’s another installment… A boat can visit Cuba for years without being subject ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Get Organized For Offshore Navigation

Here are some offshore navigation tips from David Burch originally published in Blue Water Sailing. There is a lot we learn from a first ocean passage that we ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Serious Competition in the 1st Virtual Sailing World Championship

SailX is an online game that enables users all over the world to race sailboats against each other in real-time around short courses and in strict accordance with ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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SipaBoard- A Self Inflating, Jet Propelled SUP

SipaBoard stand up paddle boards come equipped with an electric battery that powers both the self-inflation pump and the safely hidden jet engine. Just as a bit of ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Visit Tall Ships in New Bedford, MA June 15-16

In an effort to continue to expand the race’s support of youth sailing and education, the Marion Bermuda Race has arranged for two historic ships, the Spirit Of ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
Tech Talk 0
An Oil Analysis Can Identify Problems Before They Become Major Ones

A lot goes on inside your engine. Pistons race up and down, valves snap open and closed, gears spin — and everything’s working at breakneck speed to ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Little Boats, Big Ocean, Intense Competition

Photos credits: courtesy of Ed Cesare, Jen Edney/2014 Atlantic Cup and courtesy of Mike Dreese. The maxi yachts get all the attention in the marina. But on the racecourse for the Transatlantic ...
On May 13, 2015 / By Administrator
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Mindbender

You are the navigator and before coming on deck for your watch, want to plot an updated fix and true course on the chart. After plotting your fix, you ask the ...
On May 7, 2015 / By Administrator
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Close Finish as VOR Boats Arrive in Newport

Chinese challengers Dongfeng Race Team, which suffered a broken mast in the previous leg, responded in perfect style by winning a closely fought finish to stage six of ...
On May 7, 2015 / By Administrator

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