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Chesapeake Bay Smart Buoys Provide Great Info

We sailed by one of these on Wednesday and I wondered what it was. Turns out… The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System (CBIBS) ...
On October 16, 2014 / By Administrator
Boat Reviews 0
Beneteau Oceanis 45

A few summers ago I signed on to crew aboard the brand new Beneteau Oceanis 45 on the delivery leg between the Newport, RI boat show and the Norwalk, ...
On October 16, 2014 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Get Your 2015 Copy of NOAA’s Tide Tables

NOAA 2015 tide tables are now available. NOAA tide tables have been in production for more than 100 years and are used by both commercial and recreational mariners ...
On October 16, 2014 / By Administrator
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Gonzalo Hammers St. Martin and St. Barth

For five hours on Monday evening St. Barth and St. Martin were sucker punched by hurricane Gonzalo, which had surprised forecasters with a quick change in path and ...
On October 16, 2014 / By Administrator
Dock Talk 0
Sailboat Abandoned After Superstorm Sandy Disturbs Couple

Ed and Ann Piazza of Great Kills on Staten Island, NY have a problem. There’s a big sailboat in their backyard and they can’t get rid of it. ...
On October 16, 2014 / By Administrator
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Mindbender

What is the mast light called that, together with a stern light, completes the 360 degree arc of white light? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Duo Kiteboards to Block Island for the Environment

Brock Callen Jr. insists that sailing 67 miles in five hours on a kiteboard isn’t really that much. “It seems like it is, because it’s on a board, ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Search Launched to Find Captain Cook’s Long-Lost HMS Endeavour

A search has begun to find the final resting place of Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour, after a marine archaeologist has said she knows where it is. Kathy Abbass ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Americans, Team Alvimedica take first blood in Volvo Ocean Race

Team Alvimedica has taken first blood in the Volvo Ocean Race, winning the 7.8 nm In-Port Race, passing Ian Walker’s Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing mid way through the six-leg ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator
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Cruising Compass, Blue Water Sailing and Multihulls Quarterly at the Annapolis Sailboat Show

We’re at the Annapolis Sailboat show! Stop by our booth (AB12) to meet George & Rosa Day, Andy & Jill Cross and Scott Akerman. The show is the biggest ...
On October 9, 2014 / By Administrator