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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
What does the symbol above represent on a weather map? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected at random from ...
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Gori Props Provide Overdrive Under Sail and Power!
It is well known that a fixed 3-blade propeller generates huge amounts of drag when sailing, but there is an option that reduces drag, gives you up to an ...
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Dock Talk 0
127 kilos of Cocaine Discovered on Spanish Navy Training Vessel
A Spanish navy training ship has involuntarily become a tool for drug traffickers. The Civil Guard has seized 127 kilos of cocaine from the Juan Sebastián Elcano, a ...
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Swedish Couple Rescued from Dismasted Yacht Near the Cook Islands
An elderly Swedish couple were rescued from their dismasted yacht near the Cook Islands on Wednesday. The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) detected a beacon alert from ...
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Cruising Green 0
Fascinating Opportunity with OceansWatch
Any skippers with a little time on their hands and wanting to make a positive difference for the Oceans they love might want to have a look at ...
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Tech Talk 0
Has your B&G Zeus chartplotter been updated?
B&G announced this week a free software update for Zeus, Zeus Touch and Zeus2 Multifunction Displays. These updates add new features to the Zeus family of products ...
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North American Rally for Cruisers 2014
The 15 Annual North American Rally to the Caribbean (NARC) departs from Newport. R.I. on November 1, 2014 (or best weather window near that date.) First held in ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Boat Review: Jeanneau 469
Last February, after the Miami Strictly Sail boat show at Miamarina, we had a chance to spend a couple of hours sailing the new Sun Odyssey 469 that ...
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Talented Teenage Sailor Found Dead
A teenage girl hailed as one of Britain’s best young sailors has been found dead in woodland, the day after her 17th birthday. The body of Jess Eales ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
How to Use Chart Insets for Safer Navigation (Video)
Here’s a great chart reading tip from or friend Capt. John 0f skippertips.com… Imagine that you are about to make landfall on the coast of Alaska. Your intentions are ...
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