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Capsized by Blue Whales
Capt. CiCi Sayer is no stranger to excitement and danger. She’s done a couple of deliveries to Mexico, did the stormy Caribbean 1500 nicknamed ‘Nightmare on Night Heron‘, ...
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World ARC Reaches Halfway Point in Australia
On Wednesday, Mackay, Queensland, Australia became the latest focus of interest for sailors from around the world as the first of 23 cruising boats arrived in Mackay Marina marking ...
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Seven Seas Cruising Association’s 24th Annual Downeast Gam is Coming Up
The 24th annual Downeast Gam will kick off on Friday afternoon, August 1 with a dinghy raft-up cocktail party. The gam will be held at Dick and Kathy ...
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Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0
Sail With Care Near “Green-Tinted” Coastlines
Here are some great coastal navigation tips from our friend Capt. John of skippertips.com… Imagine sailing toward a landfall–just six miles to go now after two full days at sea. ...
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Mindbender 0
Mindbender
What is the triangle called that is often created when plotting a three bearing fix? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. A winner, who will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat, will be selected ...
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Australians Out of Next America’s Cup
Losing a team, (technically Hamilton Island Yacht Club, represented by Team Australia), at such an early stage doesn’t bode well however you dress it up. And when it’s ...
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Tech Talk 0
Quickly Calculate the Best Day to Depart on Your Next Passage
The Departure Planning tool from PredictWind can save huge amounts of time planning and give you more hours sailing. It does this by looking at four different departure ...
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Boat Reviews 0
Catalina 275
As we motored the new Catalina 275 out of Annapolis and into the Chesapeake Bay on a cloudy almost windless afternoon that was threatening showers, I felt the ...
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Free Cruising Guide to Haiti Now Available
The most comprehensive and far reaching guide ever published regarding cruising Haiti has been released. The third edition of A Cruising Guide to Haiti by Frank Virgintino is now available ...
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USCG Returns Distressed Sailors to Harbor
U.S. Coast Guard officials said the USCG Cutter Tarpon has returned with two boaters who were in distress 133 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina. Officials say the Tarpon ...
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