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  Boat Rat's Tip of the Week 0

  Avoid Boom Doom

  Warning: The only way to start this is with a dramatic, yet frightening reality.  “BOOM” isn’t exactly the noise it makes when it hits a crewmember. The sound ...

  On January 11, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Boat Reviews 0

  Hanse 315

  Previously published in BWS by Zuzana Prochazka. Hanse Yachts builds big impressive boats. The German manufacturer’s 67-foot flagship recently splashed in Europe and it is a muscle-bound speedster. ...

  On January 11, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  Rendezvous in Dominica – Exceptional Fun!

  Join this Salty Dawg Rendezvous from February 12th – 19th, 2017 on the beautiful island of Dominica as the P.A.Y.S. organization hosts Yachtie Appreciation Week. Based out of ...

  On January 11, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  TowBoatUS Now in the Caribbean

  Capt. Robert Manley, a New Jersey native who has been running marine businesses in the Caribbean for the last 25 years, has opened TowBoatUS St. Thomas in the ...

  On January 11, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Mindbender 0

  Mindbender

  What is a forked moor? Send your answer to cruisingcompass@bwsailing.com. The winner, selected randomly from correct answers, will receive a Blue Water Sailing hat. Thanks to last week’s ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  Cartography Lessons Learned Searching for the Best Charts of Cuba

  Written for Panbo.com by Ben Ellison. Pardon my photography, but the point is that many detailed, up-to-date, and well-crafted official paper charts of Cuba do exist. Unfortunately, they’re ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  Safety-At-Sea Video Library Now Available Online

  Available for the first time to all sailors, this 10-video library brings to you over two hours of safety-at-sea strategies, techniques, and tips developed by some of the ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  IDEC SPORT Crossed Indian Ocean at the Incredible Average Speed of 35.08 Knots

  The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin 17 days, 6 hours and 59 minutes after leaving Ushant. This means they were almost 16 hours and ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  An Incident of Piracy off the Coast of Nicaragua

  A yacht owner and friend were sailing a 39 foot monohull from Bocas del Toro, Panama to Belize. Passing 30-40 miles off the shallow coast of Nicaragua, it had ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Administrator
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  Dock Talk 0

  Into the Storm: The True Story of a Harrowing Ocean Rescue

  One terrible night in 2015, two giant ships sailed into a hurricane—a new breed of superstorm that, thanks to climate change, had defied all expectations and would soon ...

  On January 5, 2017 / By Administrator